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| Jan 1, 2016 | |
| Happy New Year! Here's a few dates to post to get 2016
started right. Looking forward to the two St. Louis shows
tomorrow and the next day, and a quick CA/ Southwest/Denver tour
with Mustard Plug later this month. Other stuff that's going on.. I have a new solo record that is mastered and done, and it will be called "To The Lions." Just finishing off artwork, and getting ready to send it out to get pressed. Will be coming out on a label TBA.. Hope to have vinyl in time for a summer tour. Yeah! This is a solo record with a full band that I have been working on for about 4 or 5 years. Will be glad to finally get this out to the world. Also, while in St. Louis over the holiday season, I played a couple shows with MU330 in Chicago and Grand Rapids. In the course of practicing for those shows, I busted out a new song at practice and we worked on an arrangement. I haven't brought a new song to MU330 practice in maybe a decade or more, so that was kind of unexpected and exciting. Also unexpected was that while we were in Grand Rapids, in between Mustard Plug's sound check, and our set, we ran across town to Cold War Studios and recorded the beds and trombones for that new song, and now have a brand new tune in the works. Will we finish it up? Maybe. Will we write and record more? Possibly. Will we ever finish the Monster record we started over a decade ago? Who knows. Right now I'm just super stoked to be working on a new material, and I'm excited about the possibility of recording more with those guys and potentially playing as many shows as everyone's schedules will allow. Also, in December right after Fest and a totally inspiring trip to New Orleans, I went on a Sharkanoid writing tear, and wrote and recorded lots of new demos for our second record. So, here's hoping that 2016 brings a new solo record, a new Sharkanoid record, AND some new MU330. A guy can dream, can't he? Jan 2- St. Louis, MO @ Foam w/ Bagheera and secret special guest Jan 3- St. Louis, MO @ The Tick Tock Tavern Jan 22- Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place w/ Mustard Plug and Dan P. and the Bricks Jan 23- San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside w/ Mustard Plug, Dan P. and the Bricks, and Monkey Jan 24- Berkeley, CA @Gilman w/ Mustard Plug, Dan P. and the Bricks, Day Labor, and The Imposters Jan 25- Santa Maria, CA @ O'Sullivan's w/ Mustard Plug Jan 26- Fullerton, CA @ The Slidebar w/ Mustard Plug Jan 27- San Diego, CA @ Casbah w/ Mustard Plug and Duping the Public Jan 28- Phoenix, AZ @ The Yucca Tap Room w/ Mustard Plug, Two Tone Lizard Kings, and Liam and the Ladies Jan 29- Las Vegas, NV @ Back Stage Bar w/ Mustard Plug Jan 30- Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theater w/ Mustard Plug, Sorry Sweetheart, and Shortbus Rejects Feb 18-27 Australia.. Dates TBA |
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| July 11, 2015 |
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| A week from today, my band SHARKANOID will be opening for Andrew
Jackson Jihad in NYC. Rick and I will be joined with a friend
named John and another friend named Jeff and we will be rocking,
full loud band style for 1 night only. This is a special treat for
me, as SHARKANOID has not rocked the east coast until now, and to
get to open for such a great band is a big honor. Rocking out with
buddies is the absolute BEST. July 18- Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad The following Friday, I will be playing at the 2015 Virginia Ska Fest.. a 2 day festival July 24-25 that will feature The Pietasters, The Slackers, The Toasters, Spring Heeled Jack (USA), Chris Murray, Eastern Standard Time, Sammy Kay, The Snails, and Murphy's Kids. Tickets available at vaskafest.eventbrite.com There will be a surprise band backing me up for half my set. Mu330 songs? Most likely. Then.. I will be on this big tour playing guitar and keys in The Jeff Rosenstock band AND the Dan Andriano Band (AKA "In the Emergency Room") So much rocking to do this summer! July 28- Otto Bar, Baltimore, MD July 29- Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts July 30- Boston, MA @Brighton Music Hall August 1- Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop August 2- Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme August 4- Chicago, IL @ Double Door August 5- St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird August 6- Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar August 7- Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater August 8- Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court August 10- Seattle, WA @ El Corazon August 11- Portland, OR @ Analog August 13- San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill August 14- Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour August 15- San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues August 16- Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge August 18- Austin, TX @ Red Seven August 19- Fort Worth, TX @ Lola's August 21- Nashville, TN @ The End August 22- Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade August 23- Orlando, FL @ Backbooth August 24- St. Augustine, FL @ Colonial Quarter THEN, in September I will be touring with The Bruce Lee Band, lineup as follows: MIKE PARK(Skankin' Pickle)-Saxophone JEFF ROSENSTOCK(Bomb the Music Industry)-Bass DAN POTTHAST(MU330)-Guitar LARS NYLANDER(Skankin' Pickle)-Valve Trombone GERRY