Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is three people doing things that shouldn’t be possible for three people. The Brown County, Indiana roots-blues outfit — Joshua Peyton on guitar and vocals, Breezy Peyton on washtub bass and washboard, and Ben Bussell on drums — plays with the kind of raw, front-porch intensity that you thought died off somewhere around 1935.
The “Reverend’s” guitar work is the engine. His fingerpicking technique is in its own category — simultaneously playing bass lines, rhythm, and melody while singing, managing to sound like a one-man jug band. The shows are physical events. People leave a little sweaty and fully converted.
Tyler Westcott opens. Photo City Music Hall is a tight, honest room in Rochester that’s ideally sized for this kind of show — close enough that you can watch Joshua Peyton’s hands, loud enough that the band’s rootsy thunder comes through in full.
Tickets will be available at the Photo City Music Hall website. Check back for on-sale details.