An Instagram post says it all, in all caps: “#WEHEADLINING.” The family band The New Respects has been well-known around town; they started building their reputation as teens in small local venues. They underwent some changes during pandemic lockdown: While bassist Lexi Mowry left the band to focus on parenting, her twin sister Zandy remains the group’s guitarist, their brother Darius Fitzgerald still drums, and their cousin Jasmine Mullen still sings. They also left their label and concentrated on how they wanted to evolve their soulful sound. This summer, the group opened a slew of tour dates for Michael Franti and Spearhead, and capped it off with an August run of headline dates that took them to the West Coast. Now the festival bookings are beginning to roll in, including warming up the stage for Black Pumas and The Black Crowes at Florida fest Moon Crush: Pink Moon in April.