LUNDQUIST(Skankin' Pickle)-Trombone KEVIN HIGUCHI(The Chinkees)-Drums We will be playing two shows in California: September 19- San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill September 20- Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place We will then be heading to Japan to play shows with Kemuri, Less Than Jake, and Reel Big Fish. I'm guessing that we will be rocking lots of Skankin' Pickle songs, as we will have three of the original members on board. Exciting! Are you still reading this? Wow! You are a champion. In October I will be touring all over the east coast opening for Streetlight Manifesto. Here are those dates.. October 16- Toronto, ON October 17- Montreal, QC October 18- Philadelphia, PA October 19- New York, NY October 20- Boston, MA October 21- Washington, DC October 23- Norfolk, VA October 24- Atlanta, GA October 25- Orlando, FL October 26- St. Petersburg, FL October 27- Ft. Lauderdale, FL Streetlight goes on to play two more shows in Sayreville, NJ on the 30th and 31st. I am not on those two shows, as I will be dropping off the tour and playing solo and with SHARKANOID at pre-FEST and FEST in Tampa and Gainesville. Those shows are between the 28th and the 31st. Details to follow once I know the exact dates and locations of the shows. Whew! Time to go outside for a bit. If I am coming through your town in the next few months, I'd love it if you got in touch and came out and said hello! ..especially my Living room tour people from last year.. Where you at?!?! Whoop whoop! heart emoticon -dp |
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| February 28, 2015 | |
| Yesterday Jeff Rosenstock told me he couldn't find my tour dates
ANYWHERE on line. He was right. I told him that I like
to keep my shows as secret as possible, so when someone does
accidently stumble upon one of my shows, they can have it all to
themselves, and won't have to share. If you have found this
super hidden message, you have cracked the code and will now know
where I will be playing shows in 2015. Please don't tell
anyone how you got here, and whatever you do, don't tell anyone
about the shows. Thanks. I will also be producing a record for a Grand Rapids band called Sailor Kicks at the end of April. I love music. -dp 03.06.15-Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe's Alley w/The English Beat 03.28.15-Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival w/Kepi Ghoulie 03.29.15-Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival w/Kepi Ghoulie 04.10.15-Modesto, CA @ Hero's Sports Lounge w/Kemuri, Before Twenty, and Mike Park 04.11.15-San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill w/Kemuri, Monkey, and Dan P. and the Bricks 04.12.15-Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place w/ Kemuri and Dan P. and the Bricks 04.17.15-Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar w/Buck-0-9 04.18.15-San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/Buck-0-9 04.19.15-Fullerton, CA @Slide Bar w/Buck-0-9 05.02.15-Kalamazoo, MI @ Bells Brewery w/Mustard Plug 05.15.15-Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest 05.16.15-Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest 05.17.15-Chicago, IL @ The Rivera w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.18.15-Lawrence, KS @ The Granada w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.19.15-Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theater w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.20.15-Salt Lake City, UT @ The Murray Theater w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.21.15-Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.22.15-Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee Theater w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.23.15-West Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.24.15-San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.25.15-Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.26.15-San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.27.15-Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.28.15-Seattle, WA @ Showbox w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.29.15-Victoria, BC @ Distrikt w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.30.15-Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 05.31.15-Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory w/Streetlight Manifesto and Sycamore Smith 07.24.15-Fredericksburg, VA @ Blue and Grey Brewery and Brew Pub w/The Poetasters, Spring Heeled Jack, The Snails and Murphy's Kids |
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| November 29, 2014 | |
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Here's some upcoming shows I'm playing the end of this year with my buddies Mustard Plug and Voodoo Glow Skulls.. Oh yeah! 12.04.14-St. Louis MO @ Off Broadway w/ Mustard Plug In between the New Orleans and Grand Rapids shows, I'll be at Cold War Studios in Grand Rapids mixing down a brand new solo record, and recording a new Sharkanoid EP. Lots of cool stuff brewing and lots of new releases on the way for 2015. So if you've been able to read this far, you win a prize. You can click the link below and actually download the new Sharkanoid record (That just came out in October) for free. You can donate at the link below if you'd like, or just get the mp3s for free.. OR you could pay $9 and mail-order the CD.. or again, you could just click the link below and get the mp3s for free. Yep. Free! Have a great summer! -Dan P.
