Live review Rocky Athas at the Hard Rock Dallas

  As the king of Dallas Blues Rock, Rocky Athas  shook the very foundation of the Hard Rock Cafe. With the room packed, Rocky and Larrry and the boys brought  the screaming mob to a roar when Craig  hit the first beat and Rocky struck a lick! From that moment on Rocky gave what the crowd came to see, Texas blues Athas style.  With a show filled with hits like Miracle and  That Magic, Rocky, Larry, Tommy, Guth, and Craig pumped out two hours of soul filled Dallas blues.  Teasing the audience with cuts from their upcoming CD scheduled to come out in February or March one memorable moment was the playing of the title track Voo Doo Moon.  As the crowd sat in silence and the music filled the room, there was almost a mystical feeling as the porcelain figure of Elvis oversaw the congregation that gathered in his house.  It's always a special time when Rocky Athas plays at the Hard Rock.   Just as a shepherd comes back to flock, the pastor has come home to the house of rock.

Darin Wakeley
dallasmusic.com
staff writer