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Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
Progressive / Folk / Classic Rock

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Anaheim, California
United States

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   Dusty Rhodes and the River Band: General Info
Member Since7/13/2004
Band Websitesideonedummy.com/dustyrhodes
Band Members

Dustin Apodaca: vocals, keyboards, accordion

Kyle Divine: vocals, guitar

Edson Choi: vocals, guitar

Andrea Babinski: violin, mandolin, vocals

Allen Van Orman: bass

Eric Chirco: drums

Management: Jason Bernard - Pulse Recording

U.S. Booking: Joshua Knight - Monterey International

International Booking: Isobel Dacombe - Helter Skelter

Influences Yes, Hank Williams, Electric Light Orchestra, The Band, Django Reinhardt, The Beach Boys, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, The Grateful Dead, Simon and Garfunkel, DeVotchka, Woody Guthrie, The Beatles, Elton John, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Rick Wakeman, CCR, Brian Wilson, Mouth and McNeal, The Who, David Bowie, Devandra Banhart, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Chuck Berry, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, Solomon Burke, B.B. King, Jesse Fuller, Bo Diddley, Cat Stevens, Kenny Rogers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ikey Owens, Gogol Bordello, Donovan, Staple Singers, Stevie Wonder, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Paper Airplanes, Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse, Dungen, Blind Blake, Boyz II Men, Hot Club of Cow Town, Bjork, Itzhak Perlman, James Brown, Koop, Man Man, Jackson 5, Muddy Waters, Of Montreal, Polyphonic Spree, Skip James, The Zombies, The Byrds, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, And Academy, STYX, The Bee Gees, Prince

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Sounds Like"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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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 23 2008 6:00P
Free Show @ The California Mid-State Fair - Castaway Stage Paso Robles, California
Jul 24 2008 6:00P
Free Show @ Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park w/ Vanessa Carlton San Jose, California
Jul 25 2008 8:00P
Hotel Utah w/ Warren Teagarden San Francisco, California
Jul 26 2008 8:00P
The Key Club w/ The Outline, My Pet Saddle & Whispertown 2000 West Hollywood, California
Aug 6 2008 8:00P
Independent w/Langhorne Slim San Francisco, California
Aug 29 2008 8:00P
Hoco Fest @ Club Congress Tucson, Arizona
Apr 20 2010 8:00P
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   About Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
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"Dear Honey"

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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Jul 24 2008 4:30 PM

Finally got to listin to your CD and you guys are still the balls even when im not drunk! Had a great time at the concert at the mid state fair.
♥ANNiE





Jul 24 2008 11:08 PM

Good job performing at Music in the Park tonight guys! Especially love the instrumental parts of your songs, very talented ;) Keep up the great work!
Pissy Missy





Jul 23 2008 11:14 PM

Once again a big HUGE thank you!!! We love you guys!!!"and girl" Thanks for makeing our world go round!!!
Chris!





Jul 24 2008 12:23 AM

hey, i had a great time at ur show in vegas. i got lucky and got to experience u all. hope to see u again soon! maybe at the key club.

chris!
Hubert D. Ingleberry.





Jul 24 2008 1:28 AM

Howdy ya'll!
I hope all is good in your camp. I really hope I'll catch up with you guys one of these days. That would be rad..
Be good.
Freddy.
Vince Stevenson





Jul 21 2008 9:47 PM

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.
SHEPPA





Jul 22 2008 10:22 AM

"la buvette aux chansons" is happy to exchange songs
Frienship from france
Sheppa?
MetaMetaProductions





Jul 20 2008 4:08 PM

Awesome show at Las Vegas Beauty Bar on Friday! Thanks for playing the gig! Looking forward to your return for the Sept.
festival!
Amber = Bone





Jul 17 2008 3:43 PM

Thank you for making Salt Lake magical for three days...leg of lamb for life.
some kreepy kid





Jul 15 2008 2:03 PM

you guys are fucking awesome!!!!!!11
Fun Tree (New Song Up!)





Jul 15 2008 4:19 PM

Our bands should start working out with each other.
Atlatl





Jul 14 2008 10:54 PM

That wart remover you gave me doesn't work on genital warts... All you have given me is lies!
( 0 |\| |\| & R





Jul 15 2008 9:35 AM

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!!
Christina *RIP Steve*





Jul 14 2008 6:19 PM

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
Will





Jul 14 2008 12:17 PM

I can't wait to hear the new stuff.

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Jul 14 2008 1:48 PM

best band ever!
true story. no doubts 'bout it!
hope ya'll are having a terrific time!! see you all so soon.
xx
Cheer up Sleepy Jean





Jul 14 2008 4:03 PM

Fun time in High Sierra, guys! Please, brandish more weaponry! Can I send yer CD to my friend in Ireland, is it region-free?
Toby





Jul 14 2008 4:06 PM

We missed you when you came to Boise. We are all very sad now. Come back soon.
-The Potterstreet 5
Rotti





Jul 13 2008 7:22 PM

vienna/austria
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a town is waiting

cheers
rotti
Dolly





Jul 13 2008 8:04 PM

Hi Guys! It was soooo awesome seeing you guys in Tacoma :D. Loved your show! I'll always be a fan!

<3

Dolly
Just Sierra♥





Jul 13 2008 11:40 PM

When are you guys gonna put out a new album? You guys are amazing and I'll see you in Crystal Bay.

Sierra
Chrystalina





Jul 14 2008 12:32 AM

always an honor and a pleasure. You are all individually and togetherly fantastic. xoxoxoxo
you always have a friend in idaho
Self Apocalypse™





Jul 12 2008 11:38 PM

dudes/andrea. lol. you should like... reply to my message cuz im hella bored.
Cartright





Jul 13 2008 1:55 PM

be sure to give vanessa a big up for me
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