[from Gunnison, CO] I have too much back
info on this band – mostly because a key member is a neighbor and a fellow
sociologist. This makes it difficult for me to be objective and to see them as
a ‘real’ band, because I know how they formed. Said friend is humble and
downplays the situation. And of course all or most bands form in these ways. Well,
seeing them all amped up and slick at the Brewery convinced me they are a real
band, and they have a real sound. It’s a sound that I believe may have morphed
since I saw them last many months ago during the monthly Gunnison art crawl.
The young blonde lovely has taken over lead vocals (and guitar), while the
brown lovely handles backup vocals and fiddle. The two boys and a man variously
manage the banjo, the electric bass, guitar, and lap steel. Their sound flits
about enough that it’s hard to pin it down but it’s some combo of alt country,
folk, and Americana. All covers, I believe. They did help me pin down the Old
Crow Medicine Show origins of the apparently #1 song in Gunnison (as per coffee
shops) – the song is ‘Rock Me Baby.’
This band is peaceful, sincere, and … pure.
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