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"These SoCal space cowboys approach country the way label mates Gogol Bordello approach their Gypsy Folk: in a rush of vibrant energy and anything-goes psychedelia"-Q MAGAZINE UK
"Rhode's unique phrasing allows him to get his concrete-mixer yowl around complex rhymes about lost loves, drunken excess, ghostly cowboys, militant sailors and his murderous grandpa, while fiddles, accordions, mandolins, all manner of brass, gospel and '70s soft rock are thrown into the soup. The most original take on West Coast country since Gram Parsons in a nudie suit." -MOJO FILTER UK
"Utilizing a swaggering campfire sing-along ethic, they channel the indie folk spirit of Camper Van Beethoven, the boozy Celtic swing of the Pogues, the proggy pop bombast of Procol Harum and the punkish abandon of the Replacements, all while choreographing ’60s AM pop and inking in flannel sleeve tattoos of traditional country, British folk and bluegrass. Dusty Rhodes and the River Band thrum with schizophrenic charm, and First You Live is their wildly threaded and viscerally satisfying mix tape."-HARP MAGAZINE
"a gang of southern rocking musicians with a swagger in their step and some good old-fashioned moonshine in their hipflasks. At times it sounds like they might have too much super-strength booze swimming amidst their number, as ‘First You Live’ wobbles precariously on that thin line between rather drunk and utterly rat-arsed. It’s no bother though, because these seeming pissheads sound so lovely" -NME
"The sextet...last fall released the exuberant "First You Live" (on SideOneDummy Records), an unironic throwback to the prog, folk and psych rock of decades past that is so far from the punk and emo being churned out by fellow twentysomethings it might as well be from another planet."-LA TIMES
"Dusty Rhodes and his clan succeed in what many of us understand as early rock. Early rock meant a fusion of jazz, blues, country,…anything that would create a unique blend of music and that would be interesting. In First You Live, you get that mix in copious amounts. And it sounds so good." -MUSICTAP
“ ‘First You Live’ is a glowing tribute to American nostalgia. There are times where I am convinced I have memories from the early 70s trying to catch a foothold in my mind. Now, I don’t remember what I ate for dinner yesterday, so you can imagine my sense of shock. One of the most invigorating albums of the year.” -ABSOLUTEPUNK
"Blending modern and classic rock with folk, blues, zydeco, country and bluegrass into epic songs that defy simple categorization" -OC REGISTER
"Over the course of thirteen tracks, the band treats us to a veritable hoedown, with each song sounding like a mini Southern symphony" -AU UK
“A singalong bar-room hootenanny that sounds like the Polyphonic Spree covering Tom Waits.” -THE OC WEEKLY
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DUSTY RHODES AND THE RIVER BAND are not your typical young West Coast indie rock band. It began with ‘The Last Waltz’, the 1978 Scorcese-directed documentary of The Band, grew through the orchestration of Brian Wilson, and variously thereafter took influence from Hank Williams, Simon & Garfunkel, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Flaming Lips and Pink Floyd. The crowds went where they lead, and with a fairly rabid following in their native Orange County , they had raised enough money for studio time and began work on a debut album. Another of their influences, Isaiah ‘Ikey’ Owens from Mars Volta, had caught them live by chance and offered to produce.
It was another performance in West Hollywood that would attract Sideonedummy Records, home to Gogol Bordello and Bedouin Soundclash. The album is preceded by the perfect antidote to the New Year Blues, the single ‘Dear Honey’, out on 28th January 2008. A shamelessly self-pitying hungover lament, it opens like the theme to a Godfather movie, all mournful mandolin strings, before bemoaning ‘Cause I drank away all my money, I spent the night on the street, I think I just lost my dear honey, who’s gonna take care of me?’.
Those artists who manage to take their classic rock influences, add their own genes, and carry the resulting sound as stunningly live as they can on record don’t come along too often, though when they do - Kings Of Leon, the White Stripes – they make a lasting impression. Dusty Rhodes & The River Band spent two years honing their sound live before putting their music to record. A six piece from Anaheim , California , they were formed by frontman Dusty Apodaca and guitarist/vocalist Kyle Divine over a mutual love of 70’s rock. If classic rock provided the foundation, then the addition of acoustic guitars, accordion and violin turned what could have been one of many identikit new bands into one who set about changing the perceptions of indie music in their locale and beyond with some of the sweetest bluegrass and folk compositions you’ll hear. With a sound that belies their age, it’s that twist which has spread their following from similarly likeminded 20-nothing year olds through to their parents.
Every song on ‘First You Live’ sees some multi-tasking from each member of the band, taking on multiple responsibilities, creating a strikingly diverse debut. From the country swagger of ‘Leaving Tennesee’, the soulful rock guitar of ‘Strike’, the gospel tribute of ‘Keys To The Truck’, psychedelic jam-bandish ‘Ghost Trails’, Cash-esque ‘Then You Pass’, to ‘Street Fighter’ the album’s opus, kicking off with a violin rush before breaking into a classic retro-guitar anthem, Dusty Rhodes & The River Band manage to blend the styles like they were made for each other. Lyrically strong as well, with a central theme of life and death, some of the songs would read as well if they were short stories, in particular ‘Grampa Mac’, a true story from Divine’s own ancestral history, about his great-great grandfather who seemed to like killing people rather a lot.
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You guys did great at High Sierra Music Festival. I went to your show both times, and loved 'em both. Your cover of "The Weight" was fantastic! Keep it up guys.
Saw you guys last December with Flogging Molly. HAD to see you again last weekend at Silver Mountain in Idaho!!! You guys ROCK!!! Thanks for hangin out with me an ma pops!! NEW CD PLEASE!!
Thanks for the AWESOME show, last night was a BLAST, and as always we loved having ya for the night, always the perfect house guests. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Hope Allen isnt too hung over and that Eric and Dre are feeling better!!! Much Love.. Christina
