This is Dasher, spirit guide , good luck charm and road companion of the Dashing Suns. He has a bobble head and so has the ability to answer questions and make decisions for us. While none of us are physicists we know enough about the forces of the universe to realize that his wisdom and decision making prowess is largely dependant on the motion of the van which his plastic feet are superglued to.
We still believe everything he tells us though.
Dasher’s origins are shrouded in mystery, as far as we can tell he just showed up in the van at some point.
If anyone is missing a plastic horse let us know and we’ll sell him back to you.
We have reached Texas after an extremely uneventful drive through the desert. We are in El Paso and can see Mexico across a little ol’ river. We have approximately ten more hours of solid road dawg driving ahead of us before we reach our ultimate destination of Austin. We are super excited to meet up with all of our bay area band buddies and trade tales over delicious, cold beverages.
The van still works but is consuming oil faster than gas.
More soon,
The Dashers.
Almost in Albuquerque!
Tonight we play at a place called The Agency. It is an all ages venue, hopefully a bunch of teenagers will arrive with their parents money and buy some CDs from us.
The van is still alive but seems to have an incredible thirst for oil.
So the show went well tonight… there was a good crowd and Bordello was an awesome spot. Check out our photos and a quick snippet of video on the right panel of this blog.
So, it’s 2:57am. And our food just arrived: 4 orders of Pad Thai. Matt is worried that we’re going to spill sauce on his bed, and mostly that he doesn’t want egg in his food. Kevin, on the other hand, wants avocado on his Pad Thai. Jeff likes his Pad Thai free and spicy. David went to sleep early so he must not be a fan of Pad Thai.
Best part of the night: meeting the drummer from Bo Peep – the Japanese girl band who played before us.
Second best part of the day: the van didn’t break down.
Third best part of the day: playing marco polo at the swimming pool.
Catastrophe of the day: waiting in line at the DMV to register the van. Oops.
Kevin has temporary tattoo on his neck.
More tomorrow… we’re heading to Phoenix!
Tonight’s the first show of the roadtrip at Bordello in downtown LA. More to come soon…
The Dashing Suns
The Dashing Suns are a four piece band hailing from Oakland, California. While many bands in today’s scene seem to follow a paint by numbers musical format, The Dashing Suns have managed to find a way of redefining the idea of popular music. Their style is a combination of 60’s psychedelia, 70’s pop radio, 80’s post punk and 90’s shoegaze. Their songs are short, dynamic, infectious and undeniable.
Although the band has only been in existence for less than a year, The Dashing Suns have managed to perform a staggering amount of shows that range from headlining in cushy Bay Area venues to sweating it out at Brooklyn warehouse parties. Their live shows are a testament to the power of a simply crafted melody and their recordings (that happen to be crafted in their practice space) simply put most of today’s overwrought studio recordings to shame.
The Dashing Suns are not just a band that one watches cross armed in the dark. They have somehow figured out a way to become a manifestation of the powerful combination of brotherhood and sheer talent.
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