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Nederland, Colorado is high up in Rocky Mountain country, a place where
people live and play in a picturesque time and space. And in this
remote mountain town, there’s a unique ensemble of egoless Earth
dwellers that are known around these parts as Elephant Revival.
This soulful, seductive quiver of 20-something songwriters and
multi-instrumentalists reign from points across the United States.
Since Oct. 2006, Dan Rodriguez, Bonnie Paine, Dango Rose, Sage T. Cook
and Bridget Law have herded in a greatly applauded neo-acoustic gyptic
revival at festivals, clubs, house concerts and theaters from the
Rockies to the Ozarks and all points in between. The revival is totally
original yet pays homage to some influences - Little Feat, The Band,
Leftover Salmon, Tha Musemeant, Billie Holiday, Bonnie's mom, Taj
Mahal, Bob Dylan, Randy Crouch, Holy Modal Rounders, traditional Celtic
and Scottish song-craft, Colorado bluegrass, roots reggae and mountain
hip-hop.
Each Elephant possesses remarkable and uncanny vocal abilities which
can be heard during every performance. The individual members also
carry a vast amount of instrumental talent - Rodriguez plays a
distinctive finger-style acoustic guitar while Law enchants the
audience with her fiddle. Rose grooves on the upright bass and mandolin
while Cook plays a variety of instruments including electric banjo,
electric guitar, mandolin and upright bass. Ms. Paine channels the
rhythmic mean on the washboard and djembe, and occasionally will bow an
eerie yet angelic line out of the musical saw. Bonnie’s vocal prowess
has been compared to the likes of Natalie Merchant and Grace Slick but
her uniqueness cannot be pinned down by comparison.
Individually and collectively the band members have performed with some
of the most prolific performers of our time like Michael Franti, Bela
Fleck, John Paul Jones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon,
Little Feat, members of Nickel Creek, George Clinton and Parliament
Funkadelic, Hot Buttered Rum, Hackensaw Boys, New Monsoon, Railroad
Earth, Vince Herman, Drew Emmitt, Benny Galloway, Crooked Still, Uncle
Earl, The Mammals, Randy Crouch, Kirk Rundstrum, My Tea-Kind, members
of String Cheese Incident, Boubacar Diebate, Tha Musemeant, Taarka,
Cornmeal, High on the Hog, John Cowan and countless others in personal
and public scenarios.
Just like the elephant that leaves little or no trace behind, Elephant
Revival is in the process of converting their diesel powered school bus
to run on vegetable oil in 2008. Also on tap this year is their debut
album produced by longtime collaborator and friend David Tiller
(ThaMuseMeant, Taarka), a healthy run through the summer festival
circuit, and forays into the international independent film market.
So whether you need to get on the dance floor to shake off those “Jet
Lag Blues” or the “Ring Around the Moon” has got you wired for sound,
one Elephant Revival show will save your soul from stagnation. Or at
the very least, you’ll be roaming the Rockies looking for Elephants.
http://www.myspace.com/elephantrevival
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