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Regular nominees and winners of 'Best Blues band' and 'Best unsigned band' in various US west coast awards, Johnny Mastro & The Mamas Boys have been described as ""edgy"", ""gutbucket"" and ""rooted in the Butterfield/Bloomfield tradition"" - all of which accurately sums up this band's compelling music. On Take Me To Your Maker the past winners of LA Music Awards Best Blues Band do what they do best: gritty, hard-edged, uncompromising songs that borrow from the past but add a sizeable dose of 21st century steroids. For this new cut, Johnny Mastro has penned 12 of the fourteen tracks. A more polished production than the last album, it nonetheless retains the bands trademark live, shooting-from-the hip sound, characterized by Mastros voice and exemplary harmonica, with guitarist Dave Melton squeezing every last drop of distortion from his old Fender amp. The driving & relentlessly foot-tapping grooves that emanate from most of this album are countered by the bare (vocals/harp/upright bass) of Mastros Demons Blues and a charming version of the Jimmie Davis/Hank Williams song Lonesome Whistle offered here as bonus track.