We’re heading up to New Jersey this weekend for the very first Power Pop-A-Licious Music Festival and we’re chatting up a few of the bands whose songs’ll be stuck in our heads for the next month or so!
The Dirty Shames are from New York City and formed in late 2008. We started the band with a vision that tied together the raw sounds of late 70’s punk rock n’ roll and primal 60’s garage rock. Since then we have had the honor to play with some legendary bands that were very influential to our sound such as The Zeros, The Waldos (featuring Walter Lure) The Victims, Pure Hell, and Paul Collins Beat.
At the end of 2009 we signed up with RankOutsider Records (which is Pat Todd from Lazy Cowgirls and The RankOutsiders record label out of California) to release our debut CD. Being a Lazy Cowgirls fan growing up, it is exciting to have a CD on RankOutsider Records, which is a great label with a lot of fantastic bands from across the country.
The Dirty Shames consist of Lisa Lush on vocals, Matt Marando on bass, Seanzi on drums, and me, Nathan LaChance on guitar. We are currently working on the release of our second album titled 10 On 10 which is going to be released on vinyl this time and was recorded by Richard Reilly of 70’s punk legends The Victims. We are planning to release the recording on 10 inch and it consists of 10 songs (which explains the title.) If you are in the New York area we are going to be live on the air this Wednesday the 27th at 9:30PM on B-Sides Radio Show 91.5FM. If you are not in the area you can still tune in right here where you can download it on podcast or just listen anytime after the show airs.
The Dirty Shames | Your Turn to Cry
Listen in and you can get a sneak peak at some of the songs off the upcoming album and we will also be talking about the Power Pop-A-Licious fest coming up this weekend. Also using that link above you can download or listen to a live set and interview we did on same show about year and a half ago. We also going to be at Don Pedros with Born Loose featuring Larry May of The Candy Snatchers May 6th, Bowery Electric (NYC) May 27th with The Booze and The Biters out of Atlanta, and in Cambridge Ma. June 17th at the Middle East Cafe with Muck And The Mires And Paul Collins Beat.
Get your tickets here for this weekend’s Power Pop-A-Licious Festival and enter to win FREE tickets to both nights right here!
