It is hard to label a band like the Evangenitals (nope, I spelled that right). They don’t fit in any certain genre. Their website describes themselves as “alternative-country-rockabilly-love-punk-rock-revolution of the freak folk Americana.” Whew! Ok, you want that in laymen’s terms? Um… er… let’s say you took Johnny Cash’s DNA, mixed it in a Petri dish with David Bryne, Ween, Indigo Girls, Dave Matthews, Waylon Jennings, and Bob Dylan. Your result would be the fusion of all those greats all wrapped up into one band.

The Evangenitals was founded by Alabama native Juli Crockett, who is also a playwright and theater director. She is a vegan activist who brings her passion for community and love for performing arts to the forefront.

Co-Founder Lisa Dee also handles vocals with her melodic gospel and opera background and backs it up with tambourine.

The Evangenitals includes Henry Bermudez on guitar, Andrea Baker on fiddle, Kristy McInnis on drums (and occasional armpit fart), Ari SeSano on accordion and Joey Maramba on bass.

Their first performance was at Mr. T’s Bowl, a seedy bowlarama in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in 2003.

They’ve performed countless venues across the United States and have spent this summer exclusively up and down the west coast. They’ve generated a cult following wherever they’ve appeared as their sound is addicting and thought provoking. At times they induce laughter and perhaps a little Irish bar singing slugs as well.

The Evangenitals have recorded three albums. We Are The Evangenitals in 2005 featuring the barn-burning, crowd pleasing hillbilly hoedown “Gasoline”;  Everlovin’ in 2007 featuring “the sun is shining” and “Ode to Scientology” and their latest self-titled Evangenitals EP  which was reviewed as “Like a barfight in Lego Land features tunes like “Home” and “I’m sad”.

If you’re looking for eclectic, unique, cosmic, zen, face-punching madness…I would recommend checking out the Evangenitals (I just love saying that name).