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Dash Rip Rock – $7/10
November 28, 2015 @ 8:00 pm
8pm $7/10
Dash Rip Rock (HIGH OCTANE ROOTS ROCK)
Dash Rip Rock is the legendary New Orleans trio known for high-octane
roots rock. The New York Times says Dash Rip Rock combines “fluency
in American roots music with a robust dose of punk-rock spirit.” SPIN
praises Dash Rip Rock as “undeniably the South’s greatest rock band.”
In 2012 Dash Rip Rock was honored to be inducted into the Louisiana
Music Hall of Fame.
Dash Rip Rock is known for tight musicianship, high energy live
shows, and songs of raw insolence and longing that are sometimes cut
with whimsy. Bill Davis, Dash Rip Rock’s founder and frontman, is a
songwriter known for his blistering guitar work. For over 20 years
the band has amassed a loyal, diverse following. The wide tent of
their cross-genre fan base includes aficionados of rock, roots-rock
and Americana as well as rockabilly, country, and punk fans. DRR has
released 17 records that have been hailed as underground classics.
Dash Rip Rock tours extensively and headlines numerous clubs,
festivals, and roots listening rooms. Dash Rip Rock has toured with
The Cramps and also shared stages with The Ramones, Jerry Lee Louis,
No Doubt, Black Crowes, Lou Reed, The Replacements, Reverend Horton
Heat, the Circle Jerks, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, and countless others,
at times playing up to 250 shows a year. DRR’s music has been
featured on the RockBand video game and their single “Let’s Go Smoke
Some Pot” is a longtime cult radio hit.