7HORSE: Double Summertime Tour featuring the music of dada

Horse is an American rock and blues duo formed in 2011 most notable for their song “Meth Lab Zoso Sticker” which was featured in Martin Scorsese’s film The Wolf of Wall Street, in the second trailer and on the soundtrack.^[1] The group consists of Phil Leavitt (songwriter, drummer, and lead vocals) and Joie Calio (songwriter, guitars, bass, and vocals). Both are also members of the band dada.

Some horses were always meant to run wild.

Phil Leavitt and Joie Calio, the multi-instrumentalists behind 7Horse’s self-described “postpunk dystopian blues,” have been exploring unfenced territory together for 30 years. Kickstarting their partnership as members of dada — the platinum-selling alt-rockers behind ’90s hits like “Dizz Knee Land” — they now pack a different punch with 7Horse, blurring the lines between ’70s-sized rock & roll, Vegas showbiz glitz, and bluesy grit. It’s a sound rooted in groove and Gretsch guitars, rhythm and riffs, desert-rock crunch and cinematic sweep. A sound that nods to the best parts of the past while still pushing forward.

7Horse’s fifth album, The Last Resort, offers a snapshot of a boundary-breaking band in evolution. Since launching the band in 2011, Leavitt and Calio have saluted the glory days of American rock & roll both onstage and in the studio. Here, they make room for international flourishes, too. There’s the bilingual bounce of “Non Sono Un Ragazzo,” which finds drummer/frontman Leavitt recounting the band’s introduction to film legend Martin Scorsese (who memorably used 7Horse’s career-launching track “Meth Lab Zoso Sticker” in The Wolf of Wall Street) in both English and Italian. There’s the Latin beat of “Hey Vámonos!,” where flamenco guitars, polyphonic rhythm, and four-on-the-floor stomp all swirl together. At its core, though, The Last Resort charts its own musical geography.

Note: Seated Show