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ABOUT
Dinowalrus
is a three-person drum n' drone band out of
Pete, an architectural designer and multimedia artist, met Kyle, an abstract painter, at a 'To Live and Shave in LA' show in late 2006, when they simultaneously attempted to accost a greasy longhair in white garb whom they assumed was Andrew Wilkes-Krier. They would quickly find out that the seemingly party-hearty person whom they were talking to was simply a random, look-a-like concert attendee--the real Andrew WK was on the other side of the room, incognito in his blue hooded sweatshirt and recently cropped hair. In the awkward pause that followed, Pete and Kyle struck up a conversation with each other.
After months
of free-form improv psych/noise sets to unsuspecting loft "audiences"
of one or two people in East East Bushwick,
Stylistically, the songs of Dinowalrus are rooted in the garage-punk of the 60s, the post-psychedelic biker rawk of the 70s, the robotic electro-grooves of the 80s, the lush guitar-scapes of the 90s, and the noise-tribalism of recent groups such as Liars, OOIOO, and Gang Gang Dance.
In an attempt to capture some of the spontaneity of their improvisational instincts, retain the complex spatiality of their recorded experiments, and transcend the limited sonic palette that plagues most three-piece bands, Dinowalrus re-invents their instrumentation with every song. Some tunes feature dueling Lee n’ Thurston guitar interplay between Pete and Kyle, some feature Kyle frantically playing the bass, sampler and synthesizer simultaneously, and others revolve around Josh drumming toe-to-toe with a booty-licious electronic beat. The band relies heavily on the use of self-sustaining electronic devices to push its sound into cosmic brain-melting freakouts, lush atmospheric haze, and/or juvenile twee-skronk. These devices include an optical theremin, a sampler, and a 1983 Roland analogue synth named Marc Bolan.
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live photos by edan wilber and bryan bruchman, manipulations and other images by pete.
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PAST SHOWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008. 10PM. GALAPAGOS CRASHIN' IN PARTY w/ Coin Under Tongue, Planets, Ahleuchatistas, Gold Tooth, Making Friends. 70 N 6th St. @ Wythe, Brooklyn, NY.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008. 2PM. AFTER THE JUMP FEST @ MUSIC HALL of WILLIAMSBURG w/ Ponytail, Fiasco, Extra Life, Monotract, Austerity Program, Chairlift, and many more. 66 N 6th St. @ Wythe, Brooklyn, NY.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008. 4PM. STEPHANIE'S ROOFTOP w/ Airwaves, Eskalators, She Keeps Bees. 141 Spencer St. @ Myrtle, Brooklyn, New York, NY.
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008. 9PM. LIT LOUNGE w/ Lady Lovelace and the Calculator Death Machine, the Kids. 93 2nd Ave., Ludlow St.@ Stanton, New York, NY.
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008. 9PM. SILENT BARN w/ Titus Andronicus, Spider Bags, Golden Boys, 915 Wyckoff @ Hancock (Halsey L), Ridgewood, NY.
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008. 9PM. OPEN OFFICE @ VASSAR. 10 Fowler Ave., Pouughkeepsie, NY.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008. 9PM. CAKE SHOP w/ Muggabears, Slasher Risk, Susu. 152 Ludlow St.@ Stanton, New York, NY.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008. 9PM. DEATH BY AUDIO w/ Double Dagger, DD/MM/YY, Sh-Sh-Shark Attack, So So Glos, Bombs. 49 South 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008. 9PM. SILENT BARN w/ Chubby Behemoth, Church of the Snake, Abstract Artimus. 15 Wyckoff @ Hancock (Halsey L), Ridgewood, NY.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008. 9PM. AS220 w/ Health, Triangle Forest, MakeupBreakup. 115 Empire St., Providence, RI.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008. 10PM. DEATH BY AUDIO w/ Anavan, Triangle Forest, Abstract Artimus. 49 South 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008. 9PM. GALAPAGOS CRASHIN' IN PARTY w/ Flaspar, Deprecation Guild, The Cook Sisters, The Sea. 70 N 6th St. @ Wythe, Brooklyn, NY.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008. 9PM. GLASSLANDS w/ Soundpool, Ringo Deathstarr, Aquila. 289 Kent Ave. @ S 2nd, Brooklyn, NY.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008. 9PM. THE ANNEX w/ Triangle Forest, Tire Fires. 152 Orchard St @ Rivington., New York, NY.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008. 9PM. DEATH BY AUDIO w/ Titus Andronicus, Screaming Females, Sal Feathers & the Birdcage, So So Glos. 49 South 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7. 2007. 9PM. SILENT BARN w/ Slasher Risk, Fiasco, Michael Jordan, Le Rug, Donkey Flamingo, Totally Dad, 915 Wyckoff @ Hancock (Halsey L), Ridgewood, NY.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2007. 10PM. CLUB MIDWAY w/ Clear Tigers, 25 Avenue B, New York, NY.
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MERCH
These items can be purchased at all shows, or can be obtained through the post. To order, write to dinowalrus@gmail.com.
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