Jazz Articles about Omar & the Howlers

Omar & the Howlers: The Screamin' Cat

by Ed Kopp
September 1, 2000

Picture Wolfman Jack fronting a slicker, bluesier version of Creedence Clearwater Revival, and you have a pretty good idea of the sound generated by Omar and the Howlers on their latest release The Screamin’ Cat. A prolific band (this is the trio’s eleventh release in a decade), Kent “Omar" Dykes and company return to familiar territory here -- a swampy meeting ground of blues, rock and pop -- after straying into the trendy land of swing on a couple of ...