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The Alcazar Hotel

About Me

The Alcazar Hotel is an original Rock & Roll band based out of Chapel Hill, NC. Led by Will Dawson on bass, it features Owen FitzGerald on guitar and Dustin Talley on drums.Inspired by the music and philosophies of such seminal bands as The MC5, Morphine, and The Violent Femmes, The Alcazar Hotel play straight up Rock & Roll, no qualifier (indie, alternative, punk, etc.) necessary.Their first release “songs from The Alcazar Hotel” (Knockdown South, 2005) was a widely received hit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands after Dawson moved there in 2006. After a year of squatting and busking, Dawson returned to the states to record their follow up album, “Come ON! Dig The Unified Theory!” “…The Unified Theory” was recorded with a blistering set up of 2-string bass, electric guitar, and vicious drums at Delta Recording Service in Como, Mississippi. It features guest appearances by Jimbo Mathus of The Squirrel Nut Zippers and Luther Dickinson of The Black Crowes & North Mississippi Allstars. Acclaimed director Damien Blaylock was tapped to shoot a music video for “Dig The Unified Theory!” It features Fire Juggling, School Buses, Mr. Tater The Music Maker, and The Unified Bikini girls. A fan favorite!As a producer and recording engineer at Delta Recording Service, Dawson had previously worked with over 100 artists, including Elvis Costello on his Grammy Nominated album “The Delivery Man” and The Hives on their latest release, “The Black & White Album”. During these years in Mississippi, Dawson focused on playing drums with legendary bluesmen (T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour, Lightnin Malcolm) in local juke joints throughout The Delta. Dawson went on to tour across America in 2007-2008 as a member of The Squirrel Nut Zippers as their multi-instrumentalist, performing on alto saxophone, guitar, piano, melodica, and accordion.The Alcazar Hotel are currently focusing on performing and promoting their latest release around North Carolina, with plans to release a 10 inch ep of new material in the fall of 2009. Check Out The Unified Music Video Below!!!..

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Member Since: 03/05/2007
Band Members: Will Dawson - Vocals, Bass Owen Fitzgerald - Guitar Dustin Talley - Drums
Influences: Mr Tater The Music Maker, MC5, Morphine, Treat Her Right, Lucky, Violent Femmes
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Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Ch-ch-check it out

Alcazarites,In case its your cup of tea, we've joined the Twitter bandwagon.  You can follow us by directing your browsers to www.twitter.com/thealcazarhotel. In other news, we just confirmed a show o...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:03:00 GMT

YES!Weekly Article - Long and Legendary

The Triad Music Scene By Ryan Snyder The Will Dawson travelogue alights in Chapel Hill with Alcazar HotelIf its true that behind every great musician is...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 08:26:00 GMT

Upcoming TV Specials and Shows!

Alcazarites...     We had a great CD Release party at The Reservoir, and they'll be some new photos (by our dear friend Julie Welch) posted on this page soon.  We have some really fun stuff coming up ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:12:00 GMT

New VIDEO & INTERVIEW!

WOW!Our new great friends Harvey & Carolyn at Monkeywhale have posted a video interview and performance at www.monkeywhale.comIt was a ton of fun doing it, and we hope you like the footage of Owen and...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:29:00 GMT

JAN 2009 Release Update!

Indeed!      The Alcazar Hotel is about to release it's latest hit record, "Come ON! DIG The Unified Theory!  The big release show is     Thursday February 26th    at The Reservoir      Our friends ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:09:00 GMT

Pictures, EPK, Practice!

Hello! We had a great photoshoot this weekend with our good buddy Adam and we'll be sifting through them, trying to find the ones where Owen's legs look the best.  We also have a great electroni...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:19:00 GMT

Saturday show MOVED to St A’s

Hell... tsk tsk tsk. They canceled our show with 4 days notice, but fear not!  The Saturday show has been moved from hell (boo) to St A's (yah!) 120 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC http://www.unc....
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:47:00 GMT

Independent Article

INTRODUCING ... ..TR> ..TABLE>06.25 ALCAZAR HOTEL @ THE CAVE Named after an abandoned hotel in downtown Clarksdale, Miss., Chapel Hill rock band Alcazar Hotel has seen many faces and places over the...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:38:00 GMT

Alcazar Reborn!

Hey Everybody!!!          The Alcazar Hotel is back up and open for business, not in Clarksdale Mississippi, not in Amsterdam, and not in Pittsburgh.  In C...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:27:00 GMT