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Note: Until 2008 Maxx Avenue performed as the Stone Martin Band.


The Bloomington Alternative - April 20, 2008
"It's good to be back in the saddle again! Recurring viral infections have kept me away from my computer keyboard, so that this is my first 'Blues and More' column since Feb. 24. I'm happy to be able to devote it to another top regional blues-based group, Indianapolis's Stone Martin Band, same as I had the honorable pleasure of devoting my Feb. 9 column to Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel.

The Stone Martin Band describes itself as an "eclectic, blues-oriented show band" whose repertoire not only includes modern blues, but also ample soul and funk, and blues classics from the 1940s and early 1950s revamped in contemporary blues and blues-rock arrangements, a la Buddy Guy, Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Covered material ranges from Muddy Waters to James Brown, and also includes band originals..."

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