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Dead Rock West

You were less my love and more my lesson.

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Member Since: 3/1/2005
Band Website: deadrockwest.com
Band Members: FRANK LEE DRENNEN, CINDY WASSERMAN, BRYAN HEAD, DAVID J.CARPENTER, PHIL PARLAPIANOCLICK HERE to download “Honey And Salt” on iTUNES Music Store •
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"The L.A. quintet's debut, "Honey and Salt," is a head-clearing helping of roots rock that alternately aches with every bump in the road and looks with resolve to the next curve."
-Kevin Bronson, LA TIMES


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Visionworks Music
[email protected] ph: 323/428-8434

Influences:

influence me Wirepony, Acetone, Inch, Merle Haggard, The Feelies, X, Gram Parsons, The Byrds, Hot Snakes, Tom Petty and the heartbreakers, PENTAX SPOTMATIC F, Johnny Cash, Kodak E100vs, Charlie Mcree, Gregory Page, Jack Reynolds, Steve Poltz, Old 97's, Westerberg, Patrick Dennis, Christopher Hoffee, Stewboss, Bruce Cockburn, Skydiggers, LA's, The WHO, Emmylou Harris, The Alarm, the Beat Farmers, Howlin' Wolf, Lone Justice, Ben Moore, The Brothers Figaro, Razorlight, Lefty Frizzell, the Plimsouls, Louvin Brothers, Vena Cava, the Wipers, Sugar, Rob Wasserman, Waterboys, Hank Williams, Lucinda Williams, Victoria Williams, Sonny Terry, 16 HP, R.E.M., Sammy Lambert, Lou the Dog, Folk Uke, LOAM, Lou Reed, Bonnie Prince billy, Joan Osborne, Sonny Terry, Razorlight, Bartenders Bible, Stone Ponys, Tacey Nelson, Willie Nelson, Songo Bongo, the Carter Family, Dead Meadow, Joe Henry, Patty Griffin, Patti Smith, Stooges, Uncle Tupelo, PJ Harvey, Bug Guts, Scud Mountain Boys, Loretta Lynn, INCH...and Mr. John Denver
Sounds Like: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? playListId=252370102
People who downloaded Dead Rock West's debut album HONEY AND SALT also downloaded:
Ryan Adams, John Doe, Lucinda Williams, Old 97's, Joe Ely, Todd Snider, Patty Griffin, Bob Dylan, THe Avett Brothers, Will Kimbrough, Amy LaWere, Sunny Sweeney, Sarah Borges, Truckee Brothers, Mother Truckers, Kelly Wilis, Marty Stuart, Doug Spartz, Subdudes, Adrienne Young, Jimmy Lafave, Thrift Store Cowboys, Scott Miller, North Twin, The Shake Stickpony, Spanic Boys, Dale Watson, Patty Hurst Shifter, Rachel Harrington, Birght Eyes, Richmond Fontaine, David Serby, Eilen Jewell, Gourds, X, Hackensaw Boys, REM, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Terri Hendrix, Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros, Gurf MorlixDrive By Truckers, Hank Williams, Old Corw Medicine Show, Kara Suzanne, Jaimi Shuey, Drunken Prayer, Dumb Angel, Dream Syndicate, Keegan Dewitt, Dolorean, Tommy Womack, David Picco, The National Lights, Winterpills, Bob Frank & John Murry, Counting Crows, Son Volt, Porter Wagoner, Teddy Thompson, Elizabeth Cook, Steve Forbert, Lori McKenna, Mark Olson, King Wilkie, Okkervil River, No River City, Sam Baker, The Knitters, Magnolia Electric Co, Scott Link, Psychedelic Cowboys, Drag The River, Felice Brothers, Grace Basement, Raspberries, Wrinkle Neck Mules, Moonshine Hangover, Jeff Kanzler, Red Meat, Richard Shinell, Half Knots, Rhet Miller, Psychedelic Cowboys, Scott Link, Jason Isbell, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Kendel Carson, David Olney, Uncle Earl, The Duhks, Wilco, Peter Case, waylon Jennings, Jason Eady, Tracy Nelson, Jeffery Halford & The Healers, Antsy McClain adn the Trailer Park, Max Stalling, Tab Benoit, Nick Lowe, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Jeff Finlin, Loudon Wainwritght, Chris Knight, Alison Krauss, Corinne Bailey Rae, THe New Pornographers, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers, Bob Schneider, and so many more.

"Gimme Shelter" John Doe with Dead Rock West at Tipitina's

Record Label: Populuxe Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

My Green Starbourine

On the eve of another tour. This one will be ten short dates with Mr. Bob Schneider, just me and Cindy, an acoustic guitar and a starbourine. I'll be taking photographs with my Pentax 67II and writi...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:56:00 PST

NEW TOUR DATES

Tour Dates w/ Bob Schneider: 5/2/08              Fine Line          Minneapolis, MN 5/3/08&nbs...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:10:00 PST

Dead Rock West featured in April’s issue of PASTE

Look for Dead Rock West in this month’s issue of Paste Magazine (Issue 41). Their song "Highway One" is featured in Paste’s Sampler CD... Track 16. Look for it in record or bookstores stor...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:10:00 PST

Sadness All Around Me

I feel sadness all around me.I lay in the grass,listening to the sound of birds,of hidden loveand cars as they pass. I feel sadness all around me.I sit and look outat the treesand hear thingsdeep ins...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:20:00 PST

NovaTunes

The other day I went to the NovaTunes office (www.novatunes.com) to film a video interview that will be available for download soon. I was right after Chris Hillman (the BYRDS, Flying Burrito Brother...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:57:00 PST

Strangling the Sun

Explosions, befriending light and strangling the sun.He stretches his arms,upward, outward.The sinews of his forearms like the fibersof a great sprawling oak hardened by years,faultless and strong.Rea...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:19:00 PST

Slow Gravity

He moved through the houselike a drifter,sliding white cotton socks on wooden floors.The afternoon light eeked in through the few windows,cautiously.He stopped and stared at shadows and shades of whit...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:11:00 PST

Diner walls

Sunlight, diffused.A smeared blanket of clouds.Shadows fall then stretch on to railroad cars and diner walls. Bakersfield birds, chirping a wake up song, and it won't be longbefore the arms of the new...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:18:00 PST

Great White Whale on Wheels

Rice, red beans & poker with john, Jason & exene .Gospel on the turntable.Eclipse of the moon. Ice storm, coffee, then back into the belly of thebig white whale on wheels.Snow blows like sand back & f...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:21:00 PST

Concrete Is a Magnet

Texas is lonely.Naked trees,branches reach out for me, then freezeinto position. Can't see the white lines on the road anymore.All I hear is your voice swimming round in my head. Concrete is a magnet,...
Posted by Dead Rock West on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:33:00 PST