SLB founded its roots and firmly planted them in 2007, beginning with the Beth’ s--and with various musicians lending their talents to the project. Through the next few years, as is the case with many bands, members came and went, as the couple continued to work toward honing their craft and defining their sound. However, due to the revolving door of musicians that wove their way in and out of Sugar Lime Band, in 2010, the couple almost abandoned the whole“ band thing”, in lieu of duo acoustic pursuits. But … enter Russ Dean … and a solid unit was forged. The Beths and Dean bonded over their shared love of jam band music— with a particular penchant for The Grateful Dead. They began to perform together as a 3-piece acoustically, but soon, adapted the electric sound with the addition of drums and keys.
Their released their first album“ Far From the Tree” in 2011 to positive reviews— while performing around the Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and of course, Tennessee area— all the while, building a solid core following. In fact, it was their love of their fans that inspired them in 2013 to create“ Sunday ShoutOut”— which included filming a video that, each week, would be dedicated to one of their Twitter followers or friends and then uploaded to You Tube.
In 2014, they recorded and released the song“ Carve Your Name”, and in 2015, the Americana-flavored“ Move That Earth”, their sophomore effort, was born. In true DIY spirit--they created the video for“ Move That Earth” with their cellphones at the Beth’ s farm!
Sugar Lime Blue continues to work on their music, with new songs being added to their sets that are easily embraced by their audiences. Their future plans include recording some of these compositions for their next album--and if past history is any indicator— it will be a continuation of the same gritty and bluesy sounds that have become the band’ s calling card. As Sugar Lime Blues tells it,“ If you like music to be more than just the background noise in your life, check out Sugar Lime Blue next time they come to your town. The band feeds off the energy of their fans and puts their hearts into every show. We only have a short time on this planet and making the moment inclusive to all that hear and enjoy the sound is what it’ s all about for them. Playing music is the ultimate group expression in creativity and Sugar Lime Blue is a family bound by love and music with the ultimate goal to be able to spread that music love around.” Funny … that’ s what I was going to say.
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