In the same methodical way she takes apart engines and makes them roadworthy again, Erica Blinn constructs American rock songs, one earnest melody at a time. She forces Midwestern air through beat-up harmonicas and hammers out sincere words that stretch and twist through her tunes. A guitarist/harmonica player/singer/songwriter, Blinn bends the rules of the blues like her heroes The J. Geils Band, and knocks down walls of pop music to create an Americana Rock and Roll sound all her own. Upon the release of 2014’s Lovers in the Dust, Mayer Danzig of Twangville had this to say: “Damn if Blinn doesn’t know her way around a pop hook.” Her DIY attitude paves the way to managing the myriad duties of an independent rocker, from the maintenance of her tour vehicle, to booking tours, making videos and anything else that comes her way. She plays Moccasin Bend Brewing Company in Chattanooga on May 19th.