Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
These are some young guys with the old guys' stamps of approval. First of all, Lukas Nelson is the son of Willie Nelson, and there are songs when you can hear it in his voice. Another Nelson, brother Mikah, plays guitar with the band occasionally. Second, Promise of the Real is the backing band on Neil Young's most recent album and tour. They're currently in Europe touring with Young, but return to the U.S. soon to support their own new release, Something Real. The band's website describes its music as "cowboy hippie surf rock." It's as good a description as any. Whatever you call it, it's pretty good.
Artist's Info
Website: promiseofthereal.com
See them live: Tour dates
Record company: The Royal Potato Family
Genre: Rock ’n Roll, Americana
If you like this, look into: Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, Alabama Shakes
Bio (From Wikipedia.com)
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – sometimes referred to as POTR – is an American rock group based in California. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (vocals/guitar), Anthony Logerfo (drums), Corey McCormick (bass), and Tato Melgar (percussion). Lukas is the son of Willie Nelson. In 2015, the band, alongside Lukas's brother Micah Nelson, became Canadian musician Neil Young's backing band on his thirty-sixth studio album, The Monsanto Years, and its accompanying tour. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
SOMETHING REAL (2016): On the new album, Something Real, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real takes us further down the path they have been blazing since 2008, when Lukas Nelson and drummer Anthony LoGerfo met at a Neil Young concert and began laying the groundwork. Now the band, with percussionist Tato Melgar, Lukas's brother, honorary member and guitarist Micah Nelson, and bassist Corey McCormick, have reached a point where the past and present have fused into one extraordinary personality songwriters, musicians, and riveting onstage performers. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have introduced a bunch of muses to each other and locked them into an imaginary room to spend some wild time together. Something Real is what came out of that room once the party had ended one vision, rich in its influences, unique and irresistible. Something Real explodes with a 21st-century urgency.
Others
Promise of the Real (2010)
Wasted (2012)