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| July 21st, 2014 |
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| The living room tour has been
amazingly fun so far. So many great people and fun shows and
amazing BBQs! Here is an updated list of the final run of
shows. Thanks to all the hosts that made this the most
memorable summer EVER! Rock on. UPCOMING SHOWS Dan P. Living Room Tour 2014 July 26th-Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place FREE SHOW! Starts at 5 in the back garden July 27th-Paradise, CA https://www.facebook.com/events/1502661179949622/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming July 28th-Yakima, WA PRIVATE SHOW July 29th-Seattle, WA PRIVATE SHOW July 30th- Portland, OR PUBLIC SHOW https://www.facebook.com/events/305353709633345/August 1st-Tustin, CA July 31st- Sacramento, CA Public Show https://www.facebook.com/events/1481993072041127/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming August 1st- Tustin, CA SEMI-PUBLIC Please e-mail michaeltbusch PUBLIC SHOW https://www.facebook.com/events/658104090941899/ August 3rd-Pasadena, CA PRIVATE SHOW August 4th- Los Angeles, CA PRIVATE SHOW August 5th-San Juan Capistrano, CA Details TBA August 6th- Norco, CA PRIVATE SHOW August 7th-Las Vegas, NV PUBLIC SHOW https://www.facebook.com/events/343256845824159/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming August 8th-Scottsdale, AZ PUBLIC SHOW https://www.facebook.com/events/665121870189577/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming August 9th-Albuquerque, NM PUBLIC SHOW- Please contact the host first https://www.facebook.com/ August 10th-Denver, CO PRIVATE SHOW August 11th-Westminster, CO PRIVATE SHOW August 12th- Ft. Collins, CO Details TBA August 13th-Salt Lake City, UT PRIVATE SHOW August 14th-Salt Lake City, UT PRIVATE SHOW August 23th- San Francisco, CA PRIVATE SHOW |
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| April 1st, 2014 | |
| This summer I will be heading touring all over the United States
and Canada on my first ever living room tour. I'm bypassing
venues and clubs and headed straight to the intimate setting of
your living room. The dates below are confirmed.
