Recorded live at The Cutting Room, New York in August 2013, Blinded By The Night is proof that supergroups are not always guaranteed to fail to meet high expectations. Blind Faith? West, Bruce and Laing? Beck, Bogert and Appice? Not here. Thirteen strong, these masters have playing CVs the length of trombonist Tom ‘Bones’ Malone’s […]
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Highlands Magazine
A live album of jazz including some celebrities : here’s how to sharpen our curiosity. Indeed, we find some BLUES BROTHERS of brass : Lou Marini and Tom Malone on saxophone . These two are surrounded by equally awesome musicians like Mike MEROLA , guitar, CLAPTON worshiper ; AL MACDOWELL, bass, keyboards Rob Clores , […]
Review: The Working Musician
The City Boy Allstars follow in the hallowed footsteps of such New York City Bands as Dreams, Blood Sweat and Tears, and The Blues Brothers. They mix blues, soul, jazz, and funk with horns and a lot of sweat. Started by guitarist/leader Mike Merola at the close of 1988, they took a seventeen year break […]
Blog Critics: The City Boys Allstars – ‘Blinded by the Night’
It had been 17 years since The City Boys Allstars got together to play in public when they took to the stage of New York City’s The Cutting Room on August 28, 2013 for a live concert. Blinded by the Night, released last month, is a recording of that concert. Fielding an ensemble of 10 […]
Mark Kerr’s Blues Nation Show – Charlietown Blues Broadcast #669
The City Boys All Stars appeared on the Mark Kerr’s Blues Nation Show – Charlietown Blues Broadcast #669. Listen below, or use the link below. Mark Kerr’s Blues Nation Show – Charlietown Blues Broadcast #669
The City Boys Allstars from New York are a big-sound band with big-time players.
The City Boys Allstars is a band made up of some of the top musicians in New York, a band of real pro’s pro’s. The band got together at The Cutting Room in New York on August 28th, 2013 for a special performance, and the new album Blinded By the Night is the result. The […]
Once a signer, always a singer.
With only 4 days left until The City Boys Allstars rocks NYC, its time to meet one of the amazing voices out in front of the band. Once a signer, always a singer.
Blues Matter – City Boys Allstars back in action: interview
The City Boys Allstars from New York are a big-sound band with big-time players. Ten musicians and three vocalists, including original Blues Brothers Tom ‘Bones’ Malone and ‘Blue’ Lou Marini, the band members have clocked up a huge history of working with people such as Blood, Sweat and Tears, Frank Sinatra, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, […]
“Toes a Tappin” in Canada
“A joyous jump that sways the heart in rhythmic beats keepin’ toes a tappin’. -DJ Ronnie Lindsay, Bluesday on Tuesday show on CKUW 95.9FM, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
