Dig David Watkins, Navi, and Dumb Waiter? Check out this video explaining why they’re awesome

by | Feb 16, 2015 | MUSIC

The folks over at the Horn got a good few minutes out of the rehearsals for Dave Watkins, Navi and Dumb Waiter’s lead up to their ‘Big Band’ performance at

The folks over at the Horn got a good few minutes out of the rehearsals for Dave Watkins, Navi and Dumb Waiter’s lead up to their ‘Big Band’ performance at the WRIR 10th anniversary party.

For those of you who missed our piece on this great melding of RVA minds, here’s the highlights:

All three groups have been staples of the Richmond music scene for some time, and if you’ve lived here for more than a week, odds are you’ve seen them perform before. Whether at house shows or at Gallery 5, there’s no escaping what has come to be known as the some of the most defining sounds in Richmond.

“No one’s really in charge, it was pretty much everyone’s collective idea,” said Dave Watkins. “It just kind of came together. I guess WRIR’s Party for the Rest of Us acted like a catalyst in that way.”

According to Dumb Waiter guitarist Nicholas Crider, this isn’t the first collaboration between these musicians.

“We’ve recorded with Dave Watkins,” said Crider. “We’ll do a performance together maybe every three or four months, something like that.”

All of these musicians have been performing for a while and have had experiences with collaborations in the past. The dynamic of performing with multiple bands is obviously different, but maybe not as much as you’d expect.

“Usually we’ll transition from one band to another,” said Crider. “Dave will play and then we’ll step in and jam out for about ten minutes. But other than that this will be our first collaboration with three bands.”

And if you’re still to lazy to read, check out this video below via The Horn which captures a lot of their amazing, Richmond glory:

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




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