"You can tell everyone that Timberlake is our favourite Justin."
~photos by Ray Williams, Boots and Hearts, Chad Brownlee, country music, Dean Brody, festival, Justin Timberlake, Maren Morris, River Town Saints, The 1975 ~Photos by Trish Cassling, Awesome, Entertainment, Music
That's just one of the tidbits that came from our hangout with River Town Saints after their Sunday set at Boots & Hearts 2016!
Earlier in the afternoon, in front of a raucous crowd of country music loving individuals, the boys went to work and put on a helluva show with the exclamation point coming during Cherry Bomb.
The crowd was 100% ready for the boys' breakout hit, and when the time came, they sang louder than I think any of the 5 dudes on stage could have imagined or even hoped for. In fact, when we asked them about it later on they told us that it felt like it was the loudest of the summer circuit so far. They also told us that it was cool to look out and see people singing along to songs that haven't even been released yet meaning that A) They've been to a lot of shows and have learned them, or B) They're paying attention and picking them up as they go - and Chris, Chris, Dan, Jordan, and Jeremy seem to be cool with either of those options being the truth.
Note: It can be hard to stay on track in interviews, especially when it's not the first time you've talked to someone. But this one was especially hard because we'd never done an official interview together, and these guys are way to funny to keep on a tight Q&A schedule!
Between the talk about custom action figures, bobble heads, and Pez dispensers designed for the guys, we actually did find out some stuff we were looking for.
🍒 There's an EP coming at the end of 2016!
🍒 There are plans for a full album early in 2017!
🍒 River Town Saints are working in the studio now to make those 2 things happen.
🍒 The band is super excited for their CCMA nomination for 2016 Rising Star Award...
🍒 and they're excited to have real live passes to CCMA events this year so they don't have to sneak in like they may or may not have done in 2015.
🍒 The guys are pumped for the 2016 One Horse Town concert in Truro, NS where they'll open for Dean Brody and Chad Brownlee (we really wish we were going to be in Truro for that one.) on September 16.
🍒 They do a lot of driving between shows (like a lot!) and van rules dictate that the driver gets to pick the music. So we asked what's been played lately and the list is so varied that it's hard to know where to start. There's Maren Morris (who we love), The 1975, Justin Timberlake's newest record, Metal, 2000's pop punk, and an assortment of other musical genres and artists that we couldn't even try to keep track of.
Note: This question is what brought us to the "Justin" conversation and the statement from the top of the post.
The guys also told us to tell you to keep an eye on rivertownsaints.com and their social media channels ( Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for details on what's coming up, behind-the-scenes fun stuff, and more.
The first time we saw River Town Saints was Canadian Music Week 2015... they've done a lot of work and come a long way since then - including to Boots & Hearts. We're willing to bet we'll see them back again, and we're hoping to see them before that too!
