NEW MUSIC FOR OLD SOULS

Rob Berliner plucks a mandolin and guitarist Andrew “Hellmouth” Gray gyrates toand- fro, striking a wooden block tucked into his waistband. “Y’all stand up!” coaxes singer/guitarist Sean Hoots as the band’s rambunctious energy oozes from the stage. “We love what we’re doing and really connect with the music we’re playing,” says Hoots. “Everyone responds to music and more so when it exists in a communal realm where it’s not an artist presenting a show as much as it’s people playing music and inviting everyone to join in.” Hoots and Hellmouth’s eponymous debut combines gospel, blues, bluegrass, country and folk to create what the band describe as “new music for old souls.” “After our previous bands dismantled, we found ourselves reconnecting in a very personal way with what music meant to each of us,” says Hoots. “We got into acoustic, more intimate music. We’re just really opening up our souls and letting it all hang out.” www.hootsandhellmouth.com

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