I am still in the middle of booking this, so there are gaps that I
am still hoping to fill. If you are interested in hosting a
solo show at your house, please email me at: danpotthastmusic@gmail.com I would love to come play music at your house and do cannonballs in your swimming pool. California and other western states, I will be heading your way in late July and August. Oh Yeah! Can you find the humming bird in this picture?!?!?  Dan P. Living Room Tour 2014 - 1st Leg June 2nd- Blairstown, NJ June 3rd- June 4th-Massapequa, NY June 5th- Providence, RI June 6th- Sandy Hook, CT June 7th- Balston Lake, NY June 8th- Burlington, VT June 9th- Montreal, QC June 10th- Montreal, QC June 11th- June 12th- Alma, QC June 13th- Montreal, QC June 14th-Toronto, ON June 15th- June 16th- June 17th- Cleveland, OH June 18th- Pittsburgh, PA June 19th- Detroit, MI June 20th- June 21st- Wyondotte, MI June 22nd- Ferndale, MI June 23rd- Indianapolis June 24th - Urbana, IL June 25th- Chicago, IL June 26th- Lansing, MI June 27th- Elkhorn, WI June 28th- Sheboygan, WI June 29th- Oshkosh, WI June 30th- Lacross, WI July 1st- Springfield, IL July 2nd- Topeka, KS July 3rd- July 4th- St. Louis, MO July 5th- Hot Springs, AR July 6th- July 7th- Austin, TX July 8th- July 9th- July 10th- July 11th- Plantation, FL July 12th- Orlando, FL July 13th- Fortson, GA July 14th- Atlanta, GA July 15th- Apex, NC July 16th- Fredericksburg, VA July 17th- Baltimore, MD July 18th- Chester, NJ July 19th- Woodbridge, NJ July 20th- New Paltz, NY July 21st- Sandy Hook, CT |
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| August 5th, 2013 | |
| Streetlight Manifesto Tour Much good news to report.. the first being that I'm headed out on tour again with Streetlight Manifest this fall. Mike Park and I will be the two openers on their final tour.. Just two solo guys and Streetlight. I'm really honored to be going out with them again, and I'm psyched to once again be touring with Mike. Mike and I will be traveling together in a little car.. no roadies, just the two of us. Drive drive drive! Fun fun fun! Check out the tourdates.. Are we rolling through your city? Come hang out!  Local Show at the Crepe Place I'm also playing solo at the Crepe Place on Saturday August 17th with the Hot Toddies and Sea Knight. Should be a solid good night of hometown fun, and maybe the last solo show in Santa Cruz till next year. Here is a link to the event page. East Coast Solo Shows! Also, I've picked up a couple east coast solo shows before my tour starts with Streetlight and Mike. The first one is on Saturday September 28 at the Timeline Arcade in Hanover, PA with The Sick Tight Nasty Nasty and a whole bunch of other bands. Here is a link to the event page. The other show is TBA but will hopefully be in Rhode Island on the 29th. Recording Project Progress Report L.Y.L.A.S. I'm working on so many records simultaneously right now, it's become slightly ridiculous. The one that will probably be finished the soonest is a record I recorded with Mustard Plug's bass player, Rick Johnson. (Better know for his work as "The Rick Johnson Rock N' Roll Machine") It's a full length album of songs written by the two of us. We looked at old yearbook pictures and wrote songs based on the photos. Rick tracked the drums at Cold War Studios in Grand Rapids, and we tracked the Bass, guitars and vocals at a top secret studio in Los Angeles. So far, the album is turning out to be a little more rock n' roll than I had expected. Definitely tougher sounding than my solo stuff, and maybe not as punk as MU330? I don't know. Don't expect any ska on this one.. ska songs are currently being funneled towards the new Bricks album. Anyway, some organ and keyboard tracks are still being added to thicken things up, but man we are really close. New Solo Record 1 I am VERY close to being finished with the tracking of a solo album I started a couple years ago with my drummer buddy Matt Bennet from the band The Bloody Hollies. I've just some background vocals to wrap up, along with some organ tracks, and then it will be ready to be mixed. This will be the first full band solo album I've put out since Sweets and Meats. The arrangements on this one are way thicker and more full though.. lots of acoustic and electric and lap steel guitars, as well as organ and piano and harmonica. There will be a wide range of stuff on this one, from full on rockers to some of the most ballad based stuff I've realeased so far. My wife shannon will be singing harmonies on a good handfull of these songs, and in the end, this one will kind of sound like a Stitch Up Record, I think, but a little more