Blues Pills + Dewolff

Blues Pills + DeWolff at La Rayonne

At La Rayonne, we are delighted to welcome the explosive double bill Blues Pills + DeWolff, a meeting of two modern torchbearers for analog heat, psychedelic color, and blues-soaked swagger. From our vantage point as hosts, this night is built around contrast and communion: the magnetic howl and vintage grit of Blues Pills, paired with the groove-driven, Hammond-swirled tempest of DeWolff. We have prepared our stage and sound for the dynamic range these artists command—simmering tension one moment, white-hot release the next—so that every cymbal sizzle, guitar overdrive bloom, and soulful inflection reaches you with clarity and power. Blues Pills arrive with the momentum honed on the road since their latest studio chapter, the widely celebrated Holy Moly!, and our team has designed the lighting to flatter their spectrum of moods—from the punch of “Proud Woman” and the gravelly roll of “Low Road” to the cinematic ache of “Kiss My Past Goodbye.” Expect their set to dance between the storm-lit grandeur of “Lady in Gold” and the highway haze of “California,” each given space to breathe in La Rayonne’s acoustic envelope, tailored for voices that can lift the roof while keeping the intimacy intact.

The sound and spirit of a live analog fever

DeWolff bring a different voltage to the same current: organ-whipped soul-rock, desert-road psychedelia, and improvisational verve that turns songs into living things. Their recent album Love, Death & In Between has been a cornerstone of their onstage fire, with “Heart Stopping Kinda Show,” “Will o’ the Wisp,” and “Love Is Such A Waste” demonstrating how the trio can fold gospel shouts, rhythm-and-blues muscle, and kaleidoscopic guitar tones into a single surge. Known for their analog-first ethos—from the raw immediacy of Tascam Tapes to the full-blooded warmth of their latest work—DeWolff thrive in rooms that let tone and texture do the talking. At La Rayonne, we’ve tuned our PA to let the Hammond’s rotary shimmer roll through the hall without masking the bite of guitar and the snap of snare; our mic layout is set to capture the trio’s light-to-thunder dynamics, preserving headroom for their spontaneous peaks. The result is a sound image that sits close to the band’s studio ideals while embracing the combustible energy that only happens onstage. You’ll feel the wood, the valves, the tape-era heartbeat—rendered with modern precision.

What makes Blues Pills + DeWolff special at La Rayonne is how the night tells a story in two chapters. Blues Pills channel raw catharsis through vintage soul and heavy blues, with Elin Larsson’s voice cutting like sunlight through stormclouds as the band finds deep pocket and skyward lift. DeWolff answer with organ-drenched swagger, syncopated detours, and guitar lines that turn corners no one saw coming. Our team has engineered the changeover to be swift and theatrical, letting the room transform from velvety, saturated hues into a high-contrast tempest and back again. Whether you gravitate to Blues Pills’ spiritual blues surge—“Proud Woman” roaring like a rallying cry, “Kiss My Past Goodbye” flickering with embers—or to DeWolff’s serpentine grooves and sing-along hooks from Love, Death & In Between, the architecture of the evening is designed to keep you in motion. We’ve kept sightlines clean across the floor and curated a light plot that tracks the music’s momentum rather than overpowering it, so the storytelling stays front and center. Between sets, our team will guide the atmosphere from neon glow to candlelit simmer, then into the final, unguarded blowout—those encore moments when voices, hands, and the hall itself move as one. At La Rayonne, that communion is why we open the doors, and this bill promises it in abundance.