New American Roots Album Tour...Back pOrchEstra at Sweetwater Wed Apr 22 w/ guest Jesse DeNatale
Schedule
Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Sweetwater Music Hall | Mill Valley, CA
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New American Roots Album Tour...Back pOrchEstra at Sweetwater Wed Apr 22 8:00 w/ guest Jesse DeNataleDoors: 7:00 PM Purchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38220986
Celebrating the new album, "Stories In The Heart," on Globe Records ...out now and making some waves..
Back pOrchEstra is Candy Girard (played w/ Delaney Bramlet, Tanya Tucker, Jerry Garcia) on violin, Tim Eschliman (Etta James, Commander Cody & His Western Airmen, The Christmas Jug Band) on vocals & resonator guitar, Bowen Brown (John Lee Hooker, Tommy Castro) on drums, Jen Rund (Lumination, The Real Sarahs) on bass, Gary Potterton (NRPS, Texas Chainsaw) on guitar and dobro plus speial guest Kathy Kennedy (Big Bang Beat, Smokey Robinson) on vocals and Mingo Lewis, Jr. (Vinyl) on percussion.
SPECIAL guest Jesse DeNatale: From SF, Jesse's music has been described as evocative and hopeful, a combination of poetry and storytelling. Over the years his love of various musical genres has inspired him to expand his ideas of songwriting as he continues to find a way to reflect back the realities of being alive. Rich with imagery, intelligence and passion, his music remains timeless. It's soulful accessibility is what has garnered him praise from other artists and has kept his devoted fans listening.
WHAT THEY'VE SAID:
"Now it seems that all the best ones have been driven underground. If there's a leak in the boiler room it's the music of Jesse DeNatale, a unique and original American voice." - Tom Waits
"Here is a musician who is as great as anyone making music now, and among his most devoted followers he is the first in line for handing out the finest. And, city by city and town by town Jesse DeNatale is bringing in the true believers to his tent." Bill Bentley
“Jesse DeNatale's songs are not only well worth hearing, they're well worth hearing again and again." -Ben Fong-Torres, Former Rolling Stone Senior Editor
"One of the most distinctive singers and creative lyricists of his generation and the generations that flank him." - Former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins
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The Back pOrchEstra single, "Ever Think About It" is seeing streaming spikes and we're #1 this week (March 7) on FOUR charts at Roots Music Report: Americana Country Album & Song, Country Album & Song!
https://www.rootsmusicreport.com/charts/view/album/sub_genre/americana-country/weekly/2026-03-07
The album is available everywhere ...streaming / downloads at: https://orcd.co/5xga7nr
LPs and CDs at https://www.globerecords.com and everywhere
Back pOrchEstra: A broad range of Indie Rock and Americana and the American Roots styles that inspired it: country blues, Zydeco, roots rock, Tex Mex, rockabilly, Singer-Songwriter, Motown, Brazilian and Louisiana music. This combo, sprung out of the pandemic has developed a unique, catchy, funky, moody sound, drawing from the varied past. Comparison's have been made to the music of Big Al Anderson (NRBQ), The Band, JJ Cale, Asleep At The Wheel, Dan Hicks, Buddy & Julie Miller, Jesse Ed Davis & Levon Helm.
... some recent Back pOrchEstra mentions!:
"An explosive mix of roots rock, Americana, Cajun, western swing, and blues, with that touch of grit reminiscent of Californian highways and the sultry nights of New Orleans... The guitars slam like saloon doors, the violin traces lines that oscillate between melancholy and jubilation, the rhythm section moves forward with a tranquil groove that never rushes but never falters... Back pOrchEstra delivers a luminous, earthy, profoundly human record. An album that makes you want to sit on a porch, watch the sunset, and let the stories do their work...." - Fred Delforge, Zicazine (translated from French) https://www.zicazic.com/zicazine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=18836
"...What sets 'Stories In The Heart' apart is its sense of balance. Resonator guitar, violin, bass, drums, percussion, dobro, and Telecaster create a flexible, roots-forward palette that allows Back Porchestra to move between styles fluidly. The songs echo traditions without reenacting them, keeping one foot in the past and the other firmly planted in the present." - Vince's Hot Picks (Best of 2026) New Releases Now
“A group of just phenomenal musicians - new album is kinda bluesy, Americana, country, rockin', ..check out 'I'm Wild About My Lovin'' .. I love how the fiddle [Candy Girard] is used on this track” - Payton Burdette, Real Roots Radio
see our music video, "Dusty Road I'm On" video: ...a twangy roots rock number with a Cajun flavor and hints of Jesse Ed Davis and Sid Page.... over 2,000 views!
Our 1st album, "Voices In My Head (Genre Whiplash)" made the Top 100 Albums at Alt.Country Specialty Chart ..choose your music service: https://orcd.co/dw640r4
"It's one fine album" - Ben Fong-Torres (Rolling Stone, Almost Famous)
"...everything from alt. rock to cajun, to country, to Brownie Ford era Western Swing. But the thing that keeps this set together is their excellent songwriting full of smooth never-miss-a-beat lines and vivid imagery. It's a studio album but it sure does have a back porch jam band feel to it" - Calvin Powers, WHUP-FM, americanamusicshow.com
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Where is it happening?
Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941-1800, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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