NEWS
- Nominated for “Best Album - Folk/Americana” at the 2026 Josie Music Awards in Nashville. The show will take place on September 20th.
- Album-length film now in production with veteran Boston filmmaker Bruce Macomber (Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw, Yard Birds: Making Tracks).
- The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine now past 14K streams on Spotify!
GIGS, aka “The Hope's Not Gone Tour”
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8/12 - O'Brien's, Allston, MAw/ Erin Bonnie and Obliterati -
NEXT: 8/27 - Galactic Theatre, Warren, RI -Film Shoot!! 9/4 - The Rhumb Line, Gloucester, MA-
9/10 - The Cave at the Red Lion Inn, Cohasset, MA
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10/1 - The Center for the Arts Natick, Natick, MA
Dana Farber Benefit w/ Reed Foehl
TICKETS AVAILABLE
- 10/16 - The Square Root, Roslindale, MA - w/ Homefried Valentine's and Tim Kiah
- 12/19 - The Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain, MA
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BIO
Dirt Road Souls are a Boston-based roots-rock trio built on grit, groove, and heart. Balancing back-porch storytelling with the sweat and swagger of classic rock ’n’ roll, they channel the raw, human pulse of American music into songs about redemption, love, and the long way home.
Their 2026 Josie Award nominated new album, '(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine', is a modern roots-rock opera following an anti-hero through the backroads of struggle and salvation. Told across 12 songs, it’s a cinematic story of hope, vice, and redemption — set to the sound of vintage guitars, upright bass thump, and the tight pocket of a three-piece that plays like one heart. With a reputation for soulful, energetic live performances, Dirt Road Souls bridge the space between rock revival and raw Americana storytelling, turning lived experience into song.
ALBUM EXPERIENCE: LYRICS & LINER NOTES. Just like the old days!
RECENT PRESS AND RADIO HITS:
"A well crafted and polished Blues inflected Americana outing with hints of outlaw Country and mystery filled backwoods Southern stylings. One of the best albums I’ve heard all year."
— Metronome Magazine
“Dirt Road Souls weave those stories into something quite magical”
— Maximum Volume Music
“The debut record by the Dirt Road Souls is, in fact, a prime slice of infectious country rock, and resistance is all but futile.” — Americana UK
“Dirt Road Souls have bottled musical perfection”
— The Whole Kameese
“A perfect blend of Americana and roots rock.”
— The Real Gone Singles Bar #127
“Remarkably soulful mix of bluesy Americana, country rock, and Southern gothic”
— Add To Wantlist
“A yearning tale of dive bar Americana.” — Click Roll Boom
“Heart-and-soul stirring Americana at its bluesy best.” — Turn Up The Volume
Heard on:
- WMBR 88.1 FM (Boston)
- 92.5 The River (Boston)
- Radio TFSC
- The Indy Review (Los Angeles)
- WMFO-FM (Boston)
- ZenoFM (UK)
- WBCA 102.9 FM (Boston)
- It Is Now Radio (UK)
- Mark Skin Radio (Boston)
- The Music Authority (FL)
- BumbleBee Radio (Boston)
- WWUH Radio 91.3 FM (Hartford)
- North of Boston Radio
- WaveRadio Boston
- 96.5 InnerFM - Melbourne, Austrailia