Dewey Defeats Truman (band)
History
In the late 1990s, from the ashes of the bands Red Dye No. 5[1] and Luper, Dewey Defeats Truman was born. Red Dye No.5's James Reader (bass, vocals) and Scott Frazier (drums) met Mark MacBride (guitar, vocals) at seminal San Diego rock club The Casbah, – as fans of each other's bands – and began to write songs.
In short order, the trio recorded and began touring – playing opening slots for Jesus Lizard, Archers of Loaf and Kelley Deal, and appearing at influential festivals such as NXNW in Portland, SXSW in Austin, and CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
The band continued to play shows from coast to coast until, in late 2003, the band decided to take a break.
In mid 2018, bassist James Reader was approached by a DJ from local alternative radio station 91X, who asked the band to reform for a series of 30 year anniversary shows the station was running throughout the year. The band agreed, and reformed to play the show. Once again active, the band was quickly added to a show in January 2019 to another anniversary show celebrating 30 years of the existence of legendary rock club The Casbah, where the band got its start.
“Now we are playing music without the pressure to get to the next level. We realize how fun it is to play music again.”[2]
Discography
Following their 2001 debut, coyly titled "B-Sides, Rarities and Out-Takes", on Silver Girl Records,[3][4] the band released the "Road to Nowhere Maps EP" (in 2002) on the label Has Anyone Ever Told You.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
References
- "Red Dye No. 5". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- Leighton, Ken (December 5, 2018). "New beginning for Dewey Defeats Truman". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "Silver Girl Records". www.silvergirl.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "Dewey Defeats Truman: B-sides, Rarities, and Out-takes". PopMatters. 2000-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- Spavid (2010-05-17). "Wilfully Obscure: Dewey Defeats Truman – The Road to Nowhere Maps ep (2002, Has Anyone Ever Told You?)". Wilfully Obscure. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "Dewey Defeats Truman". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "In Music We Trust – Dewey Defeats Truman: The Road To Nowhere Maps E.P." www.inmusicwetrust.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "Dewey Defeats Truman discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "Dewey Defeats Truman". Pacific Rock Records. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "Dewey Defeats Truman – The Road To Nowhere Maps EP". www.hybridmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.