carefully and subtly recorded. New Solo Record 2 I am borrowing a Tascam 8 track 1/2 inch tape machine from a friend. I did some tape machine repairs and got it up and running. I recorded one tune on it to test it out, and I'm super excited about how it sounds. It's just acoustic guitars, and some vocals with harmonies and a little percussion. I've written about 8 songs that will sound nice with minimal arranging, and I think will sound really warm and rich on the analog format. The rule/guideline for this record will be 8 tracks or less, all analog. I'm hoping to get a couple more of these tunes recorded before I split for tour in September, but most likely this will be the album I dive into when I get home from tour in late November. I'm hoping that by getting away from recording with my computer, it will simplify the process a bit and add some sponteneity and warmth to the end result. New Bricks Record The Bricks currently have about 10 new songs since we released "Watch Where You Walk" so we are getting close to picking a studio and laying down basic tracks. Just need to get a few more tunes hammered out and we will be ready. We've started demo-ing stuff, and I'm psyched on the direction, which is pretty much the same direction as the first album: All ska, lots of horns, lots of keys, and lots of sing-alongs. A.J. from Slow Gherkin will be contributing writing a couple songs to this record, which I'm super excited about as well/ Dan P. Kid's Record I had recorded about six tunes for this one, and hadn't back them up, and I fried my hard drive. :( This really took some wind out of my sails on this album. I've certainly learned my lesson about backing things up, but I haven't started re-recording stuff for this yet. Mike Park has been encouraging me to finish this one up. I am sure I will hear a lot about it as we drive together for an average of 8 hours a day for six weeks chasing Streetlight Manifesto. And The Monster Record For anyone still paying attention to this crazy rant of things i intend to do.. we are still making slow progress on a new MU330 record. Sloooooooow progress. http://musio.com/dan-potthast http://www.tumblr.com/blog/danpotthast https://twitter.com/DanPotthast |
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| April 11th, 2013 | |
| It's festival time! April 13-Dan P. solo @ New Orleans Block Party April 27- Dan P. and the Bricks-Santa Cruz Mountains (Outside of Boulder Creek)- Do It Ourselves Festival. Camp out in the redwoods with the Bricks and loads of other bands! May 17- Montreal, Pouzza Fest.. MU330 returns to Canada! June 1- New York City, Irving Plaza.. Apple Stomp- MU330 returns to the east coast! Dan P. Pics, Music, Videos and updates can be found here- Dan Potthast on Musio |
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| November 28th, 2012 | |
| A six week solo tour with Reel Big Fish and The Pilfers is
confirmed for Jan 5 through Feb 15th. OH YEAH! Super
psyched. Confirmed dates are posted HERE,
with more to come. And.. Since Facebook stinks for trying to figure out what a band is up to, I've set up a profile at musio.com. The Dan P. profile has loads of content.. pictures, video, tourdates, etc.. but the best thing about it, is that Musio was created by some friends in Santa Cruz. Yeah! Another cool thing about it is I can update several social network sites from one interface (musio) and keep more people up to date with my boomin' winter tour schedule. This will theoretically lead to less time on the computer and more time playing music, writing songs, touring, and being a sane person. Fingers crossed! In short, if you want updates on what I'm up to touring or recording wise, you can now follow me on tumblr or twitter, and if you are interested in seeing some videos or hearing some songs you might not have heard, you can check out the profile at Musio.com http://musio.com/dan-potthast http://www.tumblr.com/blog/danpotthast https://twitter.com/DanPotthast |
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| November 19th, 2012 | |
| BIG tour announcement in the next day or so. If you live
in the United States, there's a good chance I'll be playing solo
in or near your village or town or city this winter. Super
psyched to get back to everywhere! |
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| November 1st, 2012 | |
Coming up fast.. this December I will be going on tour in the
sunny state of Florida! It's been too long, you south of the
southers! Cant't wait to see old friends and make some new
ones. Check out this awesome tour poster my buddy Gilbert
made. I owe him a few alligator skulls, for sure.. and maybe
