Damo And The Dynamites [Rock & Roll / Rockabilly, Trio]

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Damo And The Dynamites is a classic rock'n'roll/rockabilly outfit playing a great assortment of dance music from the 1950s and 60s plus more recent revival stuff from the 1970s and 80s.

Live video and audio recordings, on this page and everywhere else, are taken directly from our live performances and are not 'doctored' in any way. You see and hear exactly what the band looks and sounds like on stage.

COVID-19 AND THE DYNAMITES

The band was already experienced at playing outdoors, and at controlled volumes. Between Lockdowns in 2020 we rehearsed for weeks out in the woods (seriously, we actually did) so as to be ready to play beer gardens and car parks during late Summer, which was great.

We've spent Lockdown 3.0 gearing up for post-Covid gigging, and meeting whatever regulations apply. Basically, the answer is Yes, now what's the question?

We are perfectly happy to play completely unplugged, acoustic gigs at very low volumes (electricity not required) but a better solution is that we can do the classic Americana-style thing where the instruments are acoustic but the band gathers around a single old-school microphone.

Where volume is less of an issue, we can perform with a quiet backline on stage being fed through a high quality PA system to maintain tight control of volume (at any level the venue wants) and balance, or we can go all the way up to peak Glastonbury. Your call.

WHAT ABOUT THE MUSIC?

Rockabilly is where it all started ... rock'n'roll is just an off-shoot! We use the classic 3-piece line-up to deliver classic beat music the way it should be played. No backing tapes, no effects pedals, just a box guitar and a double bass, with drums driving them on.

But is rockabilly really rock'n'roll? Oh yes! Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Johnny Burnette, Jerry Lee lewis, early Elvis (yes, really), they were all rockabilly cats and we play their best stuff.

Come and hear how it all began.

Yes, OK, but do we play any other classic rock'n'roll? Oh yes! We play Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, we play the Everly Brothers and Cliff Richard, we play Johnny Kidd & The Pirates.

You prefer the rockabilly end of things? No problem. Expect to hear songs by Charlie Feathers and Gene Simmons, Sid King & His Five Strings, Stray Cats and Polecats, The Cues and Lennerockers. We play to suit our audience. If the place is full of rockabilly fans, then that's what we play.

IS IT ALL COVERS?

We love this music and we love playing our favourite songs, but Damo doesn't just play Rockabilly - he writes originals too.

It's not easy to compete with the general standard of most of the stuff we play, so only the very best of his originals make it into the set - half a dozen songs at most - but we think you'll be impressed when you hear them.

GENERAL

We are based in Harrow (NW London) but are happy to travel as far as the right gig takes us.

We take social media seriously and will happily collaborate with any venue or promoter in spreading the news across platforms. We video all our gigs, and the best footage makes it onto YouTube (by permission, where appropriate). If you're booking us for a private function, and you would like more general video than just of the band, we'll be happy to discuss this with you.

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Band name	Damo And The Dynamites
Based in	Harrow, London
Tel	07951 108682
Web	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPV6QAb2Pu-7dhX3hwgqohg
Send Enquiry	Name: Jack
Info	Available for weddings, private parties, corporate events. Own PA, own lights.

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Just Out Rockin' (EP) - March 2021

The EP contains four songs plus a bonus track.
'Glove On The Gas', 'Look At That Chick', 'Cut Me Some Slack', and 'My Hot Rod Honey', all by Damon Everett, were recorded at RAMcache Studio in Marylebone and at The Final Junkyard in Harrow. In true rockabilly fashion, the tracks were laid down ‘as live’ with the band playing together in the same room, letting it rip as if on stage with the chemistry well and truly going.
With 'Cut Me Some Slack' the band tried to faithfully re-create the sound of Sun Studios sometime around 1956, despite using a modern recording system. The sparse sound is intended to take you right back to the beginning of rockabilly music.
On the other hand, 'My Hot Rod Honey' is the band’s first venture towards surf music, a close contemporary of classic rockabilly. They liked the sound so much that they then re-recorded the track as an instrumental with an even twangier guitar sound, and that is the EP’s ‘bonus track’.

Note: Initially, while we gauge the level of interest, the EP will be available to the public only as a physical CD for sale at gigs.

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This band/artist page is jointly maintained by Lemonrock and Silvia. Last updated 12 April 2021.