Dustbowl Revival curate Sway-At-Home virtual music festival April 17-19th 2020
Dustbowl Revival have been keeping busy curating their very own Sway-At-Home music festival. Eighteen acts over three days including Steve Poltz, Shook Twins, Luther Dickinson and Birds Of Chicago. The music commences at 10pm (UK Time) this Friday, April 17th. More about Dustbowl Revival, Sway-At-Home and the acts involved follows:
The eclectic Los Angeles based Dustbowl Revival have spent a decade pushing the boundaries of American roots music, creating songs that fuse folk, funk and soul and performing transcendent live shows that saw the L.A. Weekly newspaper crown them the city’s ‘Best Live Band’.
Their brand new album, ‘Is It You, Is It Me’ (released 31st January) is infused with subtle pop sensibilities that enhance their existing infectious sound. It melds a plethora of styles, showcases superb musicianship and, most of all, offers excellent songs. The group were due to tour the UK in July to promote it, with an itinerary that included sets at the Cambridge Folk Festival, but COVID-19 has forced a necessary postponement of their entire live schedule.
However, the group have kept themselves busy curating their own virtual festival, 'Sway-At-Home’, which will feature eighteen acts and take place this coming weekend (17th-19th April) at:
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The full itinerary can be seen on the eflyer above. It includes sets from luminaries such as Grammy nominees Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars, formerly of The Black Crowes) and Southern Avenue (signed to Stax), the Latin Grammy-nominated Making Movies, Tré Burt (recently signed to John Prine's Oh Boy Records) and Steve Poltz (co-writer of the Jewel smash hit ‘You Were Meant For Me’. The times listed are eight hours behind the UK.
“Big news: we’ve always dreamed of having our own music fest. And since we aren’t allowed to see our friends, we are throwing SWAY-AT-HOME FEST this weekend! Wanna come?”
All artists participating in SWAY-AT-HOME can be heard via this playlist:
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Check out the RGM review of the latest Dustbowl Revival album:
Los Angeles-based six-piece Dustbowl Revival are fronted by vocalists Z. Lupetin and Liz Beebe and their expansive, genre-mashing new album Is It You, Is It Me follows their warmly received 2017 debut. The lineup has slimmed with the departure of mandolin player Daniel Mark and bassist James Klopfleisch - though the former co-wrote several tracks here - but the reduction in personnel hasn’t impacted on the ambition and fearless kitchen-sinkery of a record that refuses stylistically to fit in. If albums by artists as disparate as Jeff Finlin, Cake and Rusted Root rub shoulders uneasily in your record collection then Dustbowl Revival could be the missing link.