Jeff Dillon and the Revival has infectious energy at WhySound performance

Jeff Dillon and the Revival call their music “whiskey drinking, all night dancing, sing-along rock and roll” music. And anyone who was at the Salt Lake band’s show at WhySound Saturday night knows this is accurate.

The band played at the Logan venue off of Federal Avenue. Jeff Dillon and the Revival played with the KnightBeats, the Beam Me Up Ska-Ts! and Yersinia.

In its biography, the band claims Jeff Dillon won’t sit down or shut up. This was evident Saturday night when Dillon was constantly seen out supporting the other bands who played before his. It was a huge testament to just how close and supportive the Northern Utah music scene really is. It was also enjoyable to see the bands supporting and enjoying each other’s music.

The apparent camaraderie all the bands had with each other, the infectious energy of everyone present, and the venue itself — with its small stage walls decorated with stickers — all led to the same conclusion: it was going to be a good show.

Jeff Dillon and the Revival played third in the lineup, which was a nice change of pace from the high-energy, ska-and-punk-influenced show put on by the other bands.

Instead, they played acoustic, alternative music with an aggressive edge that is no doubt formed from the band’s influences, artists like Chuck Ragan, Johnny Cash, Frank Turner and The White Buffalo.

Jeff Dillon and the Revival is a difficult band to place in a genre, but in the best way possible. Sometimes they’re acoustic, other times punk, alternative and even ska-influenced. The band classifies itself as Folk-Punk, Americana and Alt-Country.

If I had to describe the band’s sound I would say they are an acoustic alternative/punk band. It seems Jeff Dillon and the Revival are one of those bands where everyone has a slightly differing opinion of its sound, depending on personal experience.

The inability to place the band in a box is arguably its biggest strength, making Jeff Dillon and the Revival appealing to music lovers of any kind. I would argue the majority of people would find at least one song by the band they would love.

It could be “Tuscan Skies”, an upbeat, acoustic song where Dillon repeatedly proclaims, “It’s funny that everything is different when everything’s still the same”.

Or perhaps “At the End of Us,” a unique spin on a break-up song. This song in particular showcases Dillon’s passionate vocals.

Jeff Dillon and the Revival’s EP, “Different Cities, Different Stories,” is available online to purchase or stream. The band’s next shows are on March 14 at PCTV in Park City and March 19 at the Sand Trap in Ogden.

Head to https://www.facebook.com/Jeff.Dillon.music/ to learn more about the band, listen to some songs and check out tour dates. You might like their music if you like Say Anything, Green Day, Frank Turner, Tom Petty, Woodie Guthrie, The Replacements and The Civil Wars.

— Dani is a junior majoring in journalism and minoring in religious studies. When she’s procrastinating homework, you can find her drinking too much coffee and watching cat videos on the internet.