• CD Review – Ten Foot Polecats “Undertow”

    Popa Tunes Posted On February 28, 2013
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    Jim Chilson (Guitar) Chad Rousseau (Drums) Jay Scheffler (Vocals & Harp)

    The new album from Boston’s Ten Foot Polecats ‘Undertow’ is gonna drag you out to the woodshed and kick your ass,  a mixture of deep Mississippi mud, Chicago grit, Texas twang with flashes of San Fran psych layered as thick as the Boston molasses flood.

    ‘Undertow’ Kicks off like fast moving freight train barreling down the tracks, with its smokestack spewing fire and sparks, geetar licks churning like steel wheels and harp hollowing like an unholy whistle, hold the hell on it’s gonna be a bare knuckle ride. Jim’s stellar guitar dexterity packs a wallop to every song,  Singer Jay Scheffler’s  diverse vocals and harp add distinct style flavors to each song from raw blues to countrified rocker, tying it all together are  Chad Rousseau’s unswerving beats on the skins like the steam engine stoker shoveling coal into the furnace keeping it full steam ahead. 

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    Track List:
    Do That Thing
    Lost at Sea
     Out In The Rain
     Worried Sick
     Undertow
     Prescription
     Moonshine and Mud
     All Over Again
     Shibble
     Leave Well Enough Alone
     Someday (Your Pain Is Gonna End)
    Release date: April 23, 2013 At that time you will be able to find the album on Amazon, iTunes, Rhapsody, and every known download site in the world. You can Pre-Order now


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    Upcoming Dates:
    Thursday, February 28 7:00 pm
    Thur Feb 28 – Ten Foot Polecats Electroduo – Roots Music Night in Hartford, CT
    Black Eyed Sally’s: 350 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT

    Saturday, March 2 9:00 pm
    The Heat – Laconia NH
    The Heat: 604 Endicott Street North, Laconia, NH

    Friday, March 15 9:00 pm
    Nick A Nees – Providence RI w/The Cannibal Ramblers
    Nick-A-Nees: 75 South Street, Providence, RI

    Saturday, March 16 9:00 pm
    Avoid The St Patty’s Day Amateur Hour Party at Mari’s Place – Quincy, MA
    Mari’s Place: 35 Washington Street, Quincy, MA

    Sunday, March 17 9:00 pm
    St.Patty’s Night with Ten Foot Polecats Electroduo, Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers, Rick Berlin
    Midway Cafe: 3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA

    Friday, March 22 7:00 pm
    Chilihead BBQ – W.Bridgewater MA
    Chilihead BBQ: 320 West Center Street (Rte 106), West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

    Saturday, March 23 9:00 pm
    Ten Foot Polecats New Hampshire CD Release Party for their new album “Undertow”
    Shaskeen: 909 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

    Sunday, March 24 8:00 pm
    Ten Foot Polecats Boston MA CD Release Party for their new album “Undertow”
    The Wonder Bar: 186 Harvard Avenue, Allston (Boston), MA
     Powerhouse Breakout Artist Series, 8pm-11:30pm

    Monday, March 25 7:00 pm
    Ten Foot Polecats Electroduo at Supper Y’All
    Church: 69 Kilmarnock Street, Boston, MA

    Saturday, March 30 9:00 pm
    Ten Foot Polecats and Tsunami of Sound
    Sally O’Brien’s: 335 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA




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