Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band to Release Between the Ditches on Side One Dummy August 7th

New Single  Summer Touring Heavy on Festival Performances Announced Roaring out of the southern Indiana foothills comes Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band playing 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 new album Between The Ditches  is a chronicle of this lifestyle, it arrives August 7th on Side One Dummy as the band hits a plethora of festivals and club dates all summer (see below). The band heads to Europe at the end of September for a full tour, dates to be announced shortly.  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. My Old Kentucky Blog premieres the first single, "Devils Look Like Angels" this morning, listen to it here: http://www.myoldkentuckyblog.com/?p=30435 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, Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band! Reverend Peyton Big Damn Band On Tour Thu, May 31                  Minneapolis, MN           The Brick (with Flogging Molly)       Fri, June 1                     Omaha, NE                   Sokol Auditorium (with Flogging Molly) Fri, June 8                     Lawrence, KS                The Granada Sat, June 9                   Columbia, MO               Mojo's    Fri, June 15                   Rochester, MN              Hambone Festival Fri, June 22                   Hamilton, OH                Paddlefest Tue, June 26                 Buffalo, NY                   Tralf Music Hall Wed, June 27                Harrisburg, PA              Appalachian Brewing Company Thu, June 28                 Hartford, CT                  The Russian Lady    Fri, June 29                   Burlington, VT               Nectar's   Sat, June 30                  Plymouth, NH                The Flying Monkey  Sun, July 1                    Brooklyn, NY                Brooklyn Bowl           Tue, July 3                    McGaheysville, VA        Summer Jam at Massanutten Resort Thu, July 5                    Aspen, CO                    Snowmass Village Jazz Aspen Snowmass Fri, July 13                    Cincinnati, OH               Sawyer Point     Bunbury Fest w/ Jane's Addiction Sat, July 14                   Ferndale, MI                  DIY Street Fair Fri, July 20                    Hutchinson, MN             River Song Music Festival    Fri, July 27                    Jackson, WY                Town Square Tavern        Sat, July 28                   Snowbird, UT                Snowbird Ski  Resort     Snowbird Cool Air Series      Sat, Aug 4                    Kokomo, IN                  Performing Arts Center At Foster Park    Weberfest   Sun, Aug 5                    Bluffton, IN                   Kehoe Park Sat,  Aug 11                  Indianapolis, IN             State Fair Sun, Aug 19                  North Thornton, NH        White Mountain Boogie n’ Blues Festival Fri, Aug 31                    Kansas City, MO           Crossroads Del Yeah Fest w/ Del McCoury Band Sun, Sep 2                    Cookeville, TN               Muddy Roots Fest Fri, Sep 14                    Bristol, TN                     Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Sat, Sep 22                   Tahlequah, OK              Sparrow Hawk Camp     Riverstomp Music Festival Wed, Sep 26                 Fayetteville, AR             Bikes, Blues and BBQ Sat, Sep 29                   Belfast, Ireland              Empire Music Hall         Sat, Oct 6                     Katowice, Poland          Spodek Sporthall          Rawa Music Festival Additional European Dates TBA      Fri, Nov            23                     Indianapolis, IN             The Vogue Theater For More Information visit www.bigdamnband.com or www.sideonedummy.com. 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