SOME REVIEWS
of
AFTER TWO BUT BEFORE FIVE

• Ink 19: "After Two But Before Five is the perfect introduction to a band that has few instruments, but a huge sound."
• Missoula's Nickell Bag: "crooning half-intelligibly"
• Tucson Weekly: "The vibe is like a musical version of a barroom knife fight: exciting, dangerous and a little surreal...
• Visalia Times-Delta: "With Kammerer's great slide guitar playing and voice meant to sing the blues, Hillstomp is worth a listen."
• No Depression: " They know enough to play, and not to think."
• Drum! Magazine Sept 2007: "The charm of Hillstomp is that the bandmembers believe that they can pull out a frying pan and beat it like a drum. The only problem is making it sound good. And they do."
• North Coast Journal: "Distortion in the mic furthers the impression that the music comes from some ancient source rather than a couple of modern young guys."
• Daily Vanguard: "...dual-vocal attack and heathen lifestyle would have inspired a heavily armed mob in the 1930s. But today, people eagerly pay money merely to be in their presence...."
• Music Emissions: "This is a great release."
• San Francisco Examiner (July 28, 2007): "Hillstomp blues is for real."
• smother: "Smart songwriting comes from this duo of guitarist/singer and drummer. “After Two but Before Five” is a barn burner of vintage blues rock recorded live in Eugene and Portland, Oregon, with punkabilly hinting around the corner.
• PopMatters: "Hillstomp avoid the superfluous refinement which distances white blues conservationists from earlier performers. Bravo!"
• Back to Rockville: Tonight's special Hillstomp dinner special: country fried steak, mashed taters w/gravy, corn and dessert, all for $6.95.
• Synthesis: "After Two but Before Five demonstrates the talent and live performance of Portland duo Hillstomp."
• The Stonewailer: "There is something wizardly about these guys. A Hillstomp show is like a giant, Alt. Blues party that never slows down."
• Nine Bullets : "If you are a fan of that North Mississippi/Appalachian blues sound, this is a cd you need to check out."
• Comadreja69 Comeback!: "2 virtuosos tocando blues del delta, como poca gente lo puede hacer hoy en día."
• BULLZEYE: "sweaty, beer-drenched and boogie-filled romps through Americana."
• Denver Westword: "much of the material on this live recording comes courtesy of R.L. Burnside and Fred McDowell. Hillstomp's own compositions follow in the same rough-hewn tradition, and the unvarnished performances earn deserved whoops from the crowd. Were Burnside and McDowell above ground, they'd undoubtedly join in."
• Upstage Magazine: "These guys rock and they can do it even without the use of the guitar and harp as displayed in the call and response closer, "Stewball.""
• Wonka Vision: "I like these guys because they don’t really seem to care about anything – just getting their blues rhythm faster and faster."

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