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ABOUT Susto

Genre: Alt Country / Folk Rock / Americana

With a rock-rooted sound that doesn’t shy away from radio-ready hooks, SUSTO keeps listeners engaged by refusing to occupy an easily defined space.

Osborne wrote his first songs as a 14-year-old in small town South Carolina, sneaking time with his late grandfather’s parlor guitar that his parents had actually forbidden him and his three rowdy brothers to touch. “So I’d go steal it out of my dad’s closet whenever they were out of the house,” he recalls. “It only had like three strings on it. I remember figuring out how to do barre chords, and I wrote a three-chord song about a girl I liked.” Drawn to music and supported by parents who just hadn’t wanted their boys to break a family heirloom, Osborne played in bands throughout high school, military school, and college.

When Osborne moved to Havana as part of a study abroad opportunity, he thought he was abandoning music for anthropology. But the Cuban musicians and artists he befriended had other ideas. They were among the first to see that SUSTO––and the music that would ultimately fuel it––captured him too well to remain an afterthought. Re-energized, he returned to the States half a year later and recorded SUSTO’s first album. Just after the release of the band’s self-titled debut album, Osborne faced a clear choice. “It was a weird moment. I just had to finally quit keeping one foot out of music and dive in. So, I got knuckle tattoos and haven’t stopped trying to make this work since then,” he says with a laugh. 

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OPENER: Johnny Delaware

Johnny Delaware grew up in the great plains of the United States. A state champion runner in high school, he attended college on scholarship and began recording music in his dorm room. He traveled all over the country working odd jobs, starting bands, and meeting musicians. In his mid-twenties, while desiring to make a record, Delaware was told by a friend to relocate to Charleston, SC. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the money for relocation or studio time, but that changed after a tree fell onto his poorly maintained RAV4 and his insurance company paid him $10,000. He went on to record his debut album Secret Wave with producer Wolfgang Zimmerman (Band of Horses, Susto) and moved to Charleston, SC. While in Charleston, Mr. Delaware moved into the same house as Justin Osborne and the two became friends all the while writing and recording songs. The band became Susto, and Johnny hit the road with them for the next couple of years until starting another band in 2017 called, The Artisanals. The Artisanals have toured internationally, played festivals across the United States, and released two albums. In 2020, Johnny relocated to Mexico and is partnering with friends in Mexico City to release his new solo album Energy of Light in late 2021.

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DETAILS

• Doors open @ 7:00pm / Show @ 8:00pm
• STANDING ROOM SHOW / 18+
• Location: TACAW, 400 Robinson St, Basalt, CO 81621

Presented By: TACAW