THE FUTUREBIRDS: JOHNNY UTAH

The Futurebirds are an unruly band of boys from Athens, Georgia–but they might as well have been reared in the backwoods of Woodstock by Levon Helm himself. Reckless with passion and spirit their live show is a force to behold. Their debut release Hampton’s Lullaby is ready to be introduced to the world on July 13th via Autumn Tone Records.
The story of how the band came together goes something like this: Carter King and Dennis Love grew up together in Atlanta. They spent their days putting stink bombs into the portable toilets at the summer Olympics and discovered their ability to work together as a trouble-making team. The years passed and the boys started recording songs together during their breaks from college with Carter on guitar and banjo and Dennis on steel-pedal guitar.
Meanwhile, Daniel Womack was camped out in Waynesboro, Georgia raising stray dogs—and generally raising hell. Carter and Daniel met during their freshman year and have been playing music together ever since. Next to jump into the mix were Thomas Johnson and Brennan Miles who met Carter at Chase Park Transduction where three were honing in on their audio engineering skills. That leaves Payton Bradford. Payton graduated from University of Georgia on the highest academic scholarship and generally knows everyone–everywhere. He is a musical encyclopedia and can play just about anything he gets his hands on which made his destiny to meet the rest of the boys inevitable.
In the Spring of 2009 they started recording their EP and things have been generally peachy every since. Heavily influenced by local artists Drive-By-Truckers, the Star Room Boys, Elephant Six, The Glands and Dead Confederate.
Currently touring with Jessica Lea Mayfield the Futurebirds are: Carter King on guitar, banjo, drums, vocals, Daniel Womack on acoustic guitar, vocals, Payton Bradford on drums, guitar, banjo, vocals, Thomas Johnson on guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals, Dennis Love on pedal steel and Brannen Miles on bass.

Grab a free download below:

MP3: THE FUTUREBIRDS- “Johnny Utah”

FUTUREBIRDS Tour Dates
May 12–DC9 w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield–Washington DC

May 13–Kung Fu Necktie w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield–Philadelphia, PA

May 14–Southpaw w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield–Brooklyn, NY

May 15–Mercury Lounge w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield–New York, NY

May 16–TT the Bear’s w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield–Boston, MA

May 18–Thunderbird Cafe w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield–Pittsburgh, PA

May 19–Beachland Ballroom w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield–Cleveland, Ohio

May 20–Schuba’s w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield and Dexateens–Chicago, IL

May 21–Zanzabar w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield and Dexateens–Louisville, KY

May 22–Exit / In w/ Jessica Lea Mayfield and Dexateens–Nashville, TN

June 10–Schroeder’s–Rome, GA June 11–Harvest Moon–Albany, GA

June 18–The Earl–Atlanta, GA June 26–AthFest – Pulaski Stage–Athens, GA

July 3–Gnat’s Landing–St. Simons, GA

July 15–Bottletree w/ Roadside Graves–Birmingham, AL

July 16–One Eyed Jack’s w/ Roadside Graves–New Orleans, LA

July 17–Chelsea’s–Baton Rouge, LA July 18–Emo’s (Inside) Austin, TX