Black Pine Revival

Black Pine Revival hails from the Northern California foothills above Chico, California. 

Michael Russell, Grayson Katka, and Mike Waltz formed their trio in early 2023, playing music described AS Americana roots rock with a wide swing to country and blues. Since then, they’ve honed their craft and stage    presence playing to regional audiences, opening for Tim Bluhm (The Mother Hips), Hot Buttered Rum, Sean Hayes and Tommy Castro and the Painkillers.

Black Pine Revival Released their debut album “Dirt Angels” in the summer 2025, this two volume set was recorded in their home studio nestled in their beloved hills above  Chico ca. The music soars through smoking rhythms and high-flying guitars, and transforms on stage into a damn good time. 

All three band members have played and toured extensively with the likes of Electric Circus, The Tim Bluhm Band, Lo and Behold, Erin Haley & Firefly, The Russell Turner Ward, Chad Bushnell, and Clayton Lee, just to name a  few.