MIKE STRAUSS BAND Mike Strauss isn’t cool and his band isn’t hip. What they are instead is really good. And it’s the “good” that comes from concentrating on the music. What you get with this hard-gigging collective — celebrating the release of The Whole Skinny this night — are super-solid roots rock songs, a crack rhythm section, versatile horns and a singer who sounds uncannily like Mark Knopfler. Oh, and a pretense-free night of great music. (John Schacht)
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