{"version":"https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1","title":"Wild Adriatic ","home_page_url":"https:\/\/www.939waby.com\/blogs\/wild-adriatic\/","feed_url":"https:\/\/www.939waby.com\/blogs\/wild-adriatic\/json","items":[{"id":"o186-1877-67fbaf6dee93f","url":"https:\/\/www.939waby.com\/blogs\/wild-adriatic\/post\/wild-adriatic\/","title":"Wild Adriatic \"A New Beginning\" ","date_published":"2025-04-13T12:34:00+00:00","summary":"I personally have been on a few musical trips with the band Wild Adriatic. By using the word trip, I mean a spiritual and euphoric experience, both sonically and emotionally. I was convinced a long time ago that this band was destined for greatness. Their success driven by a family oriented -hard work ethic, Wild Adriatic return with a new self-titled record and a show to celebrate. Friday, April 18 at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs with friends Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band opening the show. WABY had a chance to catch up with Dustin DeLuke (keys) of the band Wild Adriatic","content_html":"

\"Dustin<\/p>\n\n

I personally have been on a few musical trips with the band Wild Adriatic. By using the word trip, I mean a spiritual and euphoric experience, both sonically and emotionally. I was convinced a long time ago that this band was destined for greatness. Success driven by a family oriented -hard work ethic, Wild Adriatic return with a new self-titled record and a show to celebrate. Friday, April 18 at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs with friends Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band opening the show. WABY had a chance to catch up with Dustin DeLuke (keys) of the band Wild Adriatic<\/p>\n\n

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RR: OK, let’s get right into it. New album, release show on April 18. Your own Coffee?<\/strong>
\nDD: <\/strong>Yes! We are psyched to get this album out into the world and play new material for everyone.
\nWe love playing home shows. The energy is always super high, this one is going to be a
\nguaranteed rager. We thought it would be awesome to offer some interesting and less traditional options when it
\ncomes to purchasing our album. So we teamed up with Stinky’s Coffee Co and Barkeater
\nChocolates to create our own custom roast and dark chocolate bar. Both those can be
\npurchased on our website and at the show along with a download card for our album. It’s cool to
\nsupport local businesses. Now folks can buy something physical and they can enjoy it while
\nlistening to the album they bought.<\/p>\n\n


\nRR:You just played a cruise too. That looked amazing. do you have any good memories from
\nthat funny stories? Did anyone puke from sea sickness?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

DD:<\/strong> Oh man, I have a lot of amazing memories from that festival. If I had to pick one I’d say that
\nhaving Walk The Moon join us on stage during the superjam we hosted for an impromptu cover
\nof David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” to close out the festival was a pretty epic moment. The Rock
\nBoat is awesome. I believe it’s our 5th time playing that festival. The crowd is always fired up
\nand ready to party. I actually get really sea sick but wore a motion sickness patch that saved my life on that cruise.
\nSo I didn’t puke....but one guy in the band did and I won’t say who it is, but I will give you a hint.
\nHis name rhymes with “Mateo”. Draw your own conclusions lol.<\/p>\n\n

RR : Wild Adriatic has some big shows on the horizon rock the dock any tours planned
\nDD:<\/strong>No tours planned but we do have a lot of exciting shows and festivals coming up. We will be
\nannouncing these after the album release show.<\/p>\n\n

RR: How do you balance a job, band, daddy duties, it must be tough?
\nDD: <\/strong>Ha, my kids (twins) were barely 1 yrs old when I started playing with Wild Adriatic. So it’s just
\nnormal for me to balance studio work, teaching, gigs, etc...with being in the band. I don’t really
\nknow what it’s like to not keep all those plates spinning so I have nothing to compare it to. I will
\nsay, I love what I do and I love my family so it doesn't feel tough to me.<\/p>\n\n

RR: What are you rocking these days?  New bands? What records are you into this year?
\nDD: <\/strong>I listen to music constantly. There’s literally always something jamming in the background at my
\nhouse. Lately I’ve been listening to White Denim and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard<\/p>\n\n

RR :Tell us about the new record
\nDD: <\/strong>The new record is a great representation of everyone’s individual personalities and some of the
\nthings we do best. I wouldn’t say it wrote itself but it definitely happened very organically without
\nany directing from anyone. We would just get together at various times and in various locations
\nand tackle an idea someone had. We’d mold that idea and cultivate it until it became a finished
\nproduct.<\/p>\n\n

RR:I like to cook do you like to cook? If so, share a recipe a short one?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

DD: <\/strong>I love to cook. I cook a meal everyday. I don’t really follow recipes though. I learned to cook
\nfrom watching my mom and Italian grandmother. Their recipes are all like “a pinch of this and a
\nhandful of that”. I love making Sunday sauce.<\/p>\n\n

RR: Give me three reasons why Wild Adriatic works so well as a band?
\nDD:<\/strong> I don’t think it’s always possible to explain why a band works well together musically. If I had to
\nguess why Wild Adriatic works well together it’s because we all respect each other and play our
\ninstruments with a strong sense of sincerity. When you can feel comfortable and play like
\nyourself you get an amazing sense of freedom. That allows great things to happen. We also
\ncome from very different musical backgrounds. I think that element helps keep us inspired by
\neach other's ideas.<\/p>\n\n

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