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*******NEWS
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2003 -
2007
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Add Two Festival Shows:
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| DIPSOMANIACS'
TRENTON, NJ SHOW
Friday 2/9, the
Dipsos return to hometown of Trenton - blocks from
their original practice spot (Ron's Trenton
row-house basement) for a rock show at new
venue/old- place Champions Bar. Dipsos on at
11:00 - also playing Speedway and The Leane. More info -
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DIPSOMANIACS
Set for Feb.Popfest
Sat. 2/24 the
Dipsos will be at a cool new venue, Buddie's Tavern
in Sayerville, NJ, for the Blowup Radio
sponsored NJ Popfest. Also appearing -
Somerdale, Readymade Breakup, and Matt Fisher &
the Telephone Junkies. More info - here. |
| DIPSOMANIACS
to appear on Christmas Comp. CD
A new Dipso
original Christmas tune, "Christmas Night
(Without You)", will appear on the Vandalay
Records Christmas Compilation CD, Hi-Fi
Chrsitmas Party Vol. 2. Proceeds from
the sale of the CD will go to the Blood Center in
Milwaukee,WI. The CD will be released in time
for Christmas 2006. Order
CD here. |
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DIPSOMANIACS
@ NJPOP FEST 10/7/06
The Dipsos are
scheduled to play at 11:00 pm at the first Pop NJ
Pop Fest. This cool event featuring NJ
power-pop bands is in Pleasantville, NJ (minutes
from Atlantic City) at Pistol Pete's Saloon.
Directions to the venue here. |
Dipsomaniacs
Show Friday 7/14 in Medford, NJ at the Flying
W Airport - we'll be playing all night starting
around 9:30 - this is well worth the price of
admission (no cover/free show!), plus we play all
night. More info here. |
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Dipsomaniacs
in Asbury Park, NJ for HSR Show
On Friday 6/30 the
Dipsomaniacs will hit the stage at 10:30 at The FDR
High School Reunion/80s Party show at the
Saint in Asbury Park, NJ. Also
playing - Jim Testa, Jon Caspi, Bastards of Melody,
Low Flying Jets. Expect lots of classic
new-wave 80s hits from all the bands . |
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Show Friday 6/2 in Medford, NJ at the Flying
W Airport - we'll be playing all night starting
around 9:30 - expect lots of songs we don't know
yet. More info here. |
| Former
Dipso bass player, Doug Keith, has been pursuing
fame and fortune in the world of independent
film. He's shot two videos for the
Dipsomaniacs ("Tina's Good at Everything"
and "Sunshine Through") and
recently wrote and directed a hilarious short film
called The Intern which features the
Dipso tune "Thank You". The
videos and film can be viewed at Doug's site here. |
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Whatever
Planet College Radio Promotion
The
Dipsomaniacs have teamed up with AAM
(Advanced Alternative Media) on a college
radio campaign to promote Whatever Planet.
AAM, the premier and highly respected college radio
promotion company, will be marketing the Dipsos new
album nationwide this month.
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WED.
1/18, 8:00 - 11:00 - Mick will be playing an
acoustic set at the FDR Acoustic Night - It's a
Hootenanny in Hoboken featuring Mick along with,
Paul Crane (Bastards of Melody), Frankie McGrath
(Maybe Pete), and Jim Testa. More info on the Dipsos
show page or at the FDR
site.
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DIPSOMANIACS
WORLD CAFE LIVE SHOW!!!
On Sat.
2/4/06 The Dipsos will be taking the stage
at Philadelphia's premier venue - The World
Cafe Live. Also appearing - Milton
and the Devils Party and Cheryl B.
Engelhardt. Look for the Dipsos to
feature songs from their new album, Whatever
Planet. Doors open at 7:30,
Dipsos on promptly at 8:30 - buy tickets in
advance here. |
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ORDER
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION NOW!!!
The new compilation CD HIGH
SCHOOL REUNION: a tribute to those great 80s films
featuring Frank Black, Matthew
Sweet, Kristin Hersh, John
P. Strohm, Lori McKenna,
Dipsomaniacs, The Dresden Dolls,
Bastards of Melody, Blank Pages and
more covering tracks from
films like Pretty In Pink, Sixteen
Candles, The Breakfast Club, Say Anything, and
Fast Times At Ridgemont High, can
be ordered here
now.
