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Mon 01 December |
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| Event title |
Forever Presents: The Dirtbombs |
| Where: |
Whelans
- Dublin |
| Category: |
Gigs |
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FOREVER proudly presents
THE DIRTBOMBS
plus special guests
Dec. 1st, 2008
Whelans, Dublin
Doors: 8pm
Tickets: €17.50 inc booking fee
Available from : www.tickets.ie and www.ticketmaster.ie (from Sept 10th). also from Road Records, Sound Cellar, City Discs, Plugd (Cork)
Soulful rock 'n' roll....
The Dirtbombs are a rock n' roll band based in metro Detroit, Michigan,
notable for blending diverse influences such as garage rock, punk rock
and soul while featuring a dual bass guitar, dual drum and guitar
lineup. The Dirtbombs were formed by Mick Collins (of the influential
garage punk band The Gories) as a side project and started recording
songs by 1995.
In the ten-plus years since their conception, the Dirtbombs have been
comprised of a host of Detroit rock musicians both in the studio and on
the road. As of September 2007 the band’s 17th and longest-lasting
lineup (developed around June 2004) consists of Collins on guitar, Troy
Gregory (formerly of Flotsam and Jetsam, Prong, and lead singer of The
Witches and Troy Gregory & The Stepsisters) on bass, Ko Melina
(formerly of Ko & The Knockouts) on a distorted “fuzz” bass, and
Ben Blackwell (owner of record label Cass Records) and Pat Pantano
(formerly of the Come Ons) on the drum sets. Noted producer Jim Diamond
played bass from 1997 until 2004 and during that time Diamond also
recorded and co-produced the Dirtbombs output with Mick Collins at his
Ghetto Recorders studio in Detroit. For a brief time in 2002, the band
featured back-up singers Deanne Iovan (also formerly of the Come Ons)
and future bass player Ko, in addition to five musicians.
Full discography at www.thedirtbombs.net or www.myspace.com/thedirtbombs
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