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Happy Summer!

We're gearing up for annual sojourn out to New Mexico and Texas!
While last summer's tour found us way out west with lots of shows, we're reeling (real-ing) it in a bit to take a little down time for inspiration/rejuvenation.

Our schedule this summer allows for a balance of shows with some time to rest/write and record, primarily in El Rito, NM.

We'll start in Alexandria and then Austin area, bringing our drummer, Nolan Marsh with us.
Then home for a few days before we start the journey to…

Lots of fun events on the calendar for Feb-March!

Two mini-TX tours and a short run out to GA and back.

Full details on the Calendar page, but see below for where we'll be coming up:

Sun. Feb 3rd - Pensacola Bay Brewery 2-6pm
Sat. Feb 9th - Live Oak Cafe 10:30-1:30pm
Sun. Feb 10th - Rock'n'Roll Marathon - 7:40AM-10:15AM
We'll be at St Charles and Amelia swapping sets with Shawn Williams - Band shows!
Thur Feb 14th - Valentine's Day show at Portside Lounge with Mike Doussan! 8:30-11:30pm
Fri Feb 15th -…

Hello Friends and Happy New Year! 

We're so grateful for the epic year that was 2018 for us, and you all helped make it possible. 
25K miles, and a full year of shows, including many new states and places we'd not yet been; 
a new DRR record; NCIS: New Orleans TV appearance and song placement; 
Melissa played her first Bass guitar gigs; Matthew continues playing with Shawn Williams (who is nominated for two Offbeat Awards here in New Orleans!) 

One day at a time, we keep truckin' down the path, our heads…

Hey friends!  

The open road awaits...just days away from our biggest adventure yet!

Our recent show at New Orleans Museum of Art was amazing, we're so happy with how it turned out.  Thanks to everyone who helped make it magical.  We've got 6 videos from that night uploaded to YouTube now! 

We have a new record in the works!!! We’ll have a limited pre-production run with us on the Spark Tour. 
We’ll finalize the record for release this autumn, but in the meantime we have two singles on the website to…

Hey friends! 

We've got a few more local shows for you before we head out on tour for the summer :) 

Watch new videos here and note that we have organized our youtube into playlists!

UPCOMING SHOWS here 

TOMORROW....DOUBLE GIG... 
June 1st - Band Show! at New Orleans Museum of Art! (Friday Nights at NOMA) 5:30-8:30PM 
June 1st - Duo Show at Buffa's - 1001 Esplanade Ave (9:30PM-midnight) 

June 8th - Band Show! Portside Lounge - 3000 Dryades St. 9pm-midnight 
Also playing will be Matt's new band, Hillbilly…

Lots happening for The DRR this spring/summer!

We just finished filming two scenes with NCIS: New Orleans (Airs Tuesdays on CBS). 
It was an absolute pleasure working with the whole crew; nothing but nice things to be said for these hard-working folks!!!
The episode we're in airs TUESDAY, MAY 15TH ON CBS (8PM CST)  Look for Tom Arnold too!

The two songs we performed on the show - I've Seen and Pick Out Your Own Cloud - will also be on our upcoming duo record (in the process of recording now!)  Look for…

2018 has snuck up on us, and brought extreme cold (at least for us and what we're used to!).  Freezing temps are not the norm for our winter vibes.

This past year felt full of starts and stalls.  So many dreams and ideas we ponder and come up with...just seem to evaporate almost out of the starting gate.  I'll admit, it's difficult sometimes to be both the creator and the manager and activator/motivator.  And sometimes, it's just not the right time yet for an idea to fully manifest.  So with patience and…

The year is winding down, and the retail world is winding up.
We're winding inward...this time of year for us is about gratitude, reflection and pondering/pausing. 
Taking stock of the year that's gone by, and visualizing what's in store for the year ahead.

We're still writing,  and still visualizing the upcoming records...the path is still foggy for the how/when details.  No worry, no hurry.

A few upcoming shows are on the books, and as always, we're delighted to be invited for your house concert…

The last couple of months we've been playing catch up.  The time has flown by, and yet in certain ways, we're feeling like we haven't done very much.  That's the challenge and the balance as an artist; to keep the wheels spinning, the engine running, the canvas creating, the shows playing, all while trying to make rent. 

We're doing the best we can with what we've got.  I know you all are in the same boat in your own way, and probably feel like your time is stacked...like every minute of the day is…

16 shows, 23 days, 5,000 miles.

Mad love, beautiful places, amazing people.

So much gratitude to you all for the journey and the hope of tomorrow.

We'll be sorting photos and posting video from the tour soon....there's always a bit of work to do after the work and the play. 

We wouldn't trade it. 

Stay tuned, and check out our Instagram feeds here, as we've posted some clips - El DeOrazio and The Dirty Rain Revelers

Melissa also has an Instagram where she posts her photography as well - Mrs DeOrazio

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