Pawnshop Diamonds

I unfortunately only caught the last song and a half of Pawnshop Diamonds set, but if the five-plus minutes of good ole’ Strat n’ Tele blues rock I managed to hear is any indication of the Diamonds’ full live show, I’d urge anyone to get their asses to the venue extra early the next time these guys play, because you won’t want to miss a second. Lead singer Matt Demopoulos has a set of pipes on him, as he belted out some dirty soul into his microphone while guitarists Chris Veneto and Kevin Eldridge traded some greasy slide licks. This is the kind of stuff that would be perfect at some Southern dive where the locals swig moonshine and know how to stomp their feet and have a good time. - Playground Boston

The charm in this recording is its attempt to capture the classic sounds of Bad Company, Black Crowes, and the Faces without any sense of homage, parody, or overblown reverence for the style. They just do it and do it well. The six songs presented here are replete with soulful vocal acrobatics Paul Rodgers wishes he could still do without the tight pants, guitar sounds Page himself couldn’t conjure with the best ouija boards, and grooves that Bonzo took with him to the grave. Pawnshop Diamonds is just a pleasant listen with some very tasty playing. Please make more music. - The Noise

It’s actually kind of rare to find pure Rock N Roll bands like this one these days. But every now and then one pops up and proves that Rock never goes out of style. This group is fairly new. They formed in 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts and they consist of a singer, two guitarist, bass and drums. The lead singer’s voice is crazy powerful (that’s right I said CRAZY powerful) and most of their songs include amazing rock guitar solos which are also absent in a lot of today’s music. - Indieshows.net