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The “Second Mile” Newspaper reviews;
* - Brian McElhiney’s Daily Gazette article of September 28th, 2009 reviewed the Second Mile Blues Band after opening for Guitar legend, Robin Trower:
“As the crowds poured in, Joe Lowry and the Second Mile Blues Band entertained with a down-and-dirty set of raunchy, guitar-driven blues favorites.
Two original numbers played first amply showed off Lowry's guitar chops, but when the band moved into old favorites the audience really got going.
"Lowry and his power trio were channeling Jimi Hendrix unashamedly here, as evidenced by Lowry's smooth crooning on not one but two stellar Hendrix covers - "Foxy Lady" and "Fire".
On the latter, the guitar pushed to monumental levels, prompting some of the loudest cheering so far. If any band was up to the task of opening for Trower, it was certainly these guys."
* - Other local reviews of Joe’s guitar skills MUST include
Mike Hochanadel’s rave reviews in his Schenectady Gazette article of 7/13/2008 describing Joe Lowry as,
“playing with more skill and soul” and that his band would soon eclipse the other acts at the 2008 Electric City Blues Festival!;
“Lowry’s trio generated greater gravity, velocity and magnetism, drawing to the front fans who had huddled in islands of shade under trees atop the hill or wilted in the chairs.
His hyper-strum solo in “Too Many Dirty Dishes” earned the fest’s first ovation, lifting Lowry into a devastating “Born Under a Bad Sign,” his Hendrix-like phrasing beautifully setting up the even better “Fire.”
Lowry made everything look easy but never played down to the audience or the songs.”
The “Second Mile” Story;
Joe Lowry crossed paths with previous Second Mile
bassist Paul Rosamilia in 1999. Lowry said "I approached Paul about getting a band
together, he said; ‘Look, I have a great family and a real job. The most I
could do is practice once a week and gig once a month.’ He figured that
would back me off. I just looked at him and said, ‘Great. Let's start next
week.”
By 2000 they were in need of a replacement
drummer. When their paths crossed PJ Pagano, he settled in quickly and the
three were refining their interpretive and composition skills until 2010. Paul said he couldn't juggle the ever increasing
schedule of the band with his family responsibilities and resigned. Since his departure the band has been training the talented
'in-demand' Albany session bassist Peter Marshall. Joe is looking forward to doing more albums and shows with his new 're-tooled'
Second Mile Blues Band!
(Check the
Bio pages for pictures and more info on the bandmembers).
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Joe Lowry and the Second Mile Blues Band
