Western Publicity Press Release: Heather West, Western Publicity, westernpublicity@gmail.com
“I thought it would be funny to have a little girl with my voice. Plus, it shows that sometimes mean things can come in pretty packages. You just never can tell.” The Reverend Peyton says about his bands new “Omen-esque” video for their lead single “Devils Look Like Angels.”
Directed by Kevin Custer (The Gaslight Anthem, Hatebreed, Lil Wayne) and shot in Bloomington, IN, the bands 8 year old fan Elsie McNulty cleverly depicts the true lyrical essence behind “Devils Look Like Angels.”
“Devils Looks Like Angels” comes from the bands new album Between The Ditches , which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Blues chart this week. The Big Damn Band is currently on a full headlining U.S. Tour doing what they do best, blowing people away with their incendiary live show. You can check out the video via the YouTube link below, as well as see a full list of the bands headlining tour dates.
Click here to see the new video:
http://youtu.be/sRWMwpPlm28
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band plays a brand of Americana and Blues that stands alone - Delta blues and hillbilly fervor combine with musical acuity sharp as razor wire - best know, this trio is a force to be reckoned with.
Their fifth album celebrates the growl of a good truck engine, the fiercest passion for their country home and the importance of family. The an uncanny ability to breathe new life into old forms of music give the Big Damn Band a pedigree many Americana acts would kill for and an ironclad work ethic keeps them on the road playing for the people with hurricane force. Locked in with an audience, the band create their own community and welcome the crowd into it, transporting them away from their troubles to joyous release, the way great musicians have done for centuries. The Rev. J. Peyton, his wife Breezy and distant cousin Aaron "Cuz" Persinger are a living breathing embodiment of the traditions and hard work ethic native to their Brown County, Indiana home.
With a reputation for their incendiary live shows well established, The Big Damn Band set out to make the album that would finally capture the same heat. Recorded at White Arc Studio in Bloomington, Indiana, the album was produced by The Rev. Peyton and Paul Mahern (John Mellencamp, Iggy Pop) and mastered by Brian Lucey (Black Keys, Dr. John, Shins). For previous albums, the band had recorded live, straight through in the same mode as a live show. Between the Ditches came together more slowly, with care. “We approached it saying we were going to make a record this time, not just a recording,” explained the Rev. He used a different guitar set up on almost every track, employing two ‘30s National guitars, a cigar box guitar, a custom shop Gibson flattop 1929 L2 and an Airline map electric guitar. The primary amps are custom Weber amps made by Weber speakers – both are one of a kind.
Between The Ditches features a new level of craftmanship in both recording technique and songwriting. The Rev. feels that it's their best album to date."I'm very proud of this album, the songwriting and the playing." The guitar playing alone should put the Rev. in the same class with his much revered idols. The songwriting boasts an added maturity and runs the gamut in subject matter from the barn burning, tongue in cheek, “Shut the Screen”, (where "It’s too dang hot and the bugs are too dang mean") to the evils of strip mining, an issue close to the hearts of this Indiana born and bred band in “Don't Grind It Down”. There seems to be a theme expressed throughout the album and stated clearly in their first single,“Devils Look Like Angels”: "Devil don’t live down in hell, the devil’s right here doing very well".
This band is fun sure, a lot of fun, but they are for real. From virtuoso musicianship to great songwriting, Between The Ditches has got it all. All from a little Brown County, Indiana band that's got the nerve (and the right) to call themselves Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.
Reverend Peyton Big Damn Band On Tour
8/23/12 Grand Rapids MI Billy’s Lounge
8/24/12 Traverse City MI Brewfest
8/25/12 Traverse City MI Brewfest
8/31/12 Kansas City MO Crossroads
9/2/12 Cookeville TN Muddy Roots Fest
9/6/12 Harrisonburg VA Clementine Cafe
9/7/12 Roanoke VA Growlers
9/8/12 Norfolk VA Norva
9/11/12 Asheville NC Jack of the Wood
9/12/12 Athens GA GA Theater
9/13/12 Atlanta GA Smith’s
9/14/12 Bristol TN Rhythm and Roots fest
9/15/12 Terre Haute IN Blues at the Crossroads
9/17/12 St Louis MO Firebird
9/19/12 Houston TX HOB Peacock
9/20/12 San Antonio TX Sam’s Burger Joint
9/21/12 Fort Worth TX Live Oak
9/22/12 Austin TX Stubbs Jr late show
9/24/12 Tulsa OK Mercury Lounge
9/25/12 Hot Springs AR Maxine’s
9/26/12 Fayetteville AR Blues, Bikes, and BBQ
9/29/12 Belfast IRE Empire Music Hall
9/30/12 Cork City IRE Crane Lane Theatre
10/1/12 Dublin IRE The Button Factory
10/6/12 Katowice POL Rawa Blues Festival
10/10/12 Avesta SWE Garaget
10/12/12 Oslo NOR Herr Nilsen
10/15/12 Bristol UK The Tunnels
10/16/12 Wolverhampton UK The Robin 2
10/18/12 London UK Monto Water Rats
10/27/12 Salt Lake City UT State Room
10/30/12 Boise ID Neurolux
10/31/12 Bend OR Annex
11/1/12 Eugene OR
11/2/12 Portland OR Dante’s
11/3/12 Seattle WA Tractor
11/6/12 San Francisco CA Bottom of the Hill
11/9/12 Los Angeles CA Mint
11/13/12 Tucson AZ Club Congress
11/14/12 Phoenix AZ Crescent
11/15/12 Flagstaff AZ Green Room
11/16/12 Santa Fe NM Santa Fe Sol
11/17/12 Denver CO Bluebird
11/23/12 Indianapolis IN Vogue
11/24/12 Cincinnati OH Taft Theater Ballroom
For More Information visit
www.bigdamnband.com