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Have you
heard the Dipsos on MTV? Check out
MTV's hit show "Made". Songs
from the Dipsomaniacs' Freakin
Eureka and Undertow CDs
have been used in several of the current
season's episodes - check it out here.
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DIPSOMANIACS
DECEMBER ACOUSTIC SHOWS
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Pre-Order
High School Reunion Here
The Dipsos
have recorded a killer version of the Plimsoul's
"Million Miles Away" for the new
compilation CD HIGH
SCHOOL REUNION. Frank Black,
Matthew Sweet, Kristin
Hersh, John P. Strohm, Lori
McKenna, and The Dresden Dolls
are just several of the great artists covering
tracks from classic 80's films for this CD.
Official release date is 12/15/05. Pre-order
the CD now. |
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11/9 Dipsos live on WPRB Princeton
A live set of 11
songs from the Dipsomaniacs recorded last month on
Princeton U's campus will be broadcast on Jon
Solomon's show - 103.3 fm, 8:00 pm. You can
listen online here |
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JUST IN! Dipsomaniacs Whatever Planet Ringer
T's - for
sale here |
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NEW
DIPSOMANIACS CD, Whatever Planet, FOR SALE NOW
- Order the CD
online here
- CD Release show -
Fri. 9/23 @ McGuinns
in Lawrence, NJ, 10:00
- Whatever
Planet
T-shirts will be available in Sept. - check back
soon to order
- Philadelphia
show added for Nov.
- DIRECTIONS
TO MCGUINNS
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- Whatever
Planet Album of the Week on Blowup
Radio.com (9/13/05)
- Whatever
Planet on Not
Lame Records web site (9/13/05)
- Dipsomaniacs
tune, "Thank You", featured on WHTG
show (9/11/05).
- Dipsos blurbed
on Philly Edge.com; read it here
(9/7/05).
- Dipsomaniacs
scheduled to play at Hurricane Relief
Benefit show at Conduit
in Trenton, NJ on Sunday 9/11. Dipsos on
for a very short set sometime between between
5:30 and 7:00 - more info here
(9/7/05).
- Whatever
Planet reviewed on Upstage
Magazine web site (9/7/05)
- BlowUpRadio.com
Live will be airing a Mick Chorba
solo/acoustic performance recorded in Hoboken,
NJ on 3/17/04. The 40 minute-set can be
heard every night at 9:00 during the week of
9/11-9/17. Go here
to tune in.
- Dipsos
on Upstage Magazine Web Site (8/19/05)
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Saturday
9/17 Mick Chorba Solo/Acoustic show - Blow
UP Radio's Folk You at SICA
in Long Branch, NJ, 8:30
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Friday
9/23 Dipsomaniacs CD Release Show @ McGuinns
in Lawrence, NJ, 10:00
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3
Songs from the new CD for you to check out
on the My
Space Page
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*******NEWS
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October
'03 - June '05 |
SAT. MAY 7th -
Dipsomaniacs @ The
Manhattan Room
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FRI. APRIL 15th -
Dipsomaniacs @ Asbury
Lanes, 10:00 pm!!!
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- New Shows
added for March and April (3/5/05)
- New songs added to our
new "download"
page (3/5/05)
- Check out the newly
created Dipso "MySpace"
page (3/5/05)
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Dipsomaniacs Recording New CD
The Dipsomaniacs
have been holed up at FDR studios focusing their refined
powers of melody, rhythm, and harmony while recording 17
killer new songs slated for their next CD.
Furthermore, the band has compiled 10
rarities/live/unreleased tracks to appear on a
free/bonus CD to be released simultaneously with the new
album. Look for it all to happen by the summer of
2005. More info coming soon. |
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Dipsomaniacs Contribute Track to 80s Tribute CD
The
Dipsos will be contributing a song to a CD
honoring those great films of the 1980s. Titled, High
School Reunion. the CD will be co-released by FDR
and an exciting new label - American
Laundromat Records. Check out the
labels' web sites for more detailed info! |
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Next Dipso
Show: Friday 1/28/05 @ the Conduit
in Trenton, NJ appearing w/ Miltown,
INKA, and The Frantic
(formerly Jet Screemer). Dipsos on @ 10:30. $6.00 at
the door.
Fri.
