A 200-person bar on East Jefferson Street is about as intimate as live music gets in downtown Syracuse. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band plays The Song & Dance on Friday, May 8 — doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM — and for a band with this kind of touring pedigree, that proximity is the whole point.
About The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The band is a three-piece out of Brown County, Indiana. Reverend Peyton handles lead guitar — a National steel slide, played with a finger-picking technique he developed in part by studying under blues masters including T-Model Ford and David “Honeyboy” Edwards in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Washboard Breezy Peyton, Rev’s wife, plays washboard. Jacob “The Snakob” Powell handles drums. The result is widely described as “the greatest front-porch blues band in the world,” and the tent-revival energy of a live set makes that case pretty effectively.
They have played up to 250 dates a year, toured 38 countries and 48 states, and earned multiple Blues Music Award nominations from the Blues Foundation. Their record Dance Songs For Hard Times hit number one on the Billboard, iTunes, and Sirius XM Blues Charts, produced by Grammy-winning producer Vance Powell. The follow-up, Honeysuckle, brings in collaborators including The McCrary Sisters, Billy Branch, and Michael Cleveland.
A room this size suits them. The washboard-and-slide setup fills small spaces in a way that rewards being right up front.
About The Song & Dance
The Song & Dance is a bar and music venue at 115 E Jefferson Street in downtown Syracuse, with a capacity of 200. It is one of the smaller rooms in the city — which makes it exactly the right kind of room for a band built around raw, close-quarters energy. Check thesongdance.com for any updates closer to showtime.
Tickets & Pricing
Support comes from The Rollin’ Rust. Tickets start at $26.96 — grab them before this one fills the room. The show is 16+ with valid ID; guests under 16 are welcome with a parent or legal guardian.