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extra busy, but other than a lot of driving, there’s little to complain about.
“Things are kind of taking a good step for us in 2015,” Acker said. “Red Ants Pants, the main stage for 2015, that’s our biggest national spot we’ve ever had. It’s a big step for us and it opened up a lot of doors.”
MARCH 4, 2015 | 35 As for the Whitefish show, the high-energy trio en-
sured a good time for the audience, with original tunes and plenty of chances to dance.
“We’re rowdy, but we also can bring it down,” Hen-
They had signed up to play the show, Acker said, but expected to play a 45-minute set, not the 15-minute slot they got.
“We didn’t know it was a contest until we got there,” Donatelle said.
Instead of panicking or complaining about the smaller timeframe, the band decided to take the op- portunity to just rock out on stage.
“At that point it was almost like a freeing moment to accept it and just let it rip. I think that was our sav- ing grace, it was such a free performance,” Acker said. “There was no pressure, it was a let-it-go, we-have- nothing-to-lose kind of thing.”
Listening to the music The Last Revel has already produced, it’s easy to see how they could perform es- pecially well at such an event. Their three-part harmo- nies evoke stirrings of early, deep-rooted folk music, and their instrumentals are sharp and complementary.
Much of their music is sing-along worthy and danceable, giving it the appeal of an Americanized ver- sion of Mumford and Sons. Along with Acker, Henke sings, plays guitar and banjo, and adds the harmonica and stand-up bass. Donatelle rounds out the vocals, plays the stand-up bass, and the fiddle.
Still, the band was surprised at their own success.
“That was a weird thing; we don’t win a lot of things,” Donatelle said.
By winning the emerging artist contest, the Last Revel will be on the main stage for the 2015 Red Ants Pants Music Festival, Acker said, which will provide for even more opportunity for exposure.
The band also found funding for its new album through a Kickstarter campaign, and the new music is expected by May. Touring full time – the band spoke to the Beacon while driving to a few gigs in Colorado – and getting ready to drop a new album has the band
ke said.
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