The Blue Stones are a blues rock two-piece based in Ontario, Canada. Guitarist,
vocalist and lyricist Tarek Jafar met percussionist/vocalist Justin Tessier in
high school, but it took them five years and a jump to the same university to
get them to come together and make music. During early jamming sessions they
settled into a gritty, blues-inspired sound that drew on the likes of Led
Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Howlin' Wolf while mirroring the set-up of acts like
The White Stripes and The Black Keys.
They recorded a self-titled debut EP in 2011, touring the record extensively ...