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TOP 12 DIY PICKS
NOVEMBER 2001
"In THE DESCENDENTS tradition of bang it out songwriting...something about their full-throttle stadium pop is pretty irresistible...while THE DUBNICKS are most at home in the fields of post harcore moshpit tune-smitherey, they manage to branch out in a sort of angular Superdrag/chunk fashion on numbers like "Disintegrating"." - William Tyler
"These could very well be the anthems for a new generation. From classic Van Halen, Cheap Trick, all the way up to Green Day, Nirvana and Weezer, this is the (type of) music that triggers memories. Boy meets girl. Boy stalks girl. Then boy wakes up and realizes that fantasies are better than the reality anyway." - Sue O
"An atomic pop cocktail that can be compared to Lit meets Weezer with a Dickies chaser." - ANONYMOUS A&R PANEL
Discography
SONGS ABOUT YOU (4 SONG EP/DEMO)
HOW TO BE COOL (FULL LENGTH)
REJECTION BUILDS CHARACTER (FORTHCOMING)
Photos
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Bio
2002 BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEE
Best Punk Act
Post-punk power-pop with a hardcore heart of gold, THE DUBNICKS (Boston, MA) transcend the boring boundaries of modern / indie rock, give the finger to the elitist "scene police" and do things their own way. Armed with an uncanny knack for writing truly original, instantly addictive and startlingly insightful songs, THE DUBNICKS prove that humor, heart, style and substance are not mutually exclusive concepts when it comes to the rock. Don't expect THE DUBNICKS to concern themselves too much with fitting the cookie-cutter mold of what's currently "cool" - their objective is, and will always be to be their own favorite band - the type of of band they always wanted to see - the type of band that they'd each be proud to be a fan of for life. The bottom line? THE DUBNICKS keep it real, making rock that truly resonates with listeners - which in the end, is all that really matters.
Alright, this is usually the point in your average "artist bio" where all the pertinent information would get buried in some meandering story-style format that is usually just as poorly written as it is boring, in order to convince you, the - A.) booking agent, B.) rock writer. C.) A&R bigwig - that said "artist" is exactly what you've been looking for all along. In the interest of your time and sanity (reading these bios all day must really suck), we're just gonna cut to the chase with a quick one-sheet:
BAND:
THE DUBNICKS
HOMEBASE:
Boston, MA
STYLE:
Rock - to be exact, a highly addictive, emotionally driven form of post-punk power pop with the occasional blast beat, a good helping of self depreciating humor and a whole lot of heart.
FOR FANS OF:
SH*T THAT ROCKS: The Descendents, Foo Fighters, Weezer, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World, Superdrag, The Get Up Kids, Lifetime, Hot Rod Circuit, (Old) Blink 182, Kill Creek, Alkaline Trio, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Motley Crue and too many more to mention.
LABEL:
PNK Records (Distributed By Fork In Hand Records)
RADIO:
HOW TO BE COOL has been in rotation on over 150 COLLEGE AND COMMERCIAL STATIONS nationwide and beyond, charting on CMJ's TOP 200. New cd, REJECTION BUILDS CHARACTER, on the way.
PRESS:
THE DUBNICKS & HOW TO BE COOL (their full length debut - released 2001) have both been garnering praise from, among others, the following publications:
THE BOSTON HERALD
THE BOSTON GLOBE
THE NOISE
PERFORMING SONGWRITER MAGAZINE
SLAP SKATEBOARD MAGAZINE
SKRATCH MAGAZINE
FAT CITY MAGAZINE
MUSIC CONNECTION MAGAZINE
NORTHEAST PERFORMER
IMPROPER BOSTONIAN
POP-PUNK.COM
PUNKBANDS.NET
and too many more to mention.
GIG HISTORY:
NOTE - FOR A COMPLETE DUBNICKS SHOW HISTORY PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.thedubnicks.com/shows.htm
THE DUBNICKS have played (and continue to play) all over the Northeast and beyond (including MA, NH, CT, DE, MD, IL, NJ, NYC, etc), sharing the stage with bands like:
THE STEREO (Fueled By Ramen)
THE STARTING LINE (Drive Thru Records)
JETS TO BRAZIL (Jade Tree)
LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION (Elektra Records)
FAIRWEATHER (Equal Vision)
THE HUNTINGTONS (Tooth & Nail)
THE LAWRENCE ARMS (Lookout! Records)
ANN BERETTA (Lookout! Records)
THE RED HOT VALENTINES (Polyvinyl Records)
CATCH 22 (Fearless Records)
THE TOASTERS (Moon/Ska Records)
and too many more to mention.
COLLEGE CAMPUSES WE'VE PLAYED:
Eastern Illinois State University (Charlestown, Illinois)
Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, Illinois)
Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)
Hampshire College (Northhamton, MA)
Stonehill College (Easton, MA)
OTHER STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW:
* 2002 BOSTON MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES - Best Punk Act - Other Nominees: Piebald (BWR), Garrison (Revelation), The Dropkick Murphys (Epitaph)
* THE BOSTON HERALD named HOW TO BE COOL one of the TOP 10 LOCAL CDS OF 2001
* WBCN's LOCAL BAND OF THE WEEK
* WAAF'S LOCAL TRACK OF THE WEEK
* WBCN ROCK 'N' ROLL RUMBLE 2000 SEMI-FINALISTS
* THE DUBNICKS were selected to play the Boston stop of the VANS WARPED TOUR 2000, even prior to the release of thier first full-length cd.
* HOW TO BE COOL, released in FEBRUARY 2001 is quickly closing in on it's third pressing.
* 2 songs from THE DUBNICKS' HOW TO BE COOL ("Surgery" & "Did You Know") were featured on an episode of A&FTV which ran continuously for a month in nearly every Abercrombie & Fitch store in America and online at Abercrombie.com.
* "Fear Of Falling", also from THE DUBNICKS' HOW TO BE COOL, is currently featured in radio ads for the PONTIAC VIBE, being aired on ten major FM stations in 10 major markets across the nation.
* THE DUBNICKS' website, www.thedubnicks.com, is a featured link on BLINK 182's loserkids.com website.
* THE DUBNICKS are always developing their strong, extraordinarily dedicated and ever growing following all over the country and the world (including a gung ho volunteer street team) mostly by word of mouth.
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