David Wax Museum

David Wax Museum Is A Folk And Roots Rock Band Blending Traditional Mexican Son Music With Americana In What They Call "Mexo-Americana." David Wax And Suz Slezak Are Its Core Members While Jordan Wax David's Cousin Ben Kogan Chris Dammann Danilo Henriquez Charles Rivera Philip Mayer Mike Roberts Greg Glassman Alec Spiegelman And Jiro Kokubu Have Played Supporting Roles. Anointed By The 2010 Boston Music Awards As Boston’s Americana Artist Of The Year The David Wax Museum Has Been Called “pure Irresistible Joy” Bob Boilen NPR And Hailed By TIME.Com For Its “virtuosic Musical Skill And Virtuous Harmonies.” It Is No Surprise That Their Acclaimed Performance At The 2010 Newport Folk Festival Was Hailed As One Of Highlights Of The Entire Weekend By NPR. The Band Fuses Traditional Mexican Folk With American Roots And Indie Rock To Create An Utterly Unique Mexo-Americana Aesthetic. Combining Latin Rhythms Call-And-Response Hollering And Donkey Jawbone Rattling They Have Electrified Audiences Across The Country And Are “kicking Up A Cloud Of Excitement With Their High-Energy Border-Crossing Sensibility” The New Yorker . The Band’s Album Everything Is Saved Produced By Sam Kassirer Josh Ritter Drew Rave Reviews From All Corners And Has Propelled The Band Into The National Spotlight. With An Illustration In The New Yorker A Feature In Paste Magazine A Daytrotter Session A Nod From TIME Magazine As One Of The Top Ten Acts Of This Year’s South By Southwest And An Appearance On NPR’s World Café The Band Quickly Became “one Of The Hottest New Indie Bands Around” Better TV . read less