The Scissormen Star In New Robert Mugge Film

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The Scissormen Star In New Robert Mugge Film
March 16, 2010
Rev. Keith A. Gordon
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Nashville-based juke-joint houserockers the Scissormen will be on their way to becoming movie stars when they appear in notable filmmaker Robert Mugge's upcoming cinematic classic, Big Shoes: Walking and Talking the Blues. Made under the aegis of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, the movie will be a documentary about the innovative two-piece blues-rock band. Mugge is the filmmaker behind such blues documentaries as Deep Blues and Deep Sea Blues.

The Scissormen are guitarist Ted Drozdowski and drummer Rob "R.L." Hulsman, and with three critically-acclaimed albums under their belt, the band has become one of the fastest-rising acts on the contemporary blues scene. Mixing Mississippi Delta and Hill Country blues with elements of Chicago blues, Memphis soul, and roots rock 'n' roll, the Scissormen's sound is as unique as it is ground-breaking. Drozdowski is also a respected music journalist and critic with expertise in the blues, and is the winner of The Blues Foundation's Keeping The Blues Alive Award for Journalism.

In the Reverend's Blurt magazine review of the Scissormen's 2008 album, Luck In A Hurry, I said that it "delivers plenty of greasy juke-joint blues, deliberate and menacing and sounding like a million smackeroos, with enough slow-burning flame to satisfy the dwindling purist ranks, and enough distortion, angst and crackling energy to appeal to the Guitar Hero addicted masses. Scissormen is kinda like a shot of my old pal Mr. Beach's home-brewed shine...rough as hell going down, but it lights a nice fire in the belly."

Watch for Big Shoes: Walking and Talking the Blues to premiere later this year, accompanied by a soundtrack album by the Scissormen.