Sounding like a soulful Midwest Psych Folk mash-up of Blitzen Trapper and Pavement if they’d all been steered by a love of Dylan and The Band’s Basement Tapes, Nashville, Tenn. quintet Blank Range — vocalist Jonathon Childers (who sports a “Seger Rules” tattoo), guitarist/vocalist Grant Gustafson, keyboardist Jonathan Rainville, bassist Taylor Zachry and drummer Matt Novotny — brings a lo-fi, high-energy, gritty garage approach to their rootsy Indie Rock.
Blank Range has clearly concentrated its efforts on the road as opposed to the studio. Its recorded output to date consists of the excellent Phase II EP and “Scrapin’”/”Before I Go to Sleep” single, but the band’s road exploits include opening for a broad spectrum of headliners, including Drive-By Truckers, Alice in Chains, Spoon and the aforementioned Blitzen Trapper. Read more about the band in this week’s Sound Advice.
Blank Range plays MOTR Pub Saturday with The Cave Singers. More info:
motrpub.com .
This article appears in May 25 – Jun 1, 2016.
