The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band will begin the North American leg of their new tour on February 25 in Chicago, Ill.
The So Delicious tour will reach 50 U.S. markets including the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival before hitting international territories in May and then again next fall.
The tour is preceded by a week of in-store appearances at independent record stores around the country.
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band bridges genres and eras with an intensity and effortlessness few contemporary artists possess. Their new album So Delicious elevates the trio’s work to a new level.
Produced by Rev. Peyton, So Delicious, due out February 17, 2015, offers the band’s most diverse collection of songs yet, buoyed by the Rev.’s supercharged six-string virtuosity — a unique style of fingerpicking inspired by his Delta blues heroes, but taken to new, original heights.
The fifth full-length original album by the group — which includes Breezy Peyton on washboard and supporting vocals and Ben Bussell on drums and supporting vocals — is their debut on Shanachie/Yazoo Records, a label known for the historic reissues of blues and other forms of old-time American music that are the bedrock inspiration for the Rev.’s sound and approach.
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has always been strong on authenticity, blending blues, ragtime, folk, country and other traditional styles with the sleek modern energy of do-it-yourself, homespun, punk-fueled rock. The tunes are plucked from the Big Damn Band’s lives, their community or from the canonical songbook that fed the Rev. Peyton’s formative creative identity. It’s a mix that’s allowed the band to win fans from all corners of the Americana and rock worlds, and bring a new generation to blues and other roots music.
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So Delicious is a perfect Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band album, with songs that speak from the heart and capture the trio — whose sound has been honed over 250 annual road dates during the last eight years — playing at their peak. That constant touring lead the band to be awarded “Best Band of the Warped Tour” and to the stages of famed festivals such as Austin City Limits, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, WOMAD, Telluride, Cambridge Folk, All Good, King Biscuit, Juke Joint and DelFest, among many other prestigious gigs.
The band’s last record, Between the Ditches, which debuted at number one on the iTunes blues chart and landed on Billboard’s pop albums chart in 2012, continued the momentum, bringing the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band to an even larger, demographic-leaping audience thanks to the powerhouse songs “Devils Look Like Angels” and “Something for Nothing,” which were video and radio hits.
Now So Delicious offers a feast of new music from the Rev. and his accomplices.
“I can’t wait to get out on the road and bring this record to the fans. We have made a record we are so proud of, but there is nothing that compares to the interaction and community of our live show,” he says.
In-store Dates:
Sun., Feb. 15 BLOOMINGTON, IN Landlocked Music
Tue., Feb. 17 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Indy CD & Vinyl
Thu., Feb. 19 TOLEDO, OH Culture Clash Records
Fri., Feb. 20 CINCINATTI, OH Shake It Records
Sat., Feb. 21 NASHVILLE, TN Grimeys
Sun., Feb. 22 ST. LOUIS MO Vintage Vinyl
Tour Dates: Wed., Feb. 25 CHICAGO, IL Reggie’s Rock Club Thu., Feb. 26 FLINT, MI Machine Shop Fri., Feb. 27 FERNDALE, MI Magic Bag+ Sat., Feb. 28 DAYTON, OH Oddbody’s Sun., March 1 TOLEDO, OH Frankie’s Toledo Wed., March 4 SPRINGFIELD, IL Donnie’s Homespun Thu., March 5 MADISON, WI – Frequency+ Fri., March 6 ST. PAUL, MN Turf Club Sat., March 7 DES MOINES, IA Gas Lamp Tue., March 10 JACKSONVILLE FL Jack Rabbit Thu., March 11 ORLANDO, FL Will’s Pub Fri., March 13 DELRAY BEACH, FL Vintage Tap Sat., March 14 BRADENTON, FL Ace’s Sun., March 15 TAMPA, FL State Theater Tue.-Fri., March 17-20 AUSTIN, TX SXSW Sat., March 21 DALLAS, TX Gas Monkey Tue., March 24 ALBUQUERQUE, NM Low Spirits Wed., March 25 FLAGSTAFF, AZ Orpheum Thu., March 26 PHOENIX, AZ Crescent Fri., March 27 SAN DIEGO, CA Merrow Sat., March 28 LOS ANGELES, CA The Mint Sun., March 29 LAS VEGAS, NV Beauty Bar Wed., April 1 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Urban Lounge Fri., April 3 DENVER, CO Bluebird Theater Sat., April 4 FORT COLLINS, CO Hodi’s Sun., April 5 LINCOLN, NE Bourbon Theater Tue., April 7 KANSAS CITY, MO Knuckleheads Wed., April 8 ST. LOUIS, MO Plush Thu., April 9 FAYETTEVILLE, AR George’s Majestic Lounge Sat., April 11 CLARKSDALE, MS Juke Joint Festival Sat., April 18 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Butler Arts Fest Wed., April 22 COLUMBUS, OH Woodlands Tavern Thu., April 23 CLEVELAND, OH Grog Shop Tue., April 28 LEXINGTON KY Cosmic Charlie’s Wed., April 29 ASHEVILLE, NC Grey Eagle Thu., April 30 ATLANTA, GA The Earl Fri., May 1 CHAPEL HILL, NC Local 506 Sat., May 2 WASHINGTON DC The Hamilton Tue., May 5 ANNAPOLIS, MD Ram’s Head Live Wed., May 6 HARRISBURG PA Appalachian Brewing Co Thu., May 7 NEW YORK, NY Mercury Lounge Fri., May 8 BOSTON, MA Thunder Road
Acoustic Nation is written by Laura B. Whitmore, a music industry marketing veteran, music journalist and editor, who has contributed to Parade.com, Guitar World, and others. She has interviewed hundreds of musicians and hosts the She Rocks Podcast. As the founder of the Women’s International Music Network, she advocates for women in the music industry and produces the annual She Rocks Awards. She is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Positive Grid, making the world safe for guitar exploration everywhere! A guitarist and singer/songwriter, Laura is currently co-writing an album of pop songs that empower and energize girls.
