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“Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene — City of Love (Wipe It Off! KPCS-109)

Singer Kerry’s strong and expressive voice is backed by guitarist Paul Shellooe, keyboards player Mark Richardson, bassist Troy Robey, and drummer Andrew “AJ” Knight. Together they make a cool sound, drawing strongly on the blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and early soul sounds of the late ‘50s and ‘60s, much of it with a mind on the days of seven-inch singles.

Try the title track for a good example, with a dramatic arrangement that owes more than a little to early Motown and a little to the Phil Spector Sound. Kerry’s strong vocals are always right out-front, from the southern soul-flavoured ballad ‘Tears of Heartache,’ to the driving, slightly garage-y beat group sound of ‘Crawl,’ the droning slide guitar driven ‘Down Down,’ or the frantic rock ’n soul of ‘All Night Long.’ The closing track ‘My Baby’s Comin’ Home’ is an excellent up-tempo BB King blues, with a lovely enthusiastic vocal.

There’s a rich variety of approaches on this album; it’s not quite retro but it is firmly rooted in the styles and energy of the past — and it is always entertaining.”

— Norman Darwen

“Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene — ‘City of Love’

Listen if you like Emmylou Harris.

Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene’s latest music video follows Pastine as she explores the city of Denver. The rockabilly video showcases the band playing local shows as they cruise throughout the Mile High in a stylish ‘65 Lincoln Continental.”

The Boulder Daily Camera featured Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene in connection with their eTown performance and interview — a Colorado institution that has hosted artists including David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt, and Lyle Lovett.

“City of Love” by Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene enters the Roots Music Report national chart on its first week of release, establishing the band on the national blues and roots circuit.

A big shout out to Crime Scene guitar man Pauly Six — “City of Love” is #1 on the Blues Guitar Place show on Radio Guitar One, sitting next to some of the biggest names in blues and roots music.