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The Riverside Fish Fry is a FREE weekly concert series taking place at Riverside Revival on Fridays from 6 pm to 10 pm. Admission is FREE to this family-friendly event where kids 10 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult meal. The buffet-style menu includes Southern fried Catfish & hushpuppies, White Beans, Mac & Cheese, Turnip Greens, Corn on the Cobb, Cole Slaw, Banana Puddin’, Sweet Tea for $20. James McKinley performs July 21.
The first thing you notice about McKinley James’ extraordinary new EP Still Standing By is the serious mix of Motown soul and blues-based guitar playing. It doesn’t sound like the type of “blues” you get from traditional purveyors of the genre, but instead from a guitarist who understands chord theory so well you could swear you’re hearing a horn section sometimes.
That’s because he leads a duo, and while guitar stores reverberate with licks from ham-fisted modern bluesmen when they don’t know shuffle from shinola, McKinley would walk into that guitar store, plug in, and summon the spirits of his own idols, nearly forgotten pioneers like Otis Rush and Johnny “Guitar” Watson. Still Standing By is his third EP, all of them fine listens, and here’s the thing… McKinley is 19 years old. Already a veteran before he’s old enough to drink.