Pioneering folk musicians David Wax and Suz Slezak are the plucky husband-wife duo behind the eclectic, exuberant “Mexo-Americana” band David Wax Museum. After 14 relentless years touring the country and world, half of them with their two young children in tow, COVID’s abrupt disruption in March 2020 created a first jarring, then welcome creative pause for the Charlottesville, Virginia-based band. 

Before the pandemic, the ascendant band was enjoying newfound success with their 2019 first label release Line of Light, subsequent national TV debut on CBS This Morning: Saturday, and three distinct features on NPR’s World Cafe. They built bridges performing at the wedding of Democratic presidential hopeful (now Transportation Secretary) Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten--and then in 2021 their plaintive ballad “Big Sur” debuted during the marriage scene on Netflix #1 show, Firefly Lane. David Wax Museum even had a big new bombastic studio album with their boisterous six-piece band in the can, but then the sudden shutdown temporarily shelved it, forcing David and Suz to unpack their toiletries bag, park their tired tour van in the driveway, and finally tuck their children into their own beds, for months on end, for the young family’s first time.   As Suz trellised cucumbers and butternut squash, and quilted with their kids, David quickly converted their cramped, dormered attic room into an intimate performance space. 

The hard-working pair immediately took to touring the live-stream stages of Facebook, Instagram YouTube Live and Zoom when all their beloved, well-trod venues, from D.C.’s esteemed 9:30 Club to Philadelphia’s Johnny Brenda’s, shuttered overnight. Such creative constraints laid the groundwork for the band’s most fruitful period ever. 

On April 16, 2021, David Wax Museum self-released Euphoric Ouroboric, one of four records the band made during quarantine and the band’s first foray into the experimental world of D.I.Y. home recording. Producer and longtime collaborator Alec Spiegelman (Okkervil River, Kevin Morby, Pokey LaFarge) blended drum machine loops with human performances, blurring the lines to chart new sonic territory for the band.

With the pandemic slowly releasing its grasp on the world, venues around the country started to reopen. A few weeks ago, as a last-minute addition joined The Wood Brothers at The 9:30 Club. This performance enthralled and captivated the capacity crowd. With a critically acclaimed performance behind them, David and Suz once again pack their tour van and embark on a Mid-Atlantic and Northeast tour.

We are incredibly excited to see them performing at Jammin Java on March 11th. Trust us when we say that this is a band you do not want to miss! Please check their website's tour page for more performance dates.

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