Last Saturday, September 17, I had the pleasure of catching Dusty Sunshine play with fellow locals, Coastwest Unrest at Artifice. Comprised in part of individuals from other great Vegas acts like The Clydesdale and A Crowd of Small Adventures, the five lady/one gentleman group of musically versatile and talented scenesters graced our ears with floating, angelic vocals and dreamy, emotional lyrics about anything from being in love to being in jail!
Band members Summer Soll, Heidi Guinn, Chani Leavitt, Megan Wingerter, Courtney Carroll and Jason Aragon made their live debut as Dusty Sunshine about a year ago, and have played out around town at joints like The Bunkhouse and The Lounge at The Palms, presenting us with a sound that is at times, doo-wop in nature and at other times, foothills-blues sounding. Dusty Sunshine member Heidi Guinn advised me that their sound has even been dubbed as "salon-shop quartet"-- a perfect description for an aspect of the sextet's unique sound!
Each song that they played was fortified with perfectly harmonized vocals, smooth, rolling bass lines, acoustic guitar, and even touches of violin, mandolin and autoharp to optimize Dusty Sunshine's beautiful, soulful sound. They are seemingly a group of choral superheroes-- or more fittingly, super-sirens-- with their hypnotizing, ethereal voices. Dusty Sunshine tantalized my senses and had me closing my eyes and sighing to their sweet sounds.
I definitely look forward to catching them again as they play at the grand opening celebration of The Barrymore at The Royal Resort this Wednesday, September 21. But more importantly, I can’t wait to pick up Dusty Sunshine's first album; a nine-song repertoire that they just finished recording two weeks ago. They're now in the stages of picking the album's artwork, and the album release party is October 29, as they play Beauty Bar with Deer Tick. Be sure to join the celebration and pick up a copy… their heavenly voices just might inspire you to croon your own heart out; but chances are, it won't sound as fine as those girls!
~Meow~
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