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The Driftwood Singers at Comet Tavern Saturday Jan 7
One of my new favorites - The Driftwood Singers play The Comet Tavern Saturday January 7th...they go on at 11pm I believe, there are several bands there - The Tallboys, The Swearengens and Ole Tinder.
More info and link to new video below:
The Driftwood Singers are a surprising contrast to what one might expect from two kids born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles. A duo on Autoharp, banjo, mandolin and fiddle, they perform songs seemingly written from another era –yet vibrant and alive with the DIY ethos of punk. In their early 20s, Pearl Charles and Kris Hutson have been constantly on the road since beginning two years ago, and their debut 5-song EP Look! was recorded on a Sony Walkman for what they call “the transparency of sound.” “We tried it in a studio but there was no urgency or life in our performances because we were in an enclosed space that seemed so far away from any of the places and circumstances that the songs dealt with,” says Hutson.
And the songs they choose and write do have certain circumstances – sometimes grisly – brimming with hope, murder, love, cruelty, lechery, splendor, and all points in between. “We're big fans of the really, really old songs, with tragic stories, love lost and disasters. We're influenced by music that moves you, gives you the chills, and it can draw from the Carter Family era, to Stax era soul songs, and others that might draw from 40s honky-tonk music,” shares Hutson. More than two singers that trade off vocals, the Driftwood Singers harmonize throughout. But those two simple voices, rising and falling together, sound as if there are hidden layers beneath the surface.
The Driftwood Singers are now working on a full-length album with Grammy-nominated producer David Mayfield.
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