Daphne & the Machines are one of the many talented acts to hit the stage at the inaugural Great Americana BBQ Festival, which is Saturday, Aug 27th at Harlinsdale Farm. Daphne and The Mystery Machines will perform at 3:50pm.
About Daphne & the Mystery Machines
Daphne Culver went from turning wrenches to turning heads on stage with the help of Jenn Palmer, a fiery redhead with a voice and a story that will leave you covered in goosebumps. The two of them joined forces very naturally with a kindred friendship and a common love for music as an outlet. They sing of love, loss, death, addiction, hope, and the occasional lack there of.
Here’s an excerpt of an interview we conducted with Daphne Culver in Sept 2014:
WS: Can you tell about the band members in Daphne & Mystery Machines?
Daphne: This is a group of artists from all over, all different bands, hand picked by myself (Daphne Culver) and Jenn Palmer (of the Sugar Dames and Anthony Adams & the Nite Owls). We got really lucky to have Maria Kowalski (from Sage and the Saints, who Kristen Stewart of the twilight series directed their latest video) play violin for us in between touring with other projects. Courtney Blackwell (from Honeyboy and Boots) plays cello, we were surprised and delighted to find out two practices in that this tiny little rocker can also sing. Engineer and guitarist Adam Taylor plays lead guitar.
WS: Who are your musical influences?
Daphne: John Prine, Bright Eyes, Robert Johnson, Avett Brothers, Marian McPartlan, James Brown, Tom Waits.
WS: We saw a picture on your Facebook page standing in front of a van that resembles the Scooby Doo van, does the band name have any reference to that?
Daphne: This van is actually parked somewhere in Spring Hill, where I recently moved. Adam and I were a little lost being new to the area, I think we were trying to find the Wal-Mart and we took a wrong turn and I saw the Mystery Machine, parked in somebody’s driveway covered by foliage, and I yelled “Adam STOP THE CAR, pull over! I gotta get my picture next to this thing!” mostly because all the horrible Scooby-Doo jokes I get and have gotten along side Daffy Duck jokes throughout my life. Word got out that this project was underway and gig offers started floating in and we couldn’t think of a band name, so this just kinda stuck. I am not sure yet if this band name is even ok to have yet, but I’m sure we will find out when we start all the drudging thru the legalities of completing our first EP.
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