Dustbowl Revival
Before they hit the road with their booty-shakin americana folk soul, Founder Z. Lupetin sat down with us virtually from SoCal to share the band’s story and music.
In This Episode
- Z has been a writer and a musician since a young age, in bands since he was in 8th grade. It was film school and a desire to be a screenwriter that brought him to Los Angeles, but the never-ending need to be in a band had him turn to Craig’s List to start one up out there. And thus Dustbowl Revival was born.
- We dive in to their catalog and spend time with some special tracks specifically to hear the backstory and inspiration behind them, as well as the evolution and maturation from the early years to today.
- Z performs “Sonic Boom” live acoustic during the interview! Make sure to check out this very stripped down version.
Biography
Dustbowl Revival has always been about pushing the boundaries of what American roots music can be. After celebrating over a decade of sonic adventuring and playing thousands of shows together in ten countries and counting, the group collected a devoted fanbase globally.
After spending years on the road, selling out hometown shows at LA’s famed Troubadour, headlining festivals and wowing crowds from Denmark to China, Dustbowl Revival never stopped making their joyful, booty-shaking soul songs and cut-to-heart folk-rock ballads that lift up their transcendent live shows.
Founder Z. Lupetin sought to find fellow musicians who shared his roving love of Louis Armstrong, Bob Wills, Old Crow Medicine Show, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin and the brass bands of New Orleans, but also wanted to write songs like Americana pioneers Wilco, Lucinda Williams and even Bruce Springsteen.
