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Move on over, ‘stoner rock. We have to make room for the blues rock stylings of Stone Axe, a big riff rock quartet featuring The Swinos vocalist Dru Brinkerhoff and Mos Generator guitarist Tony Reed.

I caught their show Sunday afternoon at the sauna that was Rocket Records. It was a hot show â€" in more ways than one. This band rocks.

While Reed laid down a few Sabbath riffs and Brinkerhoff flirted with Soundgarden vocals, their sound is more bluesy â€" along the lines of Whitesnake and Bad Company.

According to their MySpace page, their next South Sound show will be the Music and Art in the Park concert Aug. 15 at Wright Park. This band alone is worth spreading out the blanket that day â€" and then stomping on it.