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Caught in the Act Face Magazine by Maurice Harter Got Roots ? "Next the Red Light Revue threw the Festival into overdrive with an electrifying set of classic jazz-blues tunes by the likes of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Little Walter and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Tight and self assured, this crackerjack ensemble has at its center a smoking three peice horn section. Jump blues tunes like "Sugar Coated Love" and "Shaky Ground" inspired swing dancing by a few self un-self-conscious couples. The Revue plays The Big Easy in Portland every Wednesday night and are definately worth catching" |
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Best Local Dance Band Portland Phoenix by Pete Hodgin Red Light Revue Playing the R&B is about paying dues, passionately immersing oneself in a diverse community and rich heritage, and showing no quarter or comprimise. It's a tough row to hoe, but for the members of Portland's Red Light Revue, the extra effort seems well worth it. Red Light Revue has been playing together in one personnel assmblage or another for roughly 15 years, since then owner of Raoul's Roadside Attraction Russell Turner asked Bandleader Mike Hayward to put together a house band. Throughout the mid to late 80's Red Light Revue sat in with a literal who's who of international blues luminaries: Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Ray Charles and others ... Read the rest of the article |
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Portland Prowler Casco Bay Weekly by Chris Busby "On Wednesday night, I was back to catch the Red Light Revue, a blues R&B band that's been a weekly fixture at the club for years. The band is led by guitarist Mike Hayward, a workingman's musician, a la G.E.Smith, who handles his instrument as adeptly as Picasso handled a pencil." |
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A Vision of Rhythm & Blues by Beverly Gabe FACE R&B... To many these words conjur up smokey visions of old black men playing beat up guitars and bemoaning the fact that their women have left them or their dogs have died. To the members of the Red Light Revue this image is as disputable as the decision made by the US Postal Service to snatch Robert Johnsons cigarette from his lips to sanatize his stamps likeness. "When these guys are playing the real Chicago Blues, they're not bummed. Their happy. It's party music to them, " says Mike Hayward, guitarist, vocalist and manager of the Red Light Review. The band has been playing its own personal mix of rhthym and blues music for the Portland area since the spring of 1986... Read the rest of the article |
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Rollin' on the Floor The Curious Power of The Red Light Revue Face Magazine by Kirby Matthews Read the article |
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Success is a Two-Way Street for Red Light Revue Face Magazine by Bonnie C. Moore Read the article |
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Blues Reviews Red Light Revue Opens for Koko Taylor Some B.S. Magazine (Southern Maine Blues Society Magazine) Opening for Koko Taylor at Raoul's, The Red Light Revue clearly showed why they are considered one of Maine's premier bands. Absolutely tight. Their arrangemnets were intelligent, sophisticated and killer. Each band member executed his part with total precision, the result being 100% class act. More from Some BS..Southern Maine Blues Jams Some B.S. Magazine (Southern Maine Blues Society Magazine) On Tuesdays at the Big Easy , Red Light Revue guitarist and mastermind Mike Hayward runs the classiest blues jam in Maine. Hayward, whos been a fixture on the music scene of Southern Maine for 20 years or more is a player and a half. As a backing player, making chords that most of us would like to know, Hayward rates as the finest backing musician you'll find at Blues Jams in Maine. |
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The Living Blues Letter
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The Living Blues Letter
Bo Diddley brought his turbo charged guitar to Raoul's . Backed by locals The Red Light Revue, Diddley rocked, bluesed and even reggaed the night away. Local television was on hand to capture the moment with an interview. Raoul's also features the number one rated R &B band in Maine - Red Light Review every wednesday. On January 27 there was a Reunion of The Rockin King B's. |
