Sunday - November 2nd, 2008
The Big Damn Band has performed live on NPR on Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know, Sirius Satellite Radio, Jerry Springer, and more.
Rousing, hyper, and authentic brand of blues that sounds like what might come out of that secret meth lab nestled deep in the backwaters of the Mississippi Delta.” - Mike Breen, Cincinnati City Beat
“They made a woman who was wheel chair bound for 20 years get up and dance.” - Kara Luger, Colorado Springs Independent.
“Gifted at guitar/dobro, writing and singing, the Reverend Peyton is a triple threat.” -Tim Richards, Blues News International.
“They sound like Robert Johnson on crack… they get one hell of a sound.” - Steve Hammer, Nuvo Newsweekly, Indianapolis, IN.
THE REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND actually isn’t that big. It’s kinda like your husky pal everyone calls “Tiny.” The young, modest three-piece from Indianapolis makes up for its size deficiency with a high-energy sound steeped in classic Blues tradition. With just acoustic guitar, the occasional dobro, a minimal drum kit and the always reliable washboard, the trio concocts a rousing, hyper and authentic brand of Blues that sounds like what might come out of that secret meth lab nestled deep in the backwaters of the Mississippi delta. But the pumping adrenaline doesn’t take anything away from the trio’s virtuosic grasp on the genre. The Rev. Peyton has a stirring voice dripping with the hallowed, life-worn distinctiveness of the masters, while brother Jayme Peyton (drums) and The Rev’s wife, “Washboard” Breezy, stir up a tornadic rhythmic whirl (the Rev’s acoustic guitar work is as equally frenetic and skilled). See, size doesn’t matter, especially when it comes to from-the-soul, gutbucket Blues music. - MIKE BREEN, Cincinnati CityBeat.
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