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It's out there... past the city lights, after the last darkened gas station sign. You have to leave the pavement behind, but you'll find it. You can follow the trail of cheap beer cans thrown from car windows. The faint music that seems to be coming from the tail lights that seem so far away. Do you remember feeling invincible? Do you remember believing you could fly? Do you remember Rock'n'Roll? If you've been missing it, we have a little story to tell you...
Dirt Road Logic has played played shows with: Shooter Jennings, Little Big Town, the Yayhoos (featuring Eric Ambel and Dan Baird), the Deadstring Brothers, Heartland, Bomshel, John Corbett, Bobby Pinson, Jessica Andrews, Wayne 'the train' Hancock, Wheatus, the Hard Lessons, the Nice Device, the Muggs, Great Lakes Myth Society, Whitey Morgan and the Waycross Georgia Farmboys, the Orbitsuns, the Inside Outlaws, South Normal, LaSalle, Porchsleeper, St. Thomas Boys Academy, 10 Words for Snow, Dropsonic, Bull Halsey, Delta 88, the Hummingbirds, Hugh Jorgan Luau Band, the Fuzz, Mike Boyd and the Genesee Ramblers, Safety Kit, Las Drogas, Garden of Souls, Ingham County Regulars, Flatfoot, the Pantones, Mike Vasas and the Beasts of Burden, Sattling Siki, Honest D and the Steel Reserve, the Boxcutters, the Battle Scars, the Cartridge Family, Rural Electrification Act, Metal Teeth, the OffRamps, Northern Whiskey Syndicate, Sangsara, High Gears, Branded, Hoodang, Speakerphone, the Fluoride Program, the Second Guess, the Mercy Seat, VanessaMarieSpitzer, Vailcode, the Minor Fall, Lonsway & Malow, the Old Plank All-Stars, Jim Roll, Liam McKay & the Saints, the Damn Bandits, Carson Drew, Mega~Weedge, I,Crime, Molly-Jean, the Lessmores, the Decks, the .357 String Band, Satchel Jones, Spencer Michaud, Luke Galloway and the Drifters, the Diesel Dawn, the Kincaids, the Harvestmen, the Good Mornings, the Eastern Block, Kung Fu Diesel, the Drive, the Esperantos, the Hotness, the Red Rocks, Smackmadam, the Mammallonz, Memphis Whip, the Salt Miners, the Desolation Angels, Horse Cave Trio, Cash O'Riley and the Downright Daddies, Scotty Karate, Cowboy Messiah, Bishops Collar, BullsEye Ride, the Roar, Shoelace, Frontier Ruckus, Corcovado, Invisible Mansion, Winnie Cooper, For Wishes, North Lincoln, Island View Drive, Bradford, Johnny's Little Rocketship, Things Without Wings, the Bronk Brothers & Headin' South, Mumble, Gas For Less, Salvage, Instant Prehistoric, Nathan Montgomery, the Law, the October Guard, and the Hurricanes.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/20/2005
Band Website: dirtroadlogic.com
Band Members: DRL IS:
Eric - Vocals, guitar
Paul - Guitar, vocals
Luke - Drums, vocals
Jeff - Bass, vocals
Influences: Beer, Nicotine, Guitar amps set on stun, Sweat, Keef, Backwoods harmonies, Michigan
Sounds Like: a Great Lake Heart Ache... available at shows, in stores, and online

Reliable? Sure, but Dirt Road Logic aren't just playing the standards; they're writing new ones, and this handcrafted and expertly produced love letter to a small-town jukebox holding up a pitcher of thin, warm beer and a soft pack of semi-crushed cigarettes has a voice as cruel and lovely as the five bodies of water that surround it. -- James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Last week I met a personality-plus waitress who instantly charmed the socks off me. The same thing happened listening to "Great Lake Heart Ache,'' the first CD from Dirt Road Logic, an Ann Arbor-area roots foursome that makes honest, freewheeling American rock music, the kind I was convinced got left in the dust years ago. -- Roger LeLievre, Ann Arbor News

This is some good old straight-ahead, no B.S. rock 'n' roll. The vocals are a perfect fit, and the words don't get lost; nothing is overpowered. It's like listening to "instant" classic rock. -- Music Revue editorial staff

But mostly, it's honest rock 'n' roll - tunes in the vein of classic Rolling Stones and The Drive-by Truckers. -- Anne Erickson, Lansing State Journal

The boys havent given up the hard-luck tale; theyre just telling it with a smirk and a jukebox cranking away in the background instead of flooding the beer with tears. -- Cale Sauter, City Pulse

A true amalgam of American musical styles that never strays far from the tried-and-true path of heartache, heartbreak, and Saturday night passions. -- Kevin Reynolds, Promoter & Senior AE, Clear Channel Radio Grand Rapids

An eclectic mix of tracks from a multi-talented band, spanning genres, and giving you a first glance at one of Michigans finest. -- Amanda Brewington, DJ WDBM 88.9fm
Record Label: Embassy Hotel Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Venue info!!

Until Myspace fixes the "Venue" problem (should be fixed this weekend), you can find the show info at our trusty website:::http://www.dirtroadlogic.comxo, -DRL...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:45:00 PST

DRL... helping you help yourself

A real email we received last week. The author's identity has been removed in an attempt to protect the innocent. Did we mention that we love our friends?xo, -DRLAnyway back to the CD... w...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:11:00 PST

Things we learned recently - vol. 1

So, we had a string of three shows a week ago (7/3 - 7/6) and we wanted to report on some of the lessons that we learned along the way. We hope to make this a (semi?)-regular feature here on MyS...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:35:00 PST

Ypsilanti Vigilante

We thought that we'd give folks a little bit to chew on while we're taking off some time as DRL proper...Ypsilanti Vigilante was recorded by Eric (and he played all the instruments), but released...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:21:00 PST

DEADSTRING BROTHERS TICKETS

Friday, October 27ththe Temple Club500 E Grand River, Lansing MI 48912 doors at 9pm,with special guests: the Deadstring Brothersand introducing: Ransom Colt and the Outlaws (our REALLY good buddi...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:11:00 PST

DRL video!!!

Paul's wonderful brother, Matthew, is coming home from LA on September 8th. He's an extremely talented film/TV editor/director (his credits include Bridezillas... a #1 show on WE) and he wants t...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:20:00 PST

GLHA tracks...

We just wanted to let everyone know how we're gonna be handling the 'online' availability of tracks from the record... and here it is: Once a track gets to 1000 plays, we'll upload a ne...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:03:00 PST

Great Lake Heart Ache

If you want to help us promote our CD release party for Great Lake Heart Ache, you can post this graphic on your MySpace profile... just follow the steps below 1. hit the Add Comment link 2. highlight...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Mon, 08 May 2006 02:27:00 PST

if you received a friend request from us...

I just wanted to let you know that we're not just randomly trying to add people in an attempt to be cool... or to have the most MySpace friends... nor are we searching for groupies. That's ...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:40:00 PST

It's been so long...

I haven't posted a blog in a while, so I thought that I'd take some time to let you all know what's going on in DRL land.1. DRL album... The album has been tentatively titled "Great Lake Heartache".&n...
Posted by Dirt Road Logic on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:32:00 PST