Kevin Bronson on July 15th, 2010

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Really wish I hadn’t thrown all my bell-bottoms away. It’d help to be in uniform for Dusty Rhodes & the River Band, the Orange County sextet who continue their winsome bear hug of classic rock on their third album. The self-titled, self-released collection is their first after parting ways with SideOneDummy Records, and although it’s more stripped-down than last year’s “Palace & Stage,” it’s no less jubilant. Bluesy stomps, gospel laments, country romps, glammy explosions (and, yes, a very good Brian Jonestown Massacre cover) – exuberant frontman Dustin Apodaca and his mates pour their cherubic hearts into all of them, voices raised and guitars, keyboards and violin churning. File under revivalist fun (and maybe get a copy for your dad).

||| Download: “The Ballad of Jim Jones” (BJM cover)

||| Live: Dusty Rhodes & the River Band play tonight at Spaceland.

||| Watch: After the jump, check out the video for the new song “All One”:

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band – “All One” from Michael Tavarez on Vimeo.