Live performances from Lethbridge bluesman Daryll Düus are rare treats, so considering I missed him at Bigwood III last weekend, I wasn’t about to miss him play an 
“acoustic” performance at the Owl, Sept. 4.
His show wasn’t plugged in at all, but surprisingly didn’t overpower the usually sedate room, which had the aura of a New Orleans juke joint or a tiny southside Chicago club.
His crack band playing on stage behind him left Düus free to wander through the almost full house, playing guitar, and borrowing people’s glasses to play slide guitar on numerous blues classics like “Sweet Home Chicago” and “ Who Do You Love?” and originals. He beamed ear to ear as he growled out the lyrics like Howlin’ Wolf did back in his heyday.
He sang “Flooding Down in ‘Lethbridge’” and added some wild harp solos.
As special treat, he brought Fast Times’ Jackie French to sing a couple bluesy originals and sing back up on “Dead Flowers,” and Can’t You See,” plus several others. I especially enjoyed a song called “Red Peppers,” which featured Düus on harp.
