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Dream School Diary

Rockin' girly pop

About Me

There once was a girl. She had a bass and the need to make noise with it a lot. She became obsessed by David J's bass line in "Kick in the Eye" and sat cross-legged on the floor in front of her record player for hours until the groove was mastered. She was then inspired to join lots of bands, including LA girlband Dragsterbarbie, and played lots of other people's songs. One day she sat down with her bass and wrote a bunch of her own songs. Other people heard the songs and wanted to play them too. Ed jumped in with his guitar and arrangement ideas, Stefano slammed out a beat, and Cam belted out the harmonies. Dream School Diary was born. Catch them at a dive bar or French restaurant near you.

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Member Since: 1/17/2005
Band Website: dreamschooldiary.altpro.net
Band Members: Teresa Cowles- bass, vox, songs; Ed Horowitz- guitar; Stefano Ashbridge- drums; Cam Frierson - background vox, cambourine; Cassy Phoenix & TC Thalia - extra special bonus icing on the cake vox
Influences: Breeders, Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman, Veruca Salt, Replacements/Paul Westerberg, Dolly Parton; Bauhaus, Aimee Mann, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Clash, Bangles, Dick Dale, Nick Cave, Joanie Mitchell, Carly Simon, Adam Marsland's Chaos Band, Dragsterbarbie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Dream School Out of Session

So September is nearly here and just when all the kiddies are going back to school, personnel changes, time constraints and just life in general has caused Dream School Diary to opt for an extended va...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 07:01:00 PST

Rockin' The Joint

So last night we were six strong at The Joint with Jorge on drums, Marc on guitar, Cassy on keys and background vox, and Cam and TC on background vox.  As we'd hoped, the keys and extra voices re...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Killer Keys

Getting ready for IPO on Sunday.  Cassy is going to be joining us on keys for 2 of our songs and is also going to perform one of her own.  Yay!!  As usual, our schedules haven't allowed...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Cozy

Thanks to those of you who came out to see us at Michael's Pub in NoHo on Friday night.  Special thanks for our pal Gypsy Black for the booking!  We had a great turn out (mostly Cam and TC f...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

ShaZam!

So Jorge, Marc, and Cam and I got together tonight at Amp Rehearsal Studios in NoHo to rehearse for this Friday's gig at Michael's Pub.  For our last gig, we only had 5 songs up and running and t...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

We're Not Bitter!!

Thanks to you all who trucked it out to the West Side for the Bitter Red Head gig on Saturday. I think everyone there will agree on one thing - it was terribly entertaining! We only had about a week a...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Subs in Place

We're happy to announce that there will be an actual band for the next 2 shows!! As previously mentioned, drummer Stef is on tour as a drum tech all summer and turns out Ed is also unavailable most of...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Hear Ye Drummers!!!

Just a quick shout out to you drummers out there who might be bored enough to take on a new project from time to time. Our drummer has gotten really busy with his paid gigs lately (go Stef!) and we, h...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Cinquième de Mai Show Last Night

Thanks to those of you who traded chips and salsa for escargot and Brie to join us at Taix last night. It was a fun show and a lovely, enthusiastic crowd. The show was highlighted by 3 songs we have...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Double Bill at the Scene

We had the honor to share the bill with some great bands at The Scene in Glendale last Wednesday night. What a great turn out, too. Special thanks to TC for helping Cam out on backup vox - and C...
Posted by Dream School Diary on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST