Location: Waterloo Records
Date: Jul 26, 2024
Time: 4:00 P.M.
Free Event | Supported by KUTX
Blackgrass, Swamp Dogg’s remarkable new album, is no history lesson. Produced by Ryan Olson (Bon Iver, Poliça) and recorded with an all-star band including Noam Pikelny, Sierra Hull, Jerry Douglas, Chris Scruggs, Billy Contreras, and Kenny Vaughan, the collection is a riotous blend of past and present, mixing the sacred and the profane in typical Swamp Dogg fashion as it blurs the lines between folk, roots, country, blues, and soul. The tracklist is an eclectic one—brand new originals and vintage Swamp Dogg classics sit side by side with reimaginings of ’70s R&B hits and timeless ’50s pop tunes—but the performances are thoroughly cohesive, filtering everything through a progressive Appalachian lens that nods to tradition without ever being bound by it. KUTX’s Jack Anderson will be interviewing Swamp Dogg on the Waterloo Records Stage at 5pm!
