Dustbowl Revival

The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, CA-based roots/jazz collective that merges old school bluegrass, swamp-gospel, jug-band, jump blues and the hot swing of the 1930’s to form a spicy roots cocktail.

Known for their raucous dance-inducing live sets, the Dustbowl Revival plays what some call hillbilly jazz—the original front porch rock n’ roll. Think Dylan and The Band in Newport meets Louis Armstrong in New Orleans meets Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes on the beaches of LA.

It’s young people… Show more playing high-energy, vintage music and it’s all written and composed by howlin’ and stompin’ frontman Zach Lupetin who first envisioned putting together a kind of roots supergroup when he moved from Chicago (his father is a blues harp virtuoso who sometimes sits in), to Michigan and then to sunny Los Angeles.

Growing from a small string band diligently playing local Southern California clubs (over a hundred shows in the last two years), DBR is now a collective of over ten musicians with instrumentation that often includes tuba, trombone, clarinet, cornet, trumpet, mandolin, banjo, drums, guitars, double bass, harmonica and plenty of washboard and kazoo for good luck. The band’s spontaneous, participatory set-lists assure that every show is a little bit different.

With an enthusiastic and growing following, The Dustbowl Revival released “You Can’t Go Back To The Garden of Eden” in 2010 to rave reviews. Merging their vintage style with a hip, lose-your-troubles-and-start-moving vibe that rings especially true for these times, the record perfectly represents the band’s upbeat message.

Band members:
Zach Lupetin-guitar, harmonica, vocals, kazoo
Caitlin Doyle-vocals, washboard
Daniel Mark-mandolin
Matt Rubin-trumpet
Ulf Bjorlin-trombone
Austin Nicholsen-bass fidle
Jonathan Mohr-tuba
Josiah Mory-bass
Josh Heffernan-drums
Nate Ketner-clarinet, saxophone
Connor Vance-fiddle
Ray Bergstrom-gypsy guitar
Alia Rodriques-vocals

Awards: Winner "Americana Song Of The Year" by 2010 Independent Music Awards for "Dan's Jam" [You Can't Go Back To The Garden Of Eden 2010]

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