In a musical world still in full blues rock revival mode, the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer stand out. The Vancouver duo of Shawn Hall and Matthew Rogers cover ground groovy, rocking, and true to the roots of blues, doing so onstage all on their own. Guitars, harmonicas, foot percusion –– Hall and Rogers bring it all to their live show. In 2011, they brought it to the studio again with their third album, Checkered Past.