A Small Hall Session with The Desotos

The DeSotos bring us their stripped back Acoustic Routes show - if you're a lover of the kind of Travelling Wilbury's sound, you're gonna love these guys!  Three truly road-hardened kiwis with tens of thousands of miles of touring behind them and a good few still to come!

Paul Gurney on (mainly) acoustic guitar and blues harp, Stuart McIntyre on bass, and Vic Singe on brushed drums.  These three have played with a who's who of NZ music over the years, and are loving working together on these shows, primarily focusing on their own original songs, but throwing in some of their favourite covers as well.

These shows will bring you a rollicking Americana / country blues / roots sound, all wrapped up in a very pure Kiwi style all of their own.

The song in the video below was the theme tune for Marcus Lush's TV show 'South'

'Every once in a while, an album arrives and instantly commands your attention.  Auckland band, The DeSotos is such a band.
From the very beginning, The DeSotos don't disappoint. They are illuminating with a powerful blend of rock-infused country-blues.
The musicians that make up this band ... reveal a strong chemistry that celebrates a rockin' spirit of musical communion.
Tracks including The Spirit, Greedy Men, Invisible and Goodbye, are timeless, perfectly arranged and delivered in earnest and, at times, harmonic tones.
One of the finest debuts I have heard this year'

Steve Scott in The Waikato Times

'Named after the classic car this Auckland-based outfit peel off a substantial slice of professionally delivered, wide-screen country-rock which owes much to the Petty/Springsteen/Neil Young and Travelling Wilburys axis, and mostly kicks things up a notch from the Warratahs.
With a couple of writers in their ranks there is also a pleasing diversity here, although sometimes they reference their influences just a little too much for any accusations of originality to be thrown.
When they nail something of their own - the tense jangle of The Spirit, the tight churn of Greedy Men, the heartfelt Offline - they offer songs which are classy and fully formed.
From the opener 59 Cadillac through to the ballads in the closing overs, this is enjoyable rockin' country music full of twang and backbeat which sounds even better when a ribbon of highway stretches out ahead and you are in no hurry.
As the opener says, 'there ain't nothin' like rain on a two lane, driving fast with the radio on'.
Well, someone's already supplying the rain, The DeSotos have the soundtrack.'

Graham Reid in The NZ Herald

Doors Open in The Halls for each show at 6.00pM

Shows Strat at 7.00pm

bar & meals available

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