Hailing from San Francisco, The Vivants find their musical faith in the inspiring traditions of Southern music and showmanship. The acoustic quartet most EP, Babys Back in Town shimmers with original songs with foot tappin', four-on-the-floor swinging guitar, dreamy lapsteel and dixieland banjo. The Vivants include Emily Bonn on lead vocals, guitar, banjo and ukulele, Anna Levitt on fiddle and vocals, Greg Dunn on upright bass, Robert Kennedy on piano accordion and Stephen Pearson on drums.

In former incarnations, bandleader and songwriter Emily Bonn, performed in San Francisco subway stations, Belgian prisons, Appalachian corner stores, and at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. As a former member of the critically acclaimed San Francisco band, The Whoreshoes, she shared stages with the legendary rockabilly singer, Wanda Jackson, Old Crow Medicine Show and Devil Makes Three.