Blues Revue (10/06)
“[Moss’] approach to this music makes him arguably the most exciting young blues player on the scene today. This live gig showcases Moss and his talented band, featuring bassist Gerry Hundt and veteran pianist Willie Oshawny”
—Hal Horowitz

Guitar One (10/06)
“Hot Lick: Prominently features Moss’ soaring chops on a number of no-frills Chicago blues excursions.”
—Sean McDevitt

Downbeat (9/06)
“No young blues guitarist gets it off his chest so passionately and convincingly as Nick Moss... 3 1/2 STARS!”
—Frank-John Hadley

Big City Blues (10/06)
“Packed with the raw power of Chicago blues, this CD kicks down all the doors.”
—Dirk Wissbaum

Hittin’ The Note (10/06)
“They’re a multi-talented quartet and they blaze through these 11 workouts with dogged intensity. After four acclaimed studio albums, Live at Chan’s is the triumphant clamor of the Flip Tops landing on their first pinnacle.”
—Tom Clarke

Midwest Record Recap (6/06) [Chicago, Il]
“Hot, right and tight, this is well worth checking out if you’ve been clucking your tongue about what’s going to happen to the future of the blues. A stone killer.”

Grand Rapids Press (7/06)
“Stretching out even more than on his studio albums, the guitarist delivers stunningly classic blues riffs…”
Blues letter/washington blues society (7/06)
“Live at Chan’s offers high-energy blues that’s faithful to the postwar Chicago sound, and I hope he’ll take home the hardware in Memphis next May.
—Eric Steiner

Holler - Colorado Blues Society (8/06)
“From slow blues to shuffles to Boogie Woogie, this album just shines.”
—Randall Dubis

Bostonblues.com - Boston Blues Society (10/06)
“From the start, the dynamic interplay between Moss’s explosive guitar work, and Willie Oshawny’s keyboard work harkens back to the feel-good days of Muddy and Spann, or Memphis Slim and Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy.”

Blues Rag - Baltimore Blues Society (10/06)
“Nick Moss and his Flip Tops had to go ahead and torch the joint in a magnificent blaze of Chicago blues. What was ignited was one helluva live music experience that never let up until the final closing crashdown on the grease fire that’s ‘Move Over, Morris’.”
—Dennis Rozanski

Blues & Rhythm (9/06) [UK]
“Fans have been after Windy City blues torchbearer Moss the past few years about issuing a live CD. Together with his top-shelf Flip Tops combo, he rewards their patience resoundingly with this potent outing.”
—Gary von Tersch

Blues & Co (10/06) [FRANCE]
“The monster disc of the season...
76 minutes of pure happiness; apocalyptic sounds that send life-threatening chills with each new listen. This able student has absorbed the very essence of (the Chicago blues style) while breathing the freshness of his own personality and rare talent into it.”
—Tonton Erick

Jazz & Blues Report (9/06)
“The band plays with an abandon that surely had the crowd at Chan’s on the dance floor flailing about as the boogies and shuffles connected to their hips and feet... This is one of the best live discs to hit my player in some time.”
—Mark Smith