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Alex Gomez’ whiskey-soaked vocal and wigged-out electric slide guitar raunch transcend its sum. Testifying like a man world-weary of shouting truth, the Houston, Texan conjures up the venerable Delta/Chicago blues mojo with ruthless irreverence. Where careless love, sordid sex and intemperate substance abuse intersect, its specter haunts a crossroads teeming with jaded strippers, avaricious call girls, strung-out junkies and other fallen angels. Blasphemously challenging the status quo, Alex Gomez simultaneously fascinates initiates, while infuriating purists. If you like Eric Clapton and Keb’ Mo’, you’ll probably hate Alex Gomez. Yet, if you dig the Captain Beefheart and Bob Log III, artists to whom critics compare Alex Gomez’ work, well then... consider yourself invited to the party. Alex Gomez surfaced hosting the nationally-televised BLUES SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP [PBS], dubbed "…a tuneful treasure chest” by TV Guide. "Preachin' and teachin' the blues..." [New Tim...