some Gatorade. |
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| July 17th, 2012 | |
| Big Stitch Up show this Friday at the Crepe Place.. with an all
new lineup and all new sound! Matt Knobbe makes his debut on
stand up bass, and Shannon Toombs swithces over to guitar, with
Dan P. on acoustic guitar. Greggy B. is still holding it
down on drums. Should make for a super fun night with a
Sacramento Crepe Place invasion featuring Kepi Ghoulie, Dog Party,
and Pets! July 20th- The Stitch Up @ The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, CA with Kepi Ghoulie, Dog Party and Pets August 5th- Dan P. solo @ Dana St, Roasting Company in Mountainview, CA August 10th- Dan P. solo @ 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA SKA NIGHT w/ Black Square (Hawaii), P.J. Franco and the Burnouts (Alaska), Skunkadelics, and Dope Collective August 26th- Dan P. solo @ the Catalyst Atrium w/ Bomb the Music Industry Oct. 6th- Dan P. and the Bricks @ The Aromas Grange Hall in Aromas w/ Skinny Ricky and the Casual Encounters |
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| May 4th, 2012 | |
| Tonight I hook up with the Pentimento Campfire tour in San Francisco at the Swedish American music hall. I'll be on tour with Toh Kay (Tomas from Streetlight Manifesto) and Sycamore Smith for the next few days. Two shows in LA at the Bootleg theater, then down to San Diego for the last show of the tour at the Soda Bar. Stoked!!! See you at the shows. | |
| May 3rd, 2012 | |
| Big thank you's to everyone that came out and supported the Save
the Waves benefit in Santa Cruz last weekend, AND, everyone who
came out to Viva Ska Vegas on Saturday to support. Crazt
that some people drove over 19 hours all the way from Boulder,
Colorado to see the show. Awesomeness. It was a super
fun weekend and would not have been possible if not for the kind
people that came out to support. Here's a list of upcoming shows to check out as well.. Did I mention I'm going to Australia? Yeah! Did I mention the Bricks are playing in Felton? Yeah!!! May 4- Dan P. solo @ The Swedish American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA w/ Toh Kay and Sycamore Smith May 5- Dan P. solo @ The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, CA w/ Toh Kay and Sycamore Smith May 6- Dan P. solo @ The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, CA w/ Toh Kay and Sycamore Smith May 8- Dan P. solo @ Soda Bar in San Diego, CA w/Toh Kay and Sycamore Smith May 25-Dan P. solo @ The Heirloom Arts Theater in Danbury, CT w/ Arrogant Sons Of Bitches May 26 -Dan P. solo @ Webster Hall in NYC w/ Arrogant Sons of Bitches and Shinobu May 27- Dan P. solo @ The Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY w/ Arrogant Sons Of Bitches June 2- Dan P. and the Bricks @ Roaring Camp Redwood Mountain Faire in Felton, CA (Bricks set time is 1:30 in the afternoon!) June 6- Dan P. solo @ the Rosemont Hotel in Perth, Australia June 8- Dan P. solo @ Enigma Bar in Adelaide, Australia June 9- Dan P. solo @ Evelyn Hotel in Melbourne, Australia June 10- Dan P. solo @ Annandale Hotel in Sydney, Australia June 12- Dan P. solo @ Yours and Owls in Wollongong, Australia June 14- Dan P. solo @ Side Bar Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle, Australia  |
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| March 13th, 2012 | |
| Here's a schedule of my upcoming rock n roll adventures in three
flavors.. Solo, Bricks, and MU330. Oh yeah! April 14-Dan P. and the Bricks @ Gilman in Berkeley, CA w/Nino Zombie, Jokes 4 Feelings, Los Difuntos, and My Last Line April 27- Dan P. and the Bricks @ The Coconut Grove in Santa Cruz, CA- Benefit for Save the Waves April 28- MU330 @ Henderson Events Plaza in Las Vegas, NV w/ The Skatelites, The Aqua Bats, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Remedies, My Superhero, Tuesday After School, Monkey, Go Go 13 and La Banda Skalavera May 4- Dan P. solo @ The Swedish American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA w/ Toh Kay and Sycamore Smith May 6- Dan P. solo @ The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, CA w/ Toh Kay and Sycamore Smith May 8- Dan P. solo @ Soda Bar in San Diego, CA w/Toh Kay and Sycamore Smith May 25-Dan P. solo @ The Heirloom Arts Theater in Danbury, CT w/ Arrogant Sons Of Bitches May 26 -Dan P. solo @ Webster Hall in NYC w/ Arrogant Sons of Bitches and Shinobu May 27- Dan P. solo @ The Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY w/ Arrogant Sons Of Bitches June 2- Dan P. and the Bricks @ Roaring Camp Redwood Mountain Faire in Felton, CA |
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| Jan 13th, 2012 | |
