Boot Juice
Friday, October 10th, 2025
The evolution of Boot Juice has been a magnificent phenomenon to behold over the past few years. This seven-piece band from Davis has done things the old-fashioned way – earning everything they have with blood, sweat and tears shed on stages throughout the region. It’s been more sweat than anything else based on the practically inhuman volume of energy output they generate throughout the course of their relentless performances.
Boot Juice defies the typical assumption that a big band with horns is sticking to the well-worn path of funk and jazz. They certainly infuse those genres into the mix. More than anything though, this is an unabashed cosmic rock band intent on taking audiences into an alternate dimension of pure freedom and dance euphoria where the outside world ceases to exist. Their three-part vocal harmonies carry major impact with intoxicating doses of soul, blues and sultry appeal. The passionate musicianship and group synergy resonates in their pure sense of joy. Drawing favorable comparisons to the sound of The California Honey Drops and the spirit of the Talking Heads, you’ll have no doubt that the refreshing originality of Boot Juice always has a firm grip on the wheel.
Banshee Tree
Banshee Tree’s roots run deep. An indie psychedelic pop/rock band with sharply-written songs, jazz inspired solos, saxophone textures and grooves that nod to the dance floor, they’ve spent nearly a decade evolving their sound. That fusion reaches a new peak with Bad Luck, a restless and unapologetically diverse album that captures a critically-acclaimed band chasing down new horizons. Combining their strength as a live act with an experimental approach in the recording studio, Bad Luck makes room for the full range of Banshee Tree’s influences, from the layered soundscapes of the instrumental track “Stellar Jay Theme” to the anthemic, festival friendly folk pop of “Bright Blue Light.” It’s a wide mix, glued together by a band of Colorado based songwriters who’ve always embraced the grey areas between genres. They’ve played everywhere- jam festivals, EDM bills and bluegrass shows with genre benders like Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters- and Bad Luck celebrates that history while pushing toward a new future.
