I remember the first time I heard a Dangermuffin guitar-lick. I stopped thinking and my face lit up. Before 10 seconds could elapse in the song – Moonscapes – I clicked trackback to start it over. I let the smooth notes coil into my eardrums and turn the corners of mouth into a big smile. Then I heard Dan Lotti’s voice glide over the music and a wave of goose bumps crashed on my shoulder blades and trickled down my spine.
Dangermuffin – Moonscapes
I love new music and I am not unfamiliar to discovering a group that is producing rich and innovative tunes, but there was something different about this band. The Dangermuffin boys – Dan Lotti, Mike Sivilli and Steven Sandifer – have a true American style. Their melodies and lyrical messages embody a progressive American identity founded in values of peace, openness, and unity.
The Dangermuffin sound is like a savory American stew, based in bluegrass and rock yet spiced with foreign flavors of funk, afro-beat and reggae. Their new album – Olly Oxen Free – will treat your ears to something new. You will not only taste exquisite, melting-pot melodies but you will also hear messages of growth, social-critique, and peace in songs like Homestead, Rattle That cage, and The Rising Souls.
Dangermuffin – Homestead
Dangermuffin – Rattle That Cage
Dangermuffin – The Rising Souls
Dangermuffin makes me proud. No, I do not know them nor have I met them but their music stimulates subtle feelings of patriotism within me. They give Americans a soft voice, away from the stereotypical dominating American demeanor. You cannot have true pride without humility and I believe that by listening to Dangermuffin you can build on both.
I’ll be seeing the Dangermuffin boys in two-day’s time at San Francisco’s Brick and Mortar Music Hall. I encourage you to take a look below and find out when they come to your neck of the woods.
9/13 – San Francisco, CA – Brick and Mortar Music Hall
9/15 – Coloma, CA – American River Music Festival
9/15 – Lotus, CA – Gringo’s Add
9/29 – Folly Beach, SC – Folly Floatilla Festival
10/06 – Myrtle Beach, SC – Oktoberfest
10/20 – Milledgeville, GA – Deep Roots Festival
11/02 – Asheville, NC – Jack of the Wood
11/05 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant Street
11/07/12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe
11/08/12 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
11/09/12 – Buffalo, NY – Nietzsche’s
11/11/12 – Burlington, VT – Club Metronome
These guys are about to make it big, I can feel it. Make sure to listen through their 3rd full-length Album – Olly Oxen Free – it’s available today!
-Grant LaCorte
