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Upcoming
Dates:
Friday, May 9th, 2008 - Beckett's
Pub, Berkeley, CA
Saturday, May 10th, 2007 - Zayante
Hoedown, Felton, CA Our second year back! email
us for an invitation.
See the complete schedule of DSB shows.

| "There's
a band that I've really been enjoying...called the DSB...I
think you're going to be hearing a lot more about this band!"
- Tim Lynch (Da Flower Punk) KPFA 94.1 FM, Berkeley,
CA |
News
- 05-07-08 DSB to to appear at Las
Tortugas Dance of the Dead III, Groveland California, presented
by Blue Turtle Seduction and Terrafin Entertainment.
News - 05-01-08 DSB currently featured
on the CD Sampler of this month's April/May issue of Relix Magazine.
"For Those Who Wonder Why" features an
historic appearance by the late, great Martin Fierro.
We miss you aready, Martin, RIP.
News - 09-10-07 DSB now a currently featured
artist of The
Happy Brigade. Bringing the stoke to DSB (and you)! Check out
Happy Brigade, their mission and peeps!
News - 09-03-07 DSB to open for
New Monsoon,
who is promoting the release of their new album with Ron Johnson
"V". Let's sell this thing out!
News - 09-01-07 Dave Stein & Friends
featuring Ryan, Josh Atlas and Chris Miller Zayante Fall Hoedown
is now on Live Music Archive now. Check out a sweet soundboard recording
of a "smokin' set"!
News - 06-29-07 Velvet Hammer due in stores July 15th!
That means they're available for pre-order now! Order now and you
can receive your signed copy just a few days after that.
News - 04-23-07 We had a phenomenal time Friday night, 4-20-07
with Dave, Ryan, Derek and Feet for our special 420 show and lineup.
Please see Jim Anderson's articulate and descriptive review
of the show on Norcal Yahoo Group!
News - 04-18-07-If you live in the South SF Bay area, you'll
want to know about our upcoming Friday, 420 Celebration at Henfling's
Tavern. As you probably know there's very little else going on that
night in Santa Cruz or SF. ; )
If you live near the San Lorenzo Valley, this is the ticket! I'm incredibly
stoked to be doing an extended set with such talented musicians, and
all of us SING! Ryan Vandenbroeck, Derek Bodkin on drums and vocals
(Five Eyed Hand) and Mike "Feet" Friest on bass and vocals
(IS) and I have been working on a special extended set for the FRIDAY's
420 FEST.
News - 12-07-06 DSB's Out of Zion climbing up the
charts on Neil Young's Living
with War Today song charts.
News - 12-01-06 DSB solidifies it's lineup for 2007 (and
beyond). DSB is proud to welcome Greg
Garvey (Cyclomatic, Mission Players, formerly w/ Plum Crazy) and
drummer Jesse Hiller
to our permanent lineup. After playing a handful of shows this fall,
Greg will appear on the upcoming CD entitled "Velvet
Hammer", due in early 2007.
News - 11-14-06 DSB spends an evening in the studio
with legendary sax, wind and flute player Martin
Fierro (Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Zero, Merl Saunders).
He'll be featured on two tracks from our upcoming CD "Velvet
Hammer". Hold on, it's coming!
News - 11-02-06 DSB voted BEST LOCAL BAND
in San
Mateo County Times!
News - 10-05-06 We'll be once again joining New
Monsoon at The Attic in downtown Santa Cruz on October 20th. Come
early and get in the groove. Party all night with NM!
News - 07-05-06 We'll be joining our good friends
New Monsoon at
Don Quixote's
in the Santa Cruz Mountains, in CA on August 18th. Plan to come early
and get your groove on proper! Update: Hear this
set on archive.org:
You Rock, Lobster!
News - 06-28-06 We're back in the studio! After a
smokin' spring playing consistently from Arcata to Lake Tahoe to Big
Sur, and being joined by human beat box and rapper extraordinarie,
Radioactive (Michael Franti & Spearhead), trumpet player Dustin
Hengl, singer/guitarist Stan Russell and a host of talented guest
drummers we're back to laying tracks for our upcoming (untitled) debut
CD! Look for it mid to late Summer of 2006 (release celebration dates
to be announced!)
News - 05-01-06 Grateful
Web has choosen Dave Stein Bubub as "Band of the Month"
for May, 2006!
| "Gloriously
delicious flavors of rock, soul and groove" - D. Pappas,
Connection Magazine |
Help
Spread the Word! We're looking for some energetic friends
to help spread the word about our music. If you're interested
in helping, we are forming a Grass Roots Street Team to distribute
handbills, posters of our shows throughout California and also internet
savvy folks! If you'd like to assist, please contact
us.
The pay
off, besides knowing what a kind soul you are, is free entry into
shows, t-shirt, CD's and any other schwag! And we'll even get you
into shows you travel to see so you can congregate with other DSB
folks!

| "
... a funk vibe and jazz beat - it's definitely ear pleasing
to listen to.- great for a summer cruise through the country
side. - Wednesday Elektra, Space junkies Magazine
"Great
rhythm! This sound out and out rocks! Lead vocal is super.
A new sound that makes you wanna listen some more. Chartbuster,
for sure!" - L.L., St. Louis, Missouri
"Wow! Right out the door you blew me away! Great lyrics,
fabulous vocals. Guys like you must be putting out CDs that
the folks love! Great job!" - T.D., Hilo, Hawaii
"Kickin' song, tight band, good vocals...Much Respect!"
- R.S., Balares, Spain |
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