LOS ANGELES BAND DADA CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY HITTING THE ROAD ON THE “DADA FOREVER TOUR”
JOIN THE BAND LIVE AT REHEARSAL ON FACEBOOK LIVE AT 4 P.M. PST ON FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Two decades after the Los Angeles outfit dada embarked on its original journey, singer-guitarist Michael Gurley, singer-bassist Joie Calio and drummer Phil Leavitt are celebrating the band’s 25th anniversary and hitting the road on the “dada Forever Tour.” Making these shows even more special, 7Horse (comprised of Leavitt and Calio) will be performing a special “mini-set” of their original songs on all dates.
See the band live from their rehearsal on facebook live at 4 p.m. PST on February 14 here: https://www.facebook.com/dadatheband
“dada is about digging into our roots, examining and celebrating it.” Says Calio
Since the release of their groundbreaking 1992 debut Puzzle, the trio has created an array of songs boasting progressive rock musicianship, dazzling vocal harmonies and melodic power pop layered with a hint of psychedelic rock. Adding to the trio’s groundbreaking line of attack are the marathon-length shows that deliver on the promise that every performance is the only one of its kind.
Puzzle was released on September 8, 1992, and it didn’t take long for the band’s sonic imprint to find an audience. The album’s first single “Dizz Knee Land” found widespread airplay on alternative and mainstream rock outlets cracking the Top 5 on the Modern Rock Single's chart and pushing the album's sales to over 1,000,000 worldwide. Watch dada’s Dizz Knee Land video here: https://youtu.be/daa9pZDxfIY
The success of Puzzle was followed in 1994 by American Highway Flower, featuring the ambitious “Ask the Dust” and astounding “Feet to the Sun,” dada has gone on to create a magnificent discography featuring a half-dozen full-length albums and an EP. The trio has also issued a number of solo efforts and offshoot projects along the way exploring a range of styles including folk, blues, jazz and rock. Gurley and Leavitt were both members of Butterfly Jones while dada was on hiatus in the early ‘00s; Calio has released several solo discs and with X Levitation Cult. Mike Gurley and the Nightcaps are a popular jazz group in Southern California. Additionally, Leavitt has stepped out from behind the drum set as lead singer and Calio is playing guitar in 7Horse. The duo’s new album Livin’ in a Bitch of a World features thrilling tales of grifters, gun owners and drug runners, as powerful as any in hardboiled fiction, and punctuated perfectly by doomy drumming, vicious strumming and lacerating slide-guitar playing. ”Raw and raunchy, soulful and edgy – 7Horse avoids the pitfalls of garage rockers like Black Keys and White Stripes by ensuring the melodies rise above ‘genre’ trappings. Hooks galore never obfuscate the duo’s down and dirty rootsy agenda though.” – Power of Pop. Hear the album here: http://7horsemusic.com/7hm4i/
See them live at:
2/16/17 Canyon Club Agoura Hills, CA
2/17/17 The Rose Pasadena, CA
2/18/17 Coach House Orange Country, CA
2/19/17 Hotel Utah San Francisco. CA with 7Horse
2/21/17 Bunkhouse Saloon Las Vegas, NV
2/22/17 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
2/23/17 The Blue Bird Denver, CO
2/25/17 Riot Room Kansas City. MO
2/27/17 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH
2/28/17 Sculley’s Columbus, OH
3/1/17 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
3/2/17 The Double Door Chicago, IL
3/3/17 The Amsterdam Bar and Hall Minneapolis/St Paul. MN
3/4/17 Firebird St. Louis, MO
3/6/17 Three Links Dallas, TX
3/8/17 Rogue Bar Phoenix, AZ
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