Indiana based group, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band will be performing at Mac’s Uptowner, 623 Monroe Ave., at 9 p.m. today.

The band’s name would suggest that there are a lot of members in the band, but actually there are only three.

Rev. Peyton is the singer and guitarist, while his wife Breezy Peyton plays the washboard and his brother Jayme Peyton plays the drums.

Rev. Peyton began playing music with his brother Jayme when he was 12 years old and soon, they both developed a love for country and blues.

“We really didn’t start playing shows in front of people until a few years ago, but me and my brother have been playing music together for a long time,” Rev. Peyton said.

When Rev. Peyton was 19, Breezy Peyton began playing the washboard and developing an interest in the same music that they both enjoyed.

When he was 19, Rev. Peyton suffered a strange hand problem that rendered his hands nearly unusable.

He was forced to quit playing the guitar for about two years.

After several doctors’ examinations, Rev. Peyton was finally able to find a doctor that attempted a procedure that gave him the strength back in his hands.

After the successful operation, the band picked back up and began to further develop its country and blues sound.

“To me there are two kinds of blues,” Rev. Peyton said. “There are city blues where you got your electric sound with B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughn, and then you’ve got more of a rural blues. Those older rural blues are what struck a chord in me.”

The Brown County-based band draws its name from a saying that Rev. Peyton had when he was a boy.

“I used to have a tendency to call things ‘a big damn bear’ or ‘a big damn gun,’ so that’s where the name comes from,” Rev. Peyton said.

Rev. Peyton, 27, said that the bands influences include The Charlie Daniels Band, Son House, Creedance Clearwater Revival and The Mississippi Shieks.

They have recorded three albums, “Big Damn Nation” (2006), “The Gospel Album” (2007) and “The Whole Fam Damnily” (2008).

Rev. Peyton said that the title for their newest album comes from a saying his mother would use.

“My mom used to always say, ‘Oh well, the whole fam damnily is here,'” Peyton said. “It was kind of a tribute to her in a way.”

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn band has only been playing live for three years, but already they have been performing 250 shows each year.

They are slated to be a part of the Warped Tour in August as well as having shows in Europe during the fall.

Rev. Peyton said that the band has had some interesting stories from the road that range from hitchhikers that were convicts to meeting Axl Rose and Naomi Judd.

“You just never know who you’re going to meet when you’re out on the road,” Rev. Peyton said.