Here's three shows I've got coming up. Psyched to be
playing with Jesse Michaels, and super pumped about the Bricks' CD
release show coming up on the 21st at Kuumbwa. I know the
show is close to selling out, so if you're planning on being
there, get on it! The third show is not until April, but
thought I'd throw it up now.. It's not too often these days that
MU330 plays shows, much less in Las Vegas. Oh yeah! |
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| Sept 25th, 2011 | |
| This coming Sunday, I'm doing a 60 mile bike ride with
some of my best friends and band mates to help raise money for the
Santa Cruz AIDS Project, an amazing organization that serves men,
women and children who are HIV positive living in Santa Cruz
County. They do some really great work right here in my home
town. It's a cause that I can easily get behind, as I've
seen first hand the positive changes they make happen. Check out my band's team page below, and please consider donating. Our team is attempting to raise 1000 dollars. Don't be shy, go ahead and click on that link! To the people on this list that are broke as a joke.. please don't feel any pressure to donate. Just show up at San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz on October 2nd with a bike and a helmet. Let's ride! The more the better. Thanks for your time, and to everyone who has generously donated already. It is humbling and refreshing to be involved in an event that truly brings out the best in people and the community. TEAM BRICK HOME PAGE! -Dan P. |
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| July 15th, 2011 | |
| Here's a poster for a show I'm playing at Gilman St. next
weekend. Whoo hoo! Looks like I'm on 8th. I will
be drinking lots of coffee, and should be crazy jittery by
showtime. Here's a few more shows I've got coming up. Sat July 23rd- Dan P. solo @ Gilman St. in Berkeley Tues August 16th -Dan P. solo opening for Bomb the Music Industry @ Homestead Lanes in San Jose Wed August 17th- Dan P. solo opening for Bomb the Music Industry @ the Catalyst Atrium  |
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| June 29th, 2011 | |
This poster just in for this weekend! |
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| June 28th, 2011 | |
| A few fun things to mention in this post.. The big one is that Asian Man Records will be releasing the very first album from my new 10 piece band Dan P. and the Bricks, called Watch Where You Walk. I'm super psyched that Mike is putting this out for us. The recording is all finished, and we're wrapping up the artwork and mastering right now, so we're hoping to have CD's and Vinyl in our hands by the end of the summer. We recorded it down in LA at Tomas' (Streetlight Manifesto) studio, and Chris Murray produced it. I'm super happy with how the tunes came out, and can't wait to unleash them into the world. The album is 12 songs, with a few songs that we re-worked off Eat The Planet, and the rest are songs that were written specifically for the Bricks. Another fun thing to mention is that I'm hosting my first ever variety show at the Crepe Place on July 9th. I'll be playing some new music written specifically for the show, with a house band featuring members of the Bricks, the Stitch Up, and the Huxtables. I'll have (you guessed it) a VARIETY of acts coming up to perform.. comedians, musicians, storytellers, dancing, and a couple surprises. It should be a fun, laid back night at the Crepe place, and it's going to be a benefit as well. Good times. Also, here's a few upcoming shows to mention: Sat July 2nd- Dan P. solo @ Homestead Lanes in San Jose opening for Kepi Ghoulie! Sat July 9th- The Dan P. and Friends Crepe Place Variety Show @ the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz Sat July 23rd- Dan P. solo @ Gilman St. in Berkeley Tues August 16th -Dan P. solo opening for Bomb the Music Industry @ Homestead Lanes in San Jose Wed August 17th- Dan P. solo opening for Bomb the Music Industry @ the Catalyst Atrium And one more awesome thing I need to mention is that I will be performing at an undisclosed Powerchord Academy location, both solo and with the Bricks. I'm not allowed to mention the date or the place yet, but here's the link to the most amazing rock n' roll summer camp around! www.powerchordacademy.com That's all for now.. -dp |
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| February 22nd, 2011 | |
