American indie rock band
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
were an American six-piece
indie-rock
group from
Anaheim
,
California
. They were heavily influenced by the
folk-rock
sounds of
The Band
, the
orchestration
and
production
techniques of
Brian Wilson
of the
Beach Boys
, and the
progressive-rock
energy of groups like
Yes
.
History
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In late 2007, the band signed with
SideOneDummy Records
. Their first full-length album
First You Live
, produced by
Mars Volta
keyboardist
Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
was released October 19, 2007.
In December 2007,
The Orange County Register
named
First You Live
the best album to come out of
Orange County
in 2007.
[1]
The band toured and played with national acts, including
Dirty Pretty Things (band)
,
Brand New
,
Gogol Bordello
,
Blind Melon
,
Flogging Molly
,
Jonny Lang
,
Los Lobos
,
Mofro
,
Shooter Jennings
,
The Aquabats
.
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band finished recording their second full length in January 2009. The album is titled
Palace and Stage
, it was produced by
Ted Hutt
and featured 12 new tracks.
Palace and Stage
was released on May 19, 2009, by SideOneDummy Records.
In March 2010, the group finished a self-titled album produced by Juan Suarez. It featured new recordings of previously released material in addition to newly composed songs. The album
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
was self-released on July 6, 2010.
On August 5, 2010, Dustin Apodaca announced that the group had decided to disband.
[2]
On the same day, Apodaca publicly declared his intention to run for a position on the
Anaheim
City Council
.
[3]
On June 10, 2011, the band played its final concert at the
House of Blues
in Anaheim, where Parker Case and Zach Willett hung out with
Steve Wozniak
.
[4]
Discography
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Albums
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Year
|
Album
|
2006
|
Cut Open Like a Fish
- Released: November 7, 2006
|
2007
|
First You Live
|
2009
|
Palace and Stage
|
2010
|
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
|
Band members
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- Dustin Apodaca –
vocals
,
synthesizer
,
accordion
,
keyboard
, bells
- Kyle Divine –
guitar
,
vocals
,
ukulele
- Andrea Babinski
–
violin
,
vocals
- Edson Choi –
vocals
,
guitar
,
bass
- Eric Chirco –
drums
,
marimba
- Brad Babinski –
bass guitar
See also
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