All videos by Larry Rachleff
We were super disappointed that we missed this show (Jan 23rd, Moe’s Alley) but thankfully Larry Rachleff from Clickaway Computers recored a decent amount to share with us. It was an Americana & Country showcase featuring Homeland Revival, Rodeo Gulch and Cruz Contreras (Of The Black Lillies).
“HOMELAND REVIVAL” is the collaboration between Santa Cruz, California singer-songwriters James Durbin and Nick Gallant. James Durbin is an American Idol Finalist (season 10) and also the current lead singer for rock legends Quiet Riot. Nick Gallant is an Emmy-award winning composer, studio musician and music producer, with his own solo songwriting career as well. The two bonded over shared music interests, and started working on a record together with Americana and California Country leanings. In June 2019 they rounded out their core lineup with Jeremy Cross (Drums) Paul Grimm (Bass), Ben Gallant (Harmonica) & Danny Cobo (Fiddle). “HOMELAND REVIVAL” performs songs from both Durbin & Gallant’s solo catalogues, as well as their own brand of Desert Rock & California Country, the way God & Glen Frey intended it.
ABOUT CRUZ CONTRERAS Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cruz Contreras has roots in Tennessee and Michigan, but has impacted Americana music worldwide. The frontman, founder, and driving force behind The Black Lillies’ raw and rootsy sound also co-founded Robinella and the CCstringband, and has collaborated with musicians ranging from John Oates and Jim Lauderdale to Langhorne Slim and The Turnpike Troubadours. Cruz’s projects have topped both the Billboard and Americana radio charts, won Independent Music Awards, and been nominated for the Americana Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award. Cruz has appeared on nationally broadcast television including Late Night with Conan O’Brien, CMT, VH-1, GAC, Bluegrass Underground and PBS Television’s Sun Studio Sessions. His music has been lauded by outlets as diverse as American Songwriter Magazine, Rolling Stone, NPR’s Morning Edition and Vanity Fair, among others. Contreras is currently at work on his debut solo album, to be released Spring 2020.
