Genre-Blending Bluegrass Band, Damn Tall Buildings, to Perform at Caffe Lena, Jan. 20

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Hitting the Caffe Lena stage on Jan. 20 is Damn Tall Buildings. Blending bluegrass, blues, roots-rock, and more into their sound, the trio from Brooklyn creates “sounds not like something from the heart of the city but something from deep in the heartland.” It promises to be a night to remember.

In their early days, Damn Tall Buildings didn’t rehearse – they busked. Now, whether live or on record, the band still radiates the energy of a ragtag crew of music students playing bluegrass on the street. But anchoring that energy is their instrumental chops, their strong songwriting, and their varied influences that stretch beyond bluegrass, even beyond American roots music altogether. Whether sharing lead vocals and instrumental solos or blending their voices into loose, joyous harmony, the three members of Damn Tall Buildings (guitarist/lead vocalist Max Capistran, bassist/lead vocalist Sasha Dubyk, and fiddler/vocalist Avery Ballotta) blend elements of bluegrass, blues, roots-rock and vintage swing to create a captivating, high-energy sound.

Think of: The Carter Family for the millennial generation. Old Crow Medicine Show meets Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros meets Flatt & Scruggs meets Nickel Creek, with a dash of Avett Brothers and a sprinkle of Johnny Cash. The band coined the term “guerrilla roots” to describe its sound, which draws on early-20th-century Americana/bluegrass music, “repurposed for a modern audience.”

The Boston Globe

TICKET INFORMATION:

Doors open at 7:30 pm for the 8:00 pm show. Tickets are $20.00 for general admission, $18.00 for members, and $10.00 for students and children. To purchase your tickets, please click here. For those that wish to catch the show via livestream, they can purchase access for $5.00 by clicking the link here.