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Jane Lee Hooker puts badass rock spin on the blues in Jim Thorpe on March 11

Jane Lee Hooker puts badass rock spin on the blues in Jim Thorpe on March 11
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From a press release:

Jane Lee Hooker, a band of five women from New York City who infuse the grit and attitude of their hometown into the blues, will take the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe by storm on Friday, March 11 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18 and available on the Opera House website, by visiting SoundCheck Records (23 Broadway, Jim Thorpe) from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., or by calling them at 570-325-4009. Tickets are also available by calling 570-325-0249. The facility (14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe) is open from noon-5 p.m. on show days, and tickets are available for most shows at the door at showtime.

With double lead guitars, a heavy rhythm section, soul-scouring vocals, and a rock ‘n’ roll attitude, JLH honors the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Winter, Big Mama Thornton, and other blues greats – which is how rock ‘n’ roll got its start.

JLH are by no means new to the game. Between the five members, they have decades of experience playing, recording, and touring both nationally and internationally. Individually, the members of JLH have played for thousands of fans while sharing bills with the likes of Motörhead, MC5, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Deep Purple.

Guitarists Hightop and T-Bone honed their love of blazing dual leads in Helldorado in the ’90s. From there, Hightop joined Nashville Pussy, T-Bone joined Bad Wizard, and both women toured the world. But when their time with those bands ended, they realized they really missed the rush of trading guitar solos with one another, leaving audiences howling with joy.

But first they needed a band. They quickly recruited Hail Mary, who played bass with Hightop in the punk band the Wives. Cool Whip sat behind the drum kit and got the nod before she even finished slamming out the first song of her audition. And no singer in the entire city can bring a crowd to its knees harder or faster than Dana “Danger” Athens.

Nominated in The Deli’s Best of 2014 Poll for Emerging New York City Artists, JLH is a blistering blues monster capable of whispering in your ear before stomping on your heart. Jane Lee Hooker does its semi-namesake John Lee Hooker proud with their aggressive rock interpretation of blues of all kinds, keeping the emotion of the music alive.

Photo by Mark Shelby Perry