Hello dear friends and family, 
2020 has been a heck of a year, to say the least!! 
We're grateful to have made it this far (mostly) unscathed.  Usually at the end of the year, we're reflecting on all the miles and smiles we've traveled and exchanged.  Looking back at 2019, and even the beginning of 2020, it's hard to believe how busy we kept ourselves.  We have appreciated the long moment of stillness to collect our thoughts and see where we're at.  

We’ve managed to keep up our spirits despite the changes…

Join us on the North Shore for the Covington Porch Fest! 

Saturday, December 12th, 2-5pm 

There will be 5 porches and 5 bands, all withing walking distance of each other. 
Bring a non-perishable food item to support the North Shore Food Bank. There will be collection containers at every porch! 

We will be set up and playing at 626 N. Jackson St. Covington, LA 

Mask up and bundle up! 

BE SAFE and BE LOVE! 
xoxo M&M 
Melissa and Matthew DeOrazio 
The Dirty Rain Revelers

Hey folks, 

Thanks so much for opening our newsletter and taking a moment to read.  I usually send these out around the beginning of the month, but life-at-large has found us less than a week away from Halloween and then Election Day! 

By now, I hope you've voted early or mailed in your ballot, safe and sound.  If you're voting on Election Day, I bid you much patience and grace as you take the time to stand in line to exercise your civic duty in these ever-important times. 

I mentioned in our last…

What a heck of a month we've had (collectively) since our last newsletter! 
Fires, storms, conventions and more social unrest.  I have no doubt that these times will continue to be a pressurizer, forcing change in various ways, whether we like it or not. 
Gratefully, we side-stepped the double gulf storms, though our hearts ache for the TX-LA regions impacted by the massive Hurricane Laura. 
We've been enjoying our break from social media, and steady in the studio, mixing/editing and reading more. 

As W.B…

Hey Friends! 

We're nearly 5 months off the road now, the longest we've ever gone without regular gigging.  We're both beginning to feel the effect of this in our playing, in our state of mind and our very approach to making music.  Not an easy path to navigate, but we do our best to keep each other hopeful and inspired.  
We're continuing to write and record (new album in 2021?); 
To play and record our Facebook Live from the Porch Sessions (new live album 2021?);  
And encouraging ourselves to explore more…