Following buzz from SXSW, The Relatives coming for Living Traditions Festival

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Dallas gospel-funk group The Relatives have confirmed a number of festival appearances this year, including a May 19 show at Salt Lake City's Living Traditions Festival, the slot directly before Wilco at their annual Solid Sound festival, and the Non-COMMvention in Philly, where they share the bill with Phoenix, Mavis Staples and The Lone Bellow among others. below.

These shows followpacked-out sets at SXSW last week.The Relatives' debut album 'The Electric Word' was greeted last month by a NY Times Arts cover story feature and NPR Weekend Edition segment:*NY Times: http://nyti.ms/15vbmP7*NPR: http://n.pr/XNq6miHere they are performing at a church in Austin: http://bit.ly/YGDU1e