Dec. 17th - Mick Chorba acoustic in Phila @ the
Manhattan Room (15 W. Girard, Fishtown) - indie
rock Christmas party w/ Grand Fabric, The Marts, Taggart,
Midnight Grace, + more. Mick on @ 10:00.
Sat.
Dec. 18th - Dipsomaniacs in
Philadelphia @ the Pontiac
Grille (304 South St.) w/ Hilliard, Thee
Minks, and the Blow Goes. Dipsos on at 10:30
Sun.
Dec. 19th - Mick Chorba acoustic in Phila @ the Manhattan
Room - FDR Acoustic Night - more info here
New review of Freakin
Eureka posted on Free
City Media. More reviews of the album are here.
Fall
'04 Dipsomaniacs Shows
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Fri,
Oct. 8th - Staccato,
Washington, DC
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Sat,
Oct. 9th - Raleigh, NC (Sparklefest)
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Sat,
Oct. 23rd - Khyber,
Phila, PA
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Sat,
Nov. 20th - Doc
Watson's Phila, PA (IPO
fest)
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New
Dipsomaniacs Song to Appear on Sparklefest CD
The Dipsomaniacs
contributed a previously unreleased tune, "Syd
Barrett", to the Sparklefest 2004 Sampler
CD. This CD is
available FREE during the 3-day Raleigh, NC pop
festival. More info here. |
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(8/11/04) Dipsomaniacs
Hiatus - the band will be spending August and
September working on two new CD projects. 1.
A collections of rarities, covers, live stuff, and a few new
tracks, that will be released this winter (we're mixing and
compiling now). 2. A new full length CD
is in the works for a spring 2005 release (we're writing and
recording now!). Look for us to return to our
ongoing dive-bar tour in October.
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Sat. 8/7
MTV2 will be airing Little Steven's Underground Garage
A-Go-Go - a one-hour documentary on the Irving
Plaza show the Dipsomaniacs played at in July.
Apparently the band has been appearing in some of the
commercials promoting the show, so there may be some
interview and performance clips of the Dipsomaniacs - to
check out the other scheduled viewing times go to MTV2 - here.
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8/3/04 - Dipsomaniacs'
song, "Rubber Soul" (from 2001 CD The
Life You're Faking) was released this month on
compilation CD - Hit the Hay Vol. 7 from Swedish roots
rock label, Sound Asleep Records. Also
appearing on the excellent collection are tracks from
John Wesley Harding, Richard Barone, Nixon's Head, Jesse
Valenzuela, the Swivel Chairs, and many more. More info
here. |
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Muck and
the Mires from RI and the Blackouts from Chicago,
IL took home first place in the Little Steven Underground
Garage contest. The Dipsos thank Little Steven Van
Zandt and Renegade Nation for having us along for the
ride. Tim Zatzariny from the Courier Post was
with the band for most of the night - read his account of
the show (from the 7/25/04 edition of the Camden, NJ paper) here.
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-> Check out the Dipso set list from the 7/16 Pontiac
Grille show in Philadelphia. The cheeky
illustration is by Matt. Click photo for larger
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New
Dipsomaniacs t-shirts now for sale - click here
to order. |
- Dipsos
feature story in Princeton
Packet (6-30-04). Check it
out here.
- Dipsos
feature story in Upstage
Magazine (6-14-04). Check it
out here.
- Summer 2004 shows
listed below - try to get out to see us - the band
is taking off in August to work on recording two new
albums (a rarities collection and a proper new full
length!).
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Sun,
7/4 - WMGK's
4th of July Concert at Cooper River Park
in Pennsauken, NJ. The Dipsos, on
at 5:15, open the all-day event for
headliner Pat Benatar. |
| Friday,
7/16 - FDR
Label Night @ Pontiac
Grille in Philadelphia,
PA. Also appearing Blank Pages,
Swivel Chairs, and The Suspicions.
