Church showed a different side of themselves at the Owl, Jan. 6. Lead guitarist Leigh Doerksen and drummer Dan Puurveen added bassist Evan John Eushenko, who often plays
with Leeroy Stagger, for an impromptu performance of upbeat, groove filled blues rock.
Doerksen showed off his impressive tenor voice in a set that featured his tortured Telecaster sound which was reminiscent of the dirty low down blues of Hound Dog Taylor and The Perpetrators with just a touch of Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
I arrived in the middle of a slower bluesy number, but they picked up the tempo, added some slide guitar powered blues and morphed into a big riff filled Govt. Mule type jam.
Eushenko fit in seamlessly with the duo especially considering he just contacted them just hours before the gig.
