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The songs that make up Dare Dukes’ new album, Prettiest Transmitter of All, are a striking combination of incisive intelligence and sweet, doleful hooks. Looking past the shiny surfaces of American life, the Savannah, GA-based singer-songwriter chronicles the everyday world, mining the margins for the eccentric characters and bizarre events that are the heart of his music.
Born and raised in the exurb of San Jose, California, Dare grew up as the state blossomed into what he calls, “exit-ramp culture”—a maze of smoked-glass franchises and cookie-cutter subdivisions that took root along the vast network of interstate freeways. “Everyone knows the clichés about suburbia: It’s a stark, sanitized landscape, pretty much soulless,” Dare explains. “No one needs to remind us of that. I’m more interested in the poetry I see there—the weirdness, the anomalies, the resistance. Even in this unlikely grid you can find courageous people and precious things.”
Moving to Minneapolis in his twenties, Dare began playing music as bands like Soul Asylum, Babes in Toyland, and the Jayhawks were emerging to define that city’s post-Replacements sound. Influenced by seminal post-punk groups like the Pixies and Fugazi, and musical raconteurs like Tom Waits and Kurt Weill, Dare fronted the Penelopes, a frenetic quartet that was a fixture in the city’s rock clubs.
Born and raised in the exurb of San Jose, California, Dare grew up as the state blossomed into what he calls, “exit-ramp culture”—a maze of smoked-glass franchises and cookie-cutter subdivisions that took root along the vast network of interstate freeways. “Everyone knows the clichés about suburbia: It’s a stark, sanitized landscape, pretty much soulless,” Dare explains. “No one needs to remind us of that. I’m more interested in the poetry I see there—the weirdness, the anomalies, the resistance. Even in this unlikely grid you can find courageous people and precious things.”
Moving to Minneapolis in his twenties, Dare began playing music as bands like Soul Asylum, Babes in Toyland, and the Jayhawks were emerging to define that city’s post-Replacements sound. Influenced by seminal post-punk groups like the Pixies and Fugazi, and musical raconteurs like Tom Waits and Kurt Weill, Dare fronted the Penelopes, a frenetic quartet that was a fixture in the city’s rock clubs.
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Shoutbox
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jucca69 wrote:
That's nothing! You're really cool :)
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natemain wrote:
really, the more I hear, the more I like! delicious
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natemain wrote:
loving the sound man!!! consider yourself connected on the group for lyricists...nice!
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nicoinfurs wrote:
what a voice
Featured Tracks
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Free MP3 From a Plane | 5:02 |
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Free MP3 Kick + Holler | 3:05 |
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Ballad of Darius McCollum full track | 3:04 |
Events
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Jan
16
Dare Dukes in Savannah, GA
The Sentient Bean, Savannah, GA, United States
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Jan
28
Dare Dukes in New York City
The Living Room, New York, United States
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Feb
26
Lucinda Black Bear in Brooklyn, NY
Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY, New York, United States
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News
November Newsletter: Season of T-shirts and Good Cheer
10 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/Dare Dukes
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Tour Dates: Wandering Your Way This Fall
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House Party, You Say?
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Goodbye Party for Pink Kodiak
24 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/Dare Dukes
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Recent Activity
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dedukes added Dare Dukes to the lineup of Dare Dukes in Savannah, GA at The Sentient Bean. yesterday evening
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dedukes added Dare Dukes to the lineup of Dare Dukes in Brooklyn, NY at Union Hall. last week
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dedukes added Dare Dukes to the lineup of Lucinda Black Bear in Brooklyn, NY at Union Pool. last week
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dedukes added Dare Dukes to the lineup of Dare Dukes in New York City at The Living Room. last week
- Dare Dukes posted a news item ‘November Newsletter: Season of T-shirts and Good Cheer’. 14 days ago
- Dare Dukes posted a news item ‘Tour Dates: Wandering Your Way This Fall’. September 2009
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Decitron added Dare Dukes to the lineup of John Turk Trio at Victorian's Midnight Cafe. September 2009
- Dare Dukes posted a news item ‘House Party, You Say?’. August 2009
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dedukes added Dare Dukes to the lineup of Dare Dukes in Athens, GA at Flicker Theater & Bar. August 2009
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dedukes added Dare Dukes to the lineup of Dare Dukes in Chapel Hill, NC at Open Eye Cafe. August 2009
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