DREDG: The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion – Out Today
June 9, 2009 by Editor
Filed under Music News
The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion, the new album from progressive rock heroes Dredg is out today on their own Ohlone Recordings through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. Dredg is coming off a Top 15 debut on the German charts thanks to a growing fan base and heavy radio play of the first single “Information.” “Information” is Blender.com’s Featured Video Of The Day and can be seen here – Additionally, AOL is offering a full album listening party here. XBOX has has hand-picked Dredg as the Emerging Artist Of The Month for June, Check it out here! In addition, they will be taking part in XBOX “Game With Fame” promotions, where they will be playing Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 live against fans on June 28th. To coincide with that, Major League Soccer has selected the Dredg track ‘Saviour’ for a highlight package on MLSnet.com and are looking forward to working with the band in the future.
Aggressive and beautiful, visceral and thoughtful, The Pariah which is produced by Matt Radosevich, marks the Bay Area band’s fourth full-length studio album. On this release, Gavin Hayes (vocals, guitar), Drew Roulette (bass, moog, speak & spell, samples), Mark Engles (guitar) and Dino Campanella (drums, keys) combine to create equal parts punk aggression and metallic complexity – a sound that brings together the artistic instrumentation, haunting vocals and emotional intensity that is Dredg. Though driven by rhythms and guitars, The Pariah is far from a typical rock album. Inspired in part by Salman Rushdie’s essay “Imagine There’s No Heaven: A Letter to the 6 Billionth Citizen,” Dredg capture the madness of the modern world, particularly its battles over religion and science, within a musical missive to the future. Fittingly, The Pariah is packaged and constructed like a letter, its songs and instrumental interludes connected by eerie, evocative Wurlitzer piano-and-voice segments. Diverse and textured, these intentional imperfections allow some of Dredg’s mellowest recorded moments to mingle with some of their harshest.
Tour Dates:
w/RX Bandits:
7/8/2009 -Anaheim, CA -House of Blues
7/9/2009 -San Deigo, CA -Soma
7/10/2009 -Tempe, AZ -Marquee Theatre
7/11/2009 -Tuscon, AZ -Club Congress
7/12/2009 -Tuscon, AZ -Club Congress
7/14/2009 -Dallas, TX -Granada Theatre
7/15/2009 -Austin, TX -Emo’s
7/16/2009 -San Antonio. TX -White Rabbit
7/17/2009 -Houston, TX -Meridian
7/18/2009 -New Orleans, LA -House of Blues
7/20/2009 -Orlando, FL -Club Firestone
7/22/2009 -Ft. Lauderdale, FL -Culture Room
7/23/2009 -Jacksonville, FL -Fire Bird
7/24/2009 -St. Petersburg. FL -Jannus Landing
7/25/2009 -Atlanta, GA -The Masquerade
7/26/2009 -Carrboro, NC -Cat’s Cradle
7/28/2009 -Towson, MD -Recher Theatre
7/29/2009 -Philadelphia, PA -Theater of Living Arts
7/30/2009 -New York, NY -The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
7/31/2009 -New York, NY -Bowery Ballroom
w/RX Bandits & As Tall As Lions:
8/1/2009 -Boston, MA -Paradise Rock Club
8/2/2009 -Montreal, Quebec -Foufoune Electriques
8/3/2009 -Toronto, Ontario -Opera House
8/11/2009 -Englewood, CO -Gothic Theatre
8/15/2009 -Portland, OR -Wonder Ballroom
8/17/2009 -Sacramento, CA -Empire Event Center
8/26/2009 -San Fransico, CA -The Fillmore
8/29/2009 -Santa Barbara, CA -Velvet Jones
8/30/2009 -Los Angeles, CA -El Ray Theatre
MySpace: www.myspace.com/dredg
