Meet… The Dust-Ups

Written By Mike Greenblatt
The Dust-Ups

With members from Roselle Park, Somerville, Hasbrouck Heights and Belvidere, The Dust-Ups lace their Americana with alt-country, honky-tonk, rock’n’roll and folk. Their self-titled upbeat 10-song debut came out digitally last month containing a road anthem with plenty of pedal steel, a rockin’ murder ballad, a country power-pop synthesis plus nods to Cajun and Surf Rock. Word has it their live shows are dynamite. Singer Ryan Chatelain kicked around New Orleans for a while soaking up the vibe. Relocating to Jersey, he put word out on social media for likeminded souls to complete his vision. Multi-Instrumentalist Joe Palmisano was the first to hook up and the two became first a duo and then the DNA of The Dust-Ups. Now a four-piece, you can catch their energetic set in Chatham as part of Brook Valley Farm’s Great Swamp Music Fest on May 19.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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