Levee Drivers are a band with a lost identity? At least it seems that no one seems to know who they are? Are they
an acoustic duo? Power Trio? A White Stripes cover band? What they
are, is Philadelphia's best kept secret. After sets like last Saturday night, when they performed at Craft
Culture presented by Maxwell's On Main, they won't be a secret for much
longer!
Levee Drivers Live At Maxwell's on Main - 'Poor Boy Shoes' & 'Whichita'
Gearing up for their upcoming EP release and eventual LP release, Levee Drivers were back to their power trio form with Jeff Orlowski on drums, Kyle Perella on bass, and August John Lutz II on harmonica, vocals and electric guitar joined on a few songs by songstress Chelsea Mitchell. For two sets worth of songs, they impressed the crowd, turning out new songs, older songs unreleased & released alike, with some covers to shake it up.
Clearly the band has been working hard on tuning up the catalog as some of the songs have never sounded better. As a special treat, the final two covers came with a twist; 'Ring of Fire' was had the tempo brought down a few notches, and their standby 'Jolene' was sung by August instead of the traditional female vocals made famous by Dolly Parton and more recently Norah Jones.
************************************* Be sure to check out the videos. August totally released his inner Glenn Danzig on some songs from their original Levee Drivers EP including 'Poor Boy Shoes' in the above video. The video quality isn't the best, but the sound quality make it worth it!
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Levee Drivers cover 'Seven Nation Army' origially by the White Stripes
Levee Drivers Maxwell's On Main -
Doylestown playlist 4-27-2013
** Set 1 **
1. Off Them Tracks ** new **
2. Burbon Coated Blues ** upcoming EP **
3. I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen
4. Tennessee Girl Levee Drivers EP
5. Hotel Yorba White Stripes
6. Another Girl Gone unreleased original
7. Poor Boy Shoes Levee Drivers EP (VIDEO)
8. Wichita Levee Drivers EP (VIDEO)
9. That's Alright Mama original by Arthur Crudup released by Elvis
10. Leavin' Town Levee Drivers EP (VIDEO)
** Set 2 **
1. Them Heartaches unreleased original
2. Old City Walls unreleased original (VIDEO)
3. Seven Nation Army White Stripes (VIDEO)
4. Bound By That Ride unreleased original
5. Late Night Bar Room Two Step ** new **
6. Waking Up In Memphis ** upcoming EP **
7. Old 45's unreleased original
8. Home & A Box Full of Wine ** new **
9. Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash
10. Jolene Dolly Parton
11. There You Go unreleased original
Levee Drivers - 'Leavin' Town'
At publication time, 'Old City Walls' was still uploading. Be sure to check out the Root Down In the Shadow YouTube channel for the video.
Levee Drivers Live At Maxwell's on Main - 'Poor Boy Shoes' & 'Whichita'
Gearing up for their upcoming EP release and eventual LP release, Levee Drivers were back to their power trio form with Jeff Orlowski on drums, Kyle Perella on bass, and August John Lutz II on harmonica, vocals and electric guitar joined on a few songs by songstress Chelsea Mitchell. For two sets worth of songs, they impressed the crowd, turning out new songs, older songs unreleased & released alike, with some covers to shake it up.
Clearly the band has been working hard on tuning up the catalog as some of the songs have never sounded better. As a special treat, the final two covers came with a twist; 'Ring of Fire' was had the tempo brought down a few notches, and their standby 'Jolene' was sung by August instead of the traditional female vocals made famous by Dolly Parton and more recently Norah Jones.
************************************* Be sure to check out the videos. August totally released his inner Glenn Danzig on some songs from their original Levee Drivers EP including 'Poor Boy Shoes' in the above video. The video quality isn't the best, but the sound quality make it worth it!
************************************
Levee Drivers cover 'Seven Nation Army' origially by the White Stripes
Levee Drivers Maxwell's On Main -
Doylestown playlist 4-27-2013
** Set 1 **
1. Off Them Tracks ** new **
2. Burbon Coated Blues ** upcoming EP **
3. I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen
4. Tennessee Girl Levee Drivers EP
5. Hotel Yorba White Stripes
6. Another Girl Gone unreleased original
7. Poor Boy Shoes Levee Drivers EP (VIDEO)
8. Wichita Levee Drivers EP (VIDEO)
9. That's Alright Mama original by Arthur Crudup released by Elvis
10. Leavin' Town Levee Drivers EP (VIDEO)
1. Them Heartaches unreleased original
2. Old City Walls unreleased original (VIDEO)
3. Seven Nation Army White Stripes (VIDEO)
4. Bound By That Ride unreleased original
5. Late Night Bar Room Two Step ** new **
6. Waking Up In Memphis ** upcoming EP **
7. Old 45's unreleased original
8. Home & A Box Full of Wine ** new **
9. Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash
10. Jolene Dolly Parton
11. There You Go unreleased original
Levee Drivers - 'Leavin' Town'
At publication time, 'Old City Walls' was still uploading. Be sure to check out the Root Down In the Shadow YouTube channel for the video.
Just my opinion but I think Levee Drivers are best as a power band. Together they have a way of creating suspense in a song. The song builds up and you wait knowing they are going to Rock Out again! Levee Drivers do that better than any other local band!
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