With a penchant for the unexpected, Rick Holmstrom has managed to become the antidote for the often creatively depleted blues and roots scene. Holmstrom’s background as one of the most traditional of traditional blues guitarists landed him in the spotlight world playing and/or recording with legends and luminaries such as Jimmy Rogers, R..L. Burnside, Smokey Wilson, Johnny Dyer, William Clarke and Rod Piazza. But his steady rise through the blues world hardly prepared anyone for the shot across the bow that he was about to deliver when he released his groundbreaking record Hydraulic Groove. A juxtaposed hip hop style record with break beats and samples with Holmstrom’s greasy 40s/50s styles blues guitar and vocals. ………
