Samantha Fish Band Faster Tour March 18, 2022 Loos Center for the Arts The River Kittens, the duo of Mattie Schell and Allie Vogler from St. Louis warmed up the audience with their mandolin and guitar renditions of some traditional bluegrass and folk songs. They were talented and lighthearted and provided a smooth start to the night. I especially liked the humorous “Dressing on the Side.” It was a great ending to their set. After the River Kittens the lights dimmed and the crowd begain to hum with anticipation. Samantha Fish blasted off her set by rocking the house with the heavy driving sound of well played guitar and world class band. During the set Fish was accompained by Jimmy Hall on Vocals and Harmonica. Sarah Tomek was on drums, Ron Johnson played bass and Matt Wade on the keyboard rocked the house with "Twisted" and "Loud", two songs off her newly released album "Faster." Fish went on play the always popular "Chills & Fever" a song that just gets better every time you see her perform. Samantha is on the ‘Top 10 Best Blues Guitarists in the World’ of Guitar World Magazine's list who has also topped the Billboard Blues Charts numerous times. During the night she changed up many songs by time masterfully switching up guitars and the sound each produced as easily as she does genres. Fish goes from crooning blues to a rocking hard driving sound. The audience cheered her on as she did way more than warm the band up for her nights co performers The Devon Allman Project, she was scorching the place. She finished her set with the four-string box guitar and left the audience wanting more. The crowd responded with a standing ovation and calls for more. As always Samantha Fish gives her all in a show and she is one blues artists not to miss if you get the chance. She finished her set with the four-string cigar box guitar and left the audience wanting more. The crowd responded with a standing ovation and calls for more. As always Samantha Fish gives her all in a show and she is one blues artists not to miss. After the intermission and The Devon Allman Project did their set Samantha Fish retook the stage along with the Allman, Hall, MacCray and the River Kittens and the stage was filled with great artists to finish off the night with a tribute to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" and Wet Willie's "Keep on Smilin". After the intermission and The Devon Allman Project did their set Samantha Fish retook the stage along with the Allman, Hall, MacCray and the River Kittens and the stage was filled with great artists to finish off the night with a tribute to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" and Wet Willie's "Keep on Smilin". https://www.samanthafish.com/ Review by Donna Erichsen Photos by George Bekris Setlist: Bulletproof Loud Twisted Ambition Chills and Fever No Angels Kill or Be Kind Watch It Die
