Boston bluesmeisters GA-20 will perform on Friday, January 6, at the University of Houston Clear Lake's Bayou Theater in support of their new albumIt’s been quite a year for GA-20. After making a big splash with 2021's, the Boston trio of blues primitivists is back with a new album of original material,. GA-20 will introduce Houston fans to the new songs with a show on Friday, January 6, at the University of Houston Clear Lake’s Bayou Theater.was finished and ready to go when COVID hit.
“I just think we play with a lot of energy,” Stubbs explains. “It’s raw, it’s a lot of energy live. I think a lot of times blues bands don’t have all that much energy these days. Some do, but not all. Sometimes it’s kind of sleepy. I consider us a traditional blues band, but when you see us live, it’s a rock and roll show.”GA-20 is known for its use of vintage gear , but the album still has relatively contemporary sonics.
In the end, the recording medium made not a whit of difference in the finished product. “For me, it’s more about the performance in the room and getting the instruments to sound the way you want them to sound. So if you have vintage guitars and vintage amps and you’re playing vintage-inspired music, it’s going to be – hopefully - in the neighborhood of sounding that way.”