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On The Verge

The Dirty Guv’nahs

Knoxville, Tenn.
Grad School Rockers
www.thedirtyguvnahs.com

The Dirty Guv’nahs came about in April 2006 as “an experiment/joke,” when they threw a band together in 10 days to play a one-off nonprofit gig in Knoxville, while most of the guys were in graduate school at the University of Tennessee. For a while, they averaged only 15 gigs a year but eventually turned to music as a full-time career. “We try to write songs and create live show experiences that are community-oriented,” says lead singer James Trimble, who notes that My Morning Jacket, The Band and The Rolling Stones are influences. “Our performance is very high-energy and our goal is for people to leave feeling not only entertained, but also that they were apart of something—that they contributed to the magic in the room.” In the past two years, The Guvs have performed with the likes of Zac Brown, Grace Potter and Robert Randolph, and performed at Bonnaroo. They even played two of Levon Helm’s famed Midnight Rambles and recorded an album with Grammy-winner Justin Guip at Helm’s Woodstock, N.Y. studio (2010’s Youth Is in Our Blood, the follow-up to 2009’s eponymous debut). The Americana-rock-soul-blues-funk-roots hybrid plans to record a third album this winter with the help of KickStarter funding and will be on the festival circuit this summer. “We’re learning a little more each time,” Trimble says. “It’s hard work, but it feels good to know that we’re getting better. This will definitely be our biggest year yet.”

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Guy February 13, 2012, 16:17:56

I have been following this band from the UK for nearly two years. Both albums are really excellent and live tracks and Videos show them to be in their element live. They are financing their third via Kickstarter rather than accepting corporate handouts. A fantastic band that deserve much more recognition.

@THEKID_ February 13, 2012, 16:46:47

I’m up in Wisconsin but a huge Vols fan and was made aware of these guys while listening to a Knoxville sports talk radio show about a year ago. Youth Is In Our Blood is a fantastic album and I eagerly await their next one due out this early summer. If they ever came to Madison or Milwaukee would be there in a heartbeat. You can feel their energy via their albums…it must be tenfold live.

Eric February 13, 2012, 16:53:06

I’ve been following this band since 2008 and they the real thing. As good as their albums are, there is no substitute for the energy The Guvs bring to room. It’s amazing to watch friends who were reluctant to see an unfamiliar act singing along with every song though they’ve never heard any of their tunes before. Looking forward to hearing new Guvs material for decades to come!

Rob February 13, 2012, 17:08:50

saw these guys at a festival in Milliedgeville, GA back in the fall of 2010…
I have seen hundreds of rock shows in my life, they put a high energy, rockin’ good time.

Jman February 13, 2012, 20:12:19

Very talented and soulful! Check them out if the come near you. Spread the word for quality music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3N6×47UPV8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJWnDD5h6uE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M-j-hVnEs0&feature=related http://www.thedirtyguvnahs.com/tour/ February 15, 2012 Birdy’s Indianapolis, IN Buy Click Here February 16, 2012 Schuba’s Chicago, IL Buy Click Here February 17, 2012 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI Buy Click Here February 18, 2012 The Basement Columbus, OH Buy Click Here February 24, 2012 Bijou Theater Knoxville, TN Buy Click Here February 25, 2012 Bijou Theater Knoxville, TN Buy Click Here March 2, 2012 Georgia Theatre Athens, GA Buy Click Here March 3, 2012 Uncle Slayton’s Louisville, KY Buy Click Here March 4, 2012 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, OH Buy Click Here March 8, 2012 Handlebar Greenville, SC Buy Click Here March 9, 2012 Cox Capitol Theater Macon, GA Buy Click Here March 15, 2012 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC Buy Click Here March 16, 2012 Soapbox Wilmington, NC Click Here March 17, 2012 St Patty’s Day Street Fest Columbia, SC Click Here March 27, 2012 Grey Eagle Asheville, NC Buy Click Here March 28, 2012 Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC Buy Click Here March 31, 2012 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Click Here April 3, 2012 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA Buy Click Here April 4, 2012 Studio @ Webster Hall New York, NY Buy Click Here April 5, 2012 Red Palace Washington, DC Buy Click Here April 6, 2012 Ottobar Baltimore, MD Buy Click Here April 12, 2012 Patrick Henry Ballroom Roanoke, VA Click Here April 13, 2012 Capone’s Johnson City, TN Click Here April 19, 2012 Bourbon Street Auburn, AL Click Here April 20, 2012 Vicksburg Riverfest Vicksburg, MS Buy Click Here April 27, 2012 Track 29 Chattanooga, TN Buy Click Here April 28, 2012 The Garage Winston Salem, NC Click Here June 1, 2012 Wakarusa Ozark, AR Buy Click Here June 2, 2012 Wakarusa Ozark, AR Buy Click Here June 3, 2012 Wakarusa Ozark, AR Buy Click Here October 27, 2012 Simple Man Cruise Miami, FL Buy Click Here October 28, 2012 Simple Man Cruise Key West, FL Buy Click Here October 29, 2012 Simple Man Cruise Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas Buy Click Here October 30, 2012 Simple Man Cruise Caribbean Sea Buy Click Here October 31, 2012 Simple Man Cruise Miami, FL Buy Click Here

tim February 13, 2012, 20:14:35

http://www.facebook.com/thedirtyguvnahs

Dayna Day February 13, 2012, 20:36:53

You guys are great and I love you. I suspect the non-profit gig was at WDVX which is a great public radio station. You can listen online at WDVX.com and hear lots of great new bands on the Blue Plate Special at noon every day.