TFTD VOLS. 1-3 NOW ON iTunes!

THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE TALES FROM THE DOGPILE RELEASE FIESTA ON 12/22. FROM THE GREAT TURNOUT, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THE ALBUMS TO CDBaby WHICH IN TURN DISTRIBUTES TO iTunes AS WELL AS OTHER ONLINE DISTRIBUTORS.

CLICK AN IMAGE BELOW TO GET VOLUME YOU'D LIKE VIA iTunes WITHOUT THE HASSLES OF JUMPING THRU HOOPS ON OUR WEBSITE.
                                            

WE HOPE THAT THIS IS MORE CONVENIENT, SO GET YOUR COPIES TODAY!  AND AFTER DOWNLOADING AND LISTENING TO THESE GREAT TRACKS, TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO JUMP ON TOO!  WE ALSO WELCOME ANY AND ALL REVIEWS THAT YOU CAN LEAVE IN THE COMMENTS BOX BELOW!

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR PATIENCE!

EL FARO Y EL TRAILBOSS!

FINSHING ON A HIGH NOTE!

WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE  "TALES FROM THE DOGPILE RELEASE FIESTA" LAST SATURDAY NIGHT, YOU HAVE EVERY REASON TO FEEL LEFT OUT AND MISERABLE!

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT IN TEMPE, AZ AT THE FABULOUS YUCCA TAP ROOM!

A PHOENIX PUNK RE-UNION OF SORTS, THE OLD SCENESTERS CAME OUT FROM UNDER THEIR ROCKS AND MADE IT A NIGHT FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS!

THE SHOW OPENED UP WITH JIMMY PINES & WASHBOARD JERE DOING A FANTASTIC SET BEFORE HEADING OUT TO DO A 2ND SHOW ELSEWHERE.  GLAD TO GET TO FINALLY MEET THEM!  CLASS ACT ALL AROUND!  HEAR THEIR VERSION OF "SECOND TO NONE" ON TFTD VOL 2!

NEXT UP WAS JIM BACHMANN Y LOS FUEGADEROS.  A TRUE PROFESSIONAL WITH A CRACK SHOT BAND!  GOT TO MEET HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME TOO AND WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH HIM IN THE FUTURE.  LOOK HIM UP & HEAR HIS VERSION OF "MILE HIGH ROCK" ON VOL 2  AS WELL!

IN THE THIRD POSITION WAS THE SUPER GROUP KNOWN AