New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Two decades after the Los Angeles outfit dada embarked on its original journey, singer-guitarist Michael Gurley, singer-bassist Joie Calio and drummer Phil Leavitt are celebrating the band's 25th anniversary with plans for a national tour deemed the "dada Forever Tour" in 2017.
"dada is about digging into our roots, examining and celebrating it." Says Calio
Since the release of their groundbreaking 1992 debut Puzzle, the trio has created an array of songs boasting progressive rock musicianship, dazzling vocal harmonies and melodic power pop layered with a hint of psychedelic rock. Adding to the trio's groundbreaking line of attack are the marathon-length shows that deliver on the promise that every performance is the only one of its kind.
Puzzle was released on
September 8, 1992, and it didn't take long for the band's sonic imprint to find an audience. The album's first single "Dizz Knee Land" found widespread airplay on alternative and mainstream rock outlets cracking the Top 5 on the
Modern Rock Single's chart and pushing the album's sales to over 1,000,000 worldwide.
The success of Puzzle was followed in 1994 by American Highway Flower, featuring the ambitious "Ask the Dust" and astounding "Feet to the Sun," dada has gone on to create a magnificent discography featuring a half-dozen full-length albums and an EP. The trio has also issued a number of solo efforts and offshoot projects along the way exploring a range of styles including folk, blues, jazz and rock. Gurley and Leavitt were both members of Butterfly Jones while dada was on hiatus in the early '00s; Calio has released several solo discs and with X Levitation Cult. Mike Gurley and the Nightcaps are a popular jazz group in Southern California. Additionally, Leavitt has stepped out from behind the drum set as lead singer and Calio is playing guitar in 7Horse, a psychedelic blues project that has released 3 albums to date.
Long-time and new fans of dada all have one thing in common; they are passionate about the band and have a deep connection with its three members. "People always ask, 'Do you still talk to each other after all these years?' So that's really why I wanted to commemorate it because no matter the size of the career if you can stick together and still have a desire to play music together you have accomplished something" explains Leavitt.
2/16/17 - Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA
2/17/17 - The Rose - Pasadena, CA
2/18/17 - Coach House -
Orange Country, CA
2/19/17 - Hotel Utah - San Francisco. CA with 7Horse
More dates coming soon…
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