Blues rock was swamped with teenage hotshots in the genre’s mid-’90s semi-revival (Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, to name two), but the name of Austin wonderkid Jake Andrews is perhaps forgotten in that regard. Coming from the same proudly hip city as Texan guitar maestro Stevie Ray Vaughan, don’t be swayed into dismissing Andrews as another SRV wannabe.

“Like many Austin musicians, Jake Andrews is a child of the blues, but he’s also the child of John “Toad” Andrews, who played with Mother Earth in the ‘60s. That gave him an edge in the cutthroat music business…

“There must be something in the water in Austin, Texas. Good guitar players always seem to be from Austin or have some Austin connection.

“There’s a proud tradition of Texas blues power trios. There was Johnny Winter in the ‘60s, followed by ZZ Top in the ‘70s and Stevie Ray Vaughan in the ‘80s. In the ‘90s, youngblood Jake Andrews started shaking things up in Austin.

Buddy Guy is like the E.F. Hutton of blues guitar legends: When he talks, people listen. And when Guy is talking up an up-and-coming player, it’s hard not to check out what the new kid is doing.

Jake fearlessly delves into uncharted sonic territories, exploring complex sounds that intertwine the raw power of rock with the raw emotion of the blues…

“He’s segued from blues-rock heavily influenced by Stevie Ray to harder-edged rock with mature vocals and a varied guitar palette.