David Wax Museum were elevated to national fame after winning a contest for a spot at the Newport Folk Festival in 2010, and they went on to win a Boston Music Award for best Americana act the same year. Describing themselves as “Mexo-Americana,” they fuse two highly musical cultures that rarely interact. The band’s namesake is frontman and main songwriter, David Wax, who fell in love with Mexican Son music after many trips to the country while attending Deep Springs College and Harvard University.

The band forms an original amalgamation by incorporating a communal lifestyle with authentic Appalachian folk and Son instrumentation like the quijada and jarana. Wax himself is the band’s storyteller, reciting particulars in a trebly speaking voice over the jangly, ever-mobile instrumentation. The rhythm section lays the foundational undertone to their dance-ready fusion, using a stand up bass to fill out the traditional instrument line-up. Suz Slezak adds sweet harmonies and steady keyboard sections, while guitarist Charles Rivera plays aggressively dripping, effected guitar lines.

Session Tracklist
1. Guesthouse
2. Don't Lose Heart
3. Lose Touch with the World
4. Young Man

Band Members
David Wax – Acoustic guitar, Jarana and Vocals
Suz Slezak – Keyboard and Vocals
Chris Dammann – Basses
Charles Rivera – Electric Guitar
Danilo Henriquez – Drums and Vocals

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