Event
Dusty 45’s 7pm $12ad/$15door
Date/Time
Date(s) - 27/08/2015
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Categories
Thursday August 27
The Dusty 45’s
7pm
$12 adv. $15 dos
The Dusty 45s have a reputation for firing up the crowd. They deliver their rockin’, high-energy music at just the right throttle to keep fans on their feet, begging for more. Over the years, the group has devoured styles ranging from twang country, jump blues, surf, and pure rock & roll, mixed-in elements from influences such as Dixieland and Jazz, and serve-it-up as a sizzling sound all their own.
The Dusty 45s are proud to partner with DESC (formerly Downtown Emergency Service Center). DESC’s mission is to shelter and house Seattle’s most vulnerable homeless adults, particularly those with serious mental and addictive illnesses. DESC is vital organization in the Seattle community, and The Dusty 45s are pleased to be associated with their valuable work
The Dustys specialize in the archaic sounds of the ’50s and ’60s, with emphasis on the dance-happy backbeat that used to be the hallmark of the hit single, bouncing from rockabilly to jumpin’ jive, barrelhouse blues, hard-core honky-tonk and other roots-heavy forms. Lead vocalist Billy Joe Huels has a larger-than-life and slightly out-of-control baritone that combines the authentic drawl of Johnny Cash with the mania of The Cramps’ Lux Interior. Lead guitarist Jerry Battista supplies an encyclopedia of twangy licks that add a rush of cool electric sparks to every track, with Micah Hulscher’s piano providing the push that sends the music into overdrive. Hits include “Play the Game,” a Latin-flavored polka with a dramatic Elvis-style vocal, and a bluesy, extended take on “St. James Infirmary.” The low-key production brings to mind the Sun Records echo chamber and adds to the music’s blue-collar charm.
-J. Poet, Phoenix New Times
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One of Seattle’s most entertaining live bands adds a God-fearing gospel sound to an effervescent blend of swing, rockabilly, honky tonk, jump blues, country and western and mariachi on its new album, featuring a dozen originals and one cover tune. The title song is a tongue-in-cheek morality tale about the darker side of life. The album closes with a rambunctious version of Lieber and Stoller’s “Saved,” about a guy who used to “smoke and drink and dance the hoochie-coo” before turning in his devil horns. In between, is an intriguing blend of rockers and ballads punctuated by singer-guitarist Billy Joe Huels’ south-of-the-border trumpet playing. Grade B.
-Gene Stout, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Dusty 45s = Elvis + Cab Calloway + Mickey Gilly + Ray Charles
Although I never really liked the term Americana, it fits the Dusty 45s perfectly. The 45s touch on all points of American music, from rhythm and blues (“New Romance”) to New Orleans jazz (“St. James Infirmary”) to straight-up Memphis rock n’ roll (“My Heart Bleeds”) to good old gospel (“Saved”) and honky-tonk (“Leave you in the End”). Billy Joe Huels’ trumpet sets this record on fire, and Micah Hulscher’s piano and organ-playing gives it its fluent charm and character. The artwork depicting scantily clad devil and angel girls makes me hope to be saved by either side. Anyone who claims to be into roots music will love this record.
-James Orme, Slug Magazine
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The Dusty 45s’ latest record is an upbeat romp of gospel-inspired country tunes that will make even the sons and daughters of Utah pioneers feel they were born and raised in
the Bible Belt. “The Devil Takes His Turn” features honky-tonk guitar work, toe-tapping horns and plucky piano led by the rootsy vocals of Billy Joe Huels. Try not to bounce to the rhythm as Huels crows “religion is your spell/ throw away your passions/ or you’ll go straight to hell.
-Sam Vicchrilli, Bryer Wharton, and Dan Nailen, Salt Lake TribuneComing to see the show from out of town? Please visit our friends at the Adams Mark Hotel.
Please call 716-845-5100 to get a special Sportsmen’s Tavern Rate for Concert Series Ticket Holders.
Or try the Best Western on Delaware Avenue
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Please Note that the artists have a 3 hour window to complete the show. This does not meant the performance will be 3 hours in length.
