Bluesfest: Jamie McLean

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band has been a round a while. In fact it started up in 1977, meaning some of its current members were probably in short pants at the time. Jamie McLean is a veteran of the combo, and certainly can't have been out of junior high at the time, unless he's remarkably well-preserved. He's a blues-rocker whose toured with Drive-By Truckers.

Mars attacks! Ben Mars, that is.




Jamie tunes up!



Fellow DDBB vet Big Sam (also of Treme fame) horns in.



Brian Griffin mans the drums.



Jamie sings!



Run around!



The whole lot!



N'Awlins action!



Everybody bend!



Extra Mars!



Sam's a bit of a ham.



Rhythm section action!



More guitar!



The whole lot again (minus Big Sam, off to prep for his own band's performance on the Subway Stage).



Sweaty action!



Yes, that will do nicely!



Then it was off to see a bit of the hotly tipped Hanah Georgas.

• Show reminder: Tandoori Knights — King Khan and Bloodshot Bill, that is — and The Polymorphines rock Zaphod Beeblebrox; Armortones, Paul "Laffy" Lafreniere and Stereo Tease play The Rainbow; Robert Farrell is at the Elmdale.Prog-folkers Raleigh perform at the Avant-Garde Bar.