Bluesfest is the concert event that keeps on giving! In a major announcement today from Bluesfest Touring, yet another truly magical double bill has been offered up from their team. The combination of NATHANIEL RATELIFF and THE NIGHT SWEATS and ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES is going to be an evening of high octane soulful entertainment for Sydney and Melbourne fans.
NATHANIEL RATELIFF and THE NIGHT SWEATS are based in Denver, Colorado. They mix rock ‘n’ roll swagger with classic soul, R&B and a touch of country. They will make their long-awaited return to Australian shores following their explosive Australian shows in 2019.
It took Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats less than five years to become one of the most recognizable new forces in contemporary rock ‘n’ roll. Since 2015, Rateliff has led his denim-clad, horn-flanked Night Sweats, supplying the zeal of a whiskey-chugging Pentecostal preacher to songs about this world’s shared woes.
When Rateliff returned from his pandemic-truncated solo tour in March 2020, he struggled with the same question that vexed so many of us then – what now? Fortunately, he returned to his Colorado homestead and penned a set of songs that synthesized his introspection with his anthemic inclinations. The result is The Future, the third Night Sweats album but the first to capture this octet’s true depth and breadth.
ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES from Birmingham Alabama, are known for their powerhouse soul, funk rock with their charismatic singer Paul Janeway, and are returning to the Bluesfest and touring as an audience favourite.
A fever dream in sonic form, St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ new album The Alien Coast represents the most adventurous and original output yet from an ever-evolving musical powerhouse. In a profound shift for the Alabama-bred eight-piece—Paul Janeway (vocals), Jesse Phillips (bass), Browan Lollar (guitar), Kevin Leon (drums), Al Gamble (keyboards), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), Chad Fisher (trombone), and Amari Ansari (saxophone)—the band’s fourth full-length and first for ATO Records strays far from the time-bending soul of past work like their 2014 debut, arriving at a convergence of rock & roll, R&B, psychedelia and funk. At turns explosive, elegant, and unhinged, that sound makes for a majestic backdrop to St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ visceral exploration of the strangest dimensions of the human psyche. They are a Musical Experience Like No Other!
All Bluesfest Touring artists will be playing Bluesfest Byron Bay next Easter Long Weekend, from Thursday 6th – Monday 10th April 2023. Tickets on sale at www.bluesfest.com.au.
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS & ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES Sideshows
Mon 10-Apr-2023 – Forum, Melbourne
Thu 13-Apr-2023 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
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