Denver-based band to donate all proceeds to Colorado
Wildfire Relief organizations.
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Tammy Ealom of Dressy Bessy
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“Something To Love” b/w “Wind Me Up” is
the second in Dressy Bessy’s “Summer Singles” series.
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Dressy Bessy Live
08/24 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Lou Fest Pre-party (w/ Cotton Mather)
08/31 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
09/08 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Zodiac
09/27 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Fest (LINK)
09/29 Lexington, KY @ Green Lantern
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As promised, Denver-based indie rock band Dressy Bessy is back with the second
installment of its “Summer Singles”
collection. Comprised of the songs “Something
To Love” b/w “Wind Me Up”, volume
two is available now via the band’s Bandcamp site at: http://dressybessy.bandcamp.com/album/summer-singles-volume-2. While Dressy
Bessy is offering the single as a free download, donations are encouraged,
as the band will forward all proceeds to Colorado wildfire relief
organizations.
Dressy Bessy lead singer and guitarist, Tammy Ealom, along with lead guitarist John Hill (also of The
Apples in stereo), bass player Rob
Greene, and drummer Craig Gilbert
are having fun releasing a series of upbeat summer pop singles, but can’t help
feeling a debt to their home state of Colorado.
“We’re just torn up about all of the loss involved with the wildfires
here, says Hill, adding, “We can’t
raise as much as some, but hope that we serve as example and make the point that
every dollar counts in this situation.”
The band also felt the need at this time to express
its sadness over the untimely death last week of Bill Doss, a close friend, Hill’s
Apples bandmate and co-founder of
fellow Elephant 6 group The Olivia Tremor Control. In a post on Dressy Bessy’s Facebook page, the band stated, “We find ourselves torn
about how to proceed after the passing of our good friend Bill Doss. Our new songs were finished before his passing, so it is
not appropriate to specifically dedicate them to him, but we cannot let the passing
of such a musical soul stop the music. If anything we'll just turn the volume
up to 11 and dance about in his honor. We love you Billy!”
Hill elaborates, “When you lose dear friends in an untimely manner, it
really puts things in perspective, but I spent many hours, days, and weeks on
the road with Bill and I know that
he would want everything to continue as planned.” Ealom comments, “In my experience, the rock n' roll world has
always been a boys club, but Bill
always made me feel included. He was very gracious and respectful of my role as
a female songwriter and band leader and always went out of his way to let me
know that. There are so many reasons we'll miss him, but for me, I'll really
miss his charm, and will never forget how comfortable and vital he made me
feel.”
Dressy Bessy recorded its last three albums in professional
studios, 2003’s Dressy Bessy and 2005’s Electrified with Britt Myers (Chairlift, Yeasayer) and
HollerandStomp
with Trent Bell (Chainsaw Kittens, Starlight Mints, The Flaming
Lips.) This time around, the band
has gone back to its do-it-yourself roots.
Hill and Ealom share recording duties and Ealom handles creating videos, artwork, and imagery as well. Essentially,
the band is able to deliver a finished product without ever leaving the
house! Dressy Bessy’s “Summer
Singles” are available at dressybessy.com
(where you can name your price), iTunes, and Amazon.com.
Members of Dressy
Bessy are available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Dressy Bessy
“Something To Love” b/w “Wind Me Up”
Track Listing:
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More about Dressy Bessy:
Dressy Bessy was formed in 1997 in Denver, Colorado. 1999 saw the
release of the band’s debut Pink Hearts Yellow Moons,
immortalized in director Jamie Babbit’s
indie classic film “But I’m A
Cheerleader.” In 2000, Dressy Bessy recorded a cover of the
song “Bubbles”, originally by The Free Design, for The
Powerpuff Girls: Heroes and Villains soundtrack.
2003’s Dressy
Bessy caught the ear of John Peel
resulting in a Dressy Bessy
performance at the BBC for Peel’s legendary Peel Sessions. In the same
year the band made their network television debut on Last Call with Carson Daly. “Side
2” from the band’s Electrified album appeared on the
soundtrack to the teen hit She’s The Man,
starring Amanda Bynes in 2005 and the
band also performed on Late Night with
Conan O’Brien that year. Dressy
Bessy’s current “Summer Singles”
collection is its follow-up to the 2008 album HollerandStomp.
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Dressy Bessy Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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