Music like Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds

Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds is a Brooklyn, New York-based seven-piece soul/rock band. The band is led by singer Arleigh Kincheloe, with Jackson Kincheloe on harmonica, Josh Myers on bass, Dan Boyden on drums, Phil Rodriguez on trumpet, and Brian Graham on baritone and tenor saxophones.

Since 2011, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds has played 150+ shows a year all across the US and Canada. Their list of festival appearances includes Bonnaroo, Firefly, Mountain Jam, Bear Creek, Telluride Jazz, High Sierra, Rooster Walk, Harvest Jazz Festival and late night sets at Austin City Limits and the Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

Frontwoman Sister Sparrow first began writing music while living between New York City and the Catskill Mountains as a teenager. Accompanied by her brother Jackson on harmonica, the band first got together in September 2008. While Sister Sparrow is the principal songwriter of the band, the entire band works collaboratively on arrangements.