| Here is a flyer I painted for an upcoming Stitch Up show at the Crepe Place in Santa Cruz, opening for the Smoking Popes. The Smoking Popes are one of my most favorite bands ever in the world. It's pretty crazy that they are playing such a tiny place. I'm psyched to be on the bill. This show will sell out for sure. If you would like to go to the show, get your tickets now through www.ticketweb.com or save a few bucks and walk into the Crepe place when they are not super busy and buy them in person. | |
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| Also, Dan P. and the Bricks will be rocking this Friday in Berkeley at Ashkenaz, opening for the Uptones. Should be a barn burner! Pick IT UP!!! | |
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| January 21st, 2011 | |
| If you live in CA you should seriously consider coming to
this show. It will be really fun. If you don't have
fun, I will give you your money back. After that, you're
on your own. Also.. The Bricks just got added to a show on Feb 25th in Berkeley. Details to follow soon. Rock! |
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| January 14th, 2011 | |
| So here's a couple flyers for upcoming shows in northern CA. In case you hadn't noticed, both flyers have lots of checkers on them. I love that. Also, check out a more complete list of upcoming shows. 2011 is kicking off with some really good ones! Oh yeah. | |
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| December 24th, 2010 | |
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| Happy
hollidays! What a great 2010. Two new
releases, a massive summer tour with Streetlight
Manifesto, loads of great Bricks shows around the bay area, and
a great trip this fall to Australia as well. Lots of good things are on the way in 2011. My 10 piece ska band, Dan P. and the Bricks is picking up steam, and looking to record a full length this winter. Lots of great solo shows and Bricks shows are already booked to kick off the new year as well. Two more things I'm super psyched about for the coming year.. The Stitch Up opening up for the SMOKING POPES in Santa Cruz @ the Crepe Place, and a couple MU330 shows in northern CA. As Gerry Lundquist would say, "Oh yeah, brother!" |
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November 17th, 2010 A big thank you goes out to Luke at Chop Dog and all that helped out on the Australia tour. It was a blast. Bigger and better shows and super fun. I got to go on two ska-harbour cruises, and see Chris Murray, and play each night with the Real Deal and loads of awesome Australian Bands. Good times. Two big announcements to make with this post.. 1. My newest album, "Around the World" is now available online for the first time. It was previously only available at shows. Click here to pick it up. 2. My split with Tomas Kalnoky from Streetlight Manifesto is now out and available.. and it freakin ROCKS! I'm super psyched about this album. It was an honor that Tomas asked me to do this split with him, and I was a bit intimidated with the idea of covering Streetlight songs. Not only are the complex with lots of changes and tricky parts, but the songs are so near and dear to the hearts of Streetlight fans, that I dare not screw them up, or half ass it. I put a lot of work into these tunes, and I can only hope that it comes through. The stuff that Tomas did with my tunes is amazing. Check out the video! WOW. |
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| You By Me- Toh Kay/ Dan P. Split | Dan P. newest release available now! | |
| October 6th, 2010 I'm gearing up for a return solo trip to Australia at the end of this month. I'm psyched to be headed back down under! In the meantime, things are good here in Santa Cruz. I just played a really great show last weekend with Dan P. and the Bricks in San Lorenzo park. It was an all day outdoor festival that was part of the Surf City A.I.D.S. ride, which benefits the Santa Cruz A.I.D.S. Project. The Bricks rode the 12 mile route, and then rocked out in the afternoon. The whole event was really inspiring. It was incredible to see so many people from such different backgrounds come together to volunteer and use such diverse talents for a common cause. Definitely my favorite day of the year.. so far! |
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August 30th, 2010OK,it's about time I announced my upcoming Australian tour, happening this October/November. I'm super psyched to be going back for the 3rd Ska Nation festival in a row. This tour I'll be rocking out with Canada rockers, The Real Deal. I'll have my new album, Around The World with me this time, which includes several songs about towns in Australia.. Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Geelong. One of the shows is a ska cruise on a boat! How could that not be fun? Check here for tourdates.   |
