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Folk, Americana and Indie RockThe Pinkerton Raid
Slotting at grassroots festivals from Appalachia to the Atlantic Coast, The Pinkerton Raid pushes at the borders of folk, Americana and indie rock to craft a sound for dreamers around a campfire.
Songwriter Jesse James DeConto grew up in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with his dad’s guitar and his mom’s FM radio tuned to Soulsville, the Village, Liverpool and Laurel Canyon. Those inheritances mingle with the foothills-folk and alt-country of his chosen home of Durham, N.C. Critics have heard echoes of disparate influences, from Neil Young and The Band, to Wilco, The White Stripes, Sharon Van Etten and David Bowie.
The Pinkerton Raid has shared stages with Illiterate Light, The Ballroom Thieves, Noah Gundersen, Lowland Hum, and The Collection, whose songwriter David Wimbish produced the band’s fourth full-length album WHERE THE WILDEST SPIRITS FLY with Jeff Crawford at Arbor Ridge Studio.
Back-to-back releases in 2017 & 2018 brought the band from Charleston to Chicago to Brattleboro, Vt., with slots at the Festival for the Eno and Shakori Hills, a session at Daytrotter and critical acclaim from Paste, Popdose, Aquarian Weekly and more. AmericanaUK calls the songs “anthemic.” “You won’t be able to stop humming,” said No Depression.
In 2020-2021, the band has been releasing a series of indie-rock singles. American Songwriter called “Dream the Sun” a “radiant … message of hope.” Glide Magazine said “Rebel Mama Blues” “purrs with the garage rock swagger of The White Stripes and the irritated kick of Cage the Elephant,” while The Big Takover called it “a blast of zeitgeist-capturing political garage-psych … Bowie-meets-Black Keys.”
Topping 100,000 streams on Spotify, “Cinnamon Sweet” is both “thunderous” and “playful,” says Spill Magazine. Released on Feb. 26, “Au Cheval” is “breezy” and “hip-shaking,” according to Floated Mag. These are among a dozen new songs due for release on the band’s fifth full-length album in 2022.
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Steven Hall (of Swim in the Wild)
Although the practice goes as far back as 1996, in 2002 Steven picked up a guitar alongside a childhood best friend and began writing and producing music from shared perspectives. This created a path from middle school punk bands and church youth bands, to RnB/Hip Hop one-offs and Myspace Indie projects. Many of these projects were shared with Steven’s brother inevitably leading to the band, Swim in the Wild (est. 2012). However, there are seemingly endless notebooks full of songs that go across the board of genres, writing styles, productions, and personal or vicarious experiences. In 2016, Steven began performing his solo work and sharing his music on a broader spectrum. We anticipate his published music by 2022 on all platforms, touching his Carolina roots of Soul, Folk, and Experimentation.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Evening Muse, 3227 N Davidson St, Charlotte, United States
Tickets
USD 10 to USD 12