Diggin' Dirt

From behind the redwood curtain of Humboldt County, seven piece funk-soul band Diggin Dirt has carved out a niche as a live party not to be missed. Shoveling their own path, Diggin Dirt has brought their top shelf brand of psych-funk soul to hungry ears since 2016, with multiple national tours and festival stops at Jam Cruise, High Sierra, Same Same but Different, Sawtooth, Live Oak, Cascade Equinox, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Suwannee Hulaween, and many more. Per a 2024 Jam Cruise writer, “This was the soul music I grew up with in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but I confess I wasn’t expecting [Diggin Dirt] to be throwing it down this hard. This group is impossibly tight, and Zach Alder might be the best soul shouter I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard a few.” Their infectious sound is fueled by blazing horns, searing guitars and a relentlessly driving rhythm section, and tying it all together is the band’s frontman, launching the ensemble into rarefied air with his pipes, charisma, and natural-born soul. With flashes of James Brown or Sly and the Family Stone, Otis Redding or Tower of Power, the band’s sound is both familiar and yet refreshingly original, layering psychedelic rock, Motown soul, afrobeat and even reggae atop a thick foundation of late-60s inspired funk. The band is currently touring, so keep your eyes peeled for a show near you…don’t miss the Dirt!!