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Saddle Creek Anyone????? Whatever Happened To The Dinosaurs is a an experimental indie band described at best as angry Omaha boys,(and girls people). Their melodic riffs, haunting piano lines, and staggering voices and chants send deep into trance even the most transiently situated people. with the un-forgiving lows and highs given off lead singer joey, its hard to not find interest in the changing tracks as well as the haunting lyrics and mentions of "Black Labs", "Un-explained Sciences", "Cracked Doors", and "Caskets and
Skeletons" that adds these mysteriously indied out band mates to the far corners of the music labeling world. I mean what do you do when your lyrics sound like The Misfits, your instruments sound like The Faint meets Radiohead/Cursive, and your vocalist seemingly taught Conor Oberst how to sing?? You join Whatever Happened To The Dinosaurs. Go check out their song "Broken Dawn" posted at the top of this page, and leave a message or a coment to the band themselves at http://www.myspace.com/whateverhappenedtothedinosaurs!
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Discography
Our song "Debris From The Crash" was aired on 91.7 fm The Call.
Our song "Talk to Strangers" was aired on Fox World Sports Channel.
Demo record release: "Whatever Happened To The Dinosaurs? Live At The Wallflower Gallery"
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Bio
Seeded in the sands of Miami, this band seldom brings to mind images of sunsets and golden beaches, but rather an ominous collection of memories youve endeavored to forget. Nostalgia, or love for people youve never met, or friends you dont have is something Ive tried to write about since my first band, but it never really worked out till now, remarks lead singer for the Dinos.
Joining forces in 2005 with then-freelance drummer José Ortez and whiz-kid composer Daniella Bertoldi to create such haunting sonatas from Le lendemain to Debris from the Crash, to the self-effacing A Year Spent in Love, Another on the Floor (a collaborative piece featuring vocals, acoustic guitar and a heart-melting trumpet melody as its only components). With lyrics like coke-lines draw long nights or while you slam doors, Ill drink myself to death you would think singer/songwriter Joey Borroto mightve been that boy you threw-up on, or passed out with at some college party years back. But in reality the lyrics are meant to inspire truth, Even if the truth is you dont know anything, blurts Borroto.
Adorning the stage with only a drum set, acoustic guitar, the electric guitar played by Javier Padron, (a vibrant performer and the groups most recent addition to its cast of already intense characters) and a single keyboard in which Daniella skillfully produces both melody as well as bass, cleverly assigning one to each hand. Sweating out song after song, each with its own inspired identity and memorable orchestrations, their live set is quickly becoming the ensembles key facet.
As for the band name, Whatever Happened To The Dinosaurs? was contrived during a conversation between the original members on what questions God would love to answer. Sincere questions vs. desperate answers was the dawning concept that spawned the Dinos first series of songs and continues to be the underlining motivation for future material.
Failure To Communicate by Whatever Happened To The Dinosaurs?, intending to be the title for the anticipated debut record, features a collection of songs mostly written in a backyard shed their first week together. Excusing sleep for nightly rehearsals, and surviving off coffee, faith and the unpolluted excitements of new friendship, hence the reoccurring themes and imagery unveiled throughout the ideal record of longing, boredom, insomnia and malnourishment.
Whilst making ends meet, the guys and gal of Whatever Happened To The Dinosaurs? are currently focusing efforts on finding label support, financing a debut album and tending to a budding fan base. Planting seeds in every show. Amen!
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