Show starts at 10:00. |
| Friday,
7/23 - Dipsomaniacs @ Irving
Plaza in NYC for the final round
of the Little Steven Underground Garage
Contest. More info soon. |
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| Dipsomaniacs
featured on Trenton
Music web site (5/20/04)
Live video clip of the Dipsomaniacs
at the Little Steven Underground Garage show at the
Pontiac Grille in Phila PA posted on the Dunkin Donuts/Rockin
Garage site - here
- check it out. (5/24/04) |
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Dipsos @ Conduit
3/26/04 |
Dipsos @ Khyber
w/ Tommy Conwell 4/9/04 |
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Dipsomaniacs
scheduled to play at 10:00 at a BlowUpRadio
Show - Saturday 5/1 in New Brunswick, NJ at the famous Court
Tavern. BlowUpRadio is giving away a free
sampler CD that night only with tracks from the Dipsomaniacs
("Calvin" from Freakin Eureka and a
live acoustic version of "White Trash Girl")
For more info on the free CD go to BlowUpRadio..
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Dewey Beach Pop Fest
(4/24/04) - were you there? Post something about
the show on the Dipsos new message board.
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More photos from the Who
Tribute release show with Tommy Conwell - here
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Review of Freakin
Eureka at Power
of Pop Web Site
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Mick
from the Dipsomaniacs will be at the
Sidestage (in
Trenton, NJ next to the Conduit
- directions here)
FRI.
4/16/04 for the FDR Acoustic Night
- expect acoustic sets from Mick Chorba
(Dipsomaniacs), Paul Crane (Bastards of Melody), J
Horndog, Paul Scozzari, David Flynn and more!
Things get started at 9:00 - $5.00 to get in - all ages
welcome.
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Dipsomaniacs song
"Black Cloud" featured on indie zine, Pop
Culture Press, CD Sampler for Issue #58 (Spring
& Summer). Also featured on the CD are tracks from
Fastball, Bigger Lovers, Graham Parker, Myracle Brah, Trash
Can Sinatras, and more. Buy your copy @ Tower,
Borders, Virgin... or online here
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Home
News Tribune (NJ) - 4/9/04 feature story on Who
Tribute
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Philadelphia
Weekly review of Who Trib/Khyber promo. - here
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Courier
Post (NJ paper) story on Who Trib. & Khyber show
- here
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FDR/Dipsomaniacs
Message Board set up - post
something here
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Dipsomaniacs will be
appearing live on Philadelphia rock station, WYSP (94.1), on
Sunday 4/3 @ 10:00 PM
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Dipsomaniacs will be
playing at the 4/9 Who's Not Forgotten, Who
Tribute Release Show in Philadelphia, PA at the Khyber
backing up Tommy Conwell and playing a full set
of Who covers on their own. For more info and a full
line-up go here
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Review of new album, Freakin
Eureka, in UK online zine - Comes
With a Smile (March - April 2004) - Here
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Feature story on the
Dipsomaniacs in the Bergen Record titled "Under
the Influence of Drinkers' Music " - Here
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TRIBUTE CD available for purchase now
Dipsomaniacs
contribute two songs to FDR's
Who Tribute CD (a rockin' version of "Bargain"
and a sizzling version of "Long Live Rock"
backing up Tommy Conwell) - release shows announced
for 3/26 at Conduit in Trenton, NJ and 4/9 at the
Khyber in
Philadelphia - Dipsomaniacs will appear at both shows
playing full sets of Who tunes! |
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Comments from Mick
appeared in the Burlington County Times celebrating the 40th
anniversary of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show -
check it out here - Philly
Burbs |
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NEW
DIPSOMANIACS CD
Eleven high-powered,
melodic, garage rock tunes (featuring "Sun Shine Through"
and "Calvin") - the Dipsomaniacs' new
one, Freakin Eureka,
(pictured left) can be purchased now @ Face
Down Records, Kool Kat
Musik, Not Lame Records,
Jam
Records, TowerRecords.com, CDBaby.com,
Amazon.com,
or directly
from us .
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- Dipsomaniacs
contribute two songs to FDR's
Who Tribute CD (a rockin' version of "Bargain"
and a sizzling version of "Long Live Rock"
backing up Tommy Conwell - release shows announced
for 3/26 at Conduit in Trenton, NJ and 4/9 at the Khyber in
Philadelphia - Dipsomaniacs will appear at both shows!
- Photos from the
10/17/03 Freakin Eureka CD release show at the Khyber in Philadelphia, PA
are here
- The Dipsomaniacs
backed up Philadelphia rock n roller Tommy Conwell - recording
"Long Live Rock" for the FDR
Who Tribute CD. Check out photos from the session here.
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