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NEW CD COMING SOON!
Listen to selected songs on our Myspace page.
Includes the
full spectrum from rock to folk to WTF,
with our unique rendition of the Little Mermaid's "Part Of
Your World"
featuring Stan Bock on trombone and Cliff Jetton
on trumpet.
DB news:
Huge
fun at the fourth Cool Blue review June 28 at the White Eagle.
Greg Thelen and Sketchy Ted put in great sets, and the DBs had a blast
with trumpet player Cliff Jetton sitting in.
We've been concentrating
on finishing (finally) the new studio CD.
Margot goes in for tendonitis sugery in early June, so we're not adding
new shows
while we await her rapid recovery.
We do, however have one show booked for summer '08.
Margot will be along to sing, and Cliff Jetton will be sitting in on trumpet.
Details below, hope to see you there!
The band returns
to The White Eagle Saloon, Saturday June 28
for the forth installment of the Cool Blue Review with Greg Thelen and
Sketchy Ted.
We had great fun at the
all acoustic concert April 19, with our
amazing friends James Faretheewell and Tyler Stenson at
Artichoke Music Backgate Stage, on SE Hawthorne in Portland.
The March 16
benefit for the Red Ape Reserve at The Oregon Zoo was a
huge success, exceeding their fund raising goals and a ton of fun for
the band.
The band did
a photo shoot with Portland photographer John Klicker.
Sample above, more shots can be seen in the Gallery to the left.
The February Cool Blue Review exceeded our expectations with a capacity crowd (thanks to Tyler Stenson & Lander!) and great sets from all three bands.
The first Cool
Blue Review of '08 at The White Eagle was huge fun, with great sets from
James Faretheewell, The DBs and Vivid Curve.
We're making
a lot of progress on the new CD, which is turning out to be a lot of fun.
Click HERE to preview updated
rough mixes-in-progress as they become available!
Groovy new Dead
Beetles merchandise (tees, hoodies, buttons, etc)
now available at Cafe Press! Click HERE
The Dead Beetles
are now a quartet! John and
George have been rehearsing with
drummer Casey McBride and further integrating Margot Monti on flutes,
clarintets and vocals.
The new sound is bigger, more dynamic and exciting!
Look for more info, pix and audio of the new band here soon.
What, you may ask, do The Dead Beetles sound like?
Well, imagine John Lennon and George Harrison descending from Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven. Then imagine, if you will, that they assemble an all-star band to play their Labor Day Party in the Hamptons, calling on Spinal Tap, Steely Dan, Was Not Was, Doc Watson, NRBQ, Tenacious D, Beck, The Mothers Of Invention, and Jellyfish. Now, imagine Walter Becker losing $34k to Nigel Tufnel, playing poker on the tour bus.
Ok, now stop imagining all that stuff and instead, imagine Portland’s John Reynolds (guitar, vocals) and George Turner (bass, cello, vocals) frolicking with you and all your loved ones in a pristine, sunlit meadow.
This is the
sound of The Dead Beetles!
So geez…what
are you waiting for? Go buy our CDs and come to our super fun shows!
oops...I
guess you're waiting for us to release some CDs...
It's Here!
The
first Dead Beetles CD is available
online at CD BABY.
Also available at iTunes!
The Dead Beatles debut at Edgefield Winery, August 2006.
photo: Mike Thanhouser
Portland OR (503) 892-6268