Jonathan Gregg and the Lonesome Debonaires

Jonathan Gregg and the Lonesome Debonaires are one of New York City's best roots-melody-rock bands, but don't take their word for it.

   They've been name-checked by everyone from Vernon Reid to Vin Scelsa to Rolling Stone; they've opened shows for artists as diverse as They Might Be Giants and Mary Chapin Carpenter; and newspapers nationwide have raved about their songs, comparing them to the work of John Hiatt, Marshall Crenshaw, Elvis Costello and Richard Thompson.

   A friend once said of them, "Y'all sound like the Attractions all stuffed into Big Al Anderson's pants," and that's as good a description as any.

   But see for yourself -- if well-crafted song-oriented guitar rock 'n' roll is your bag, you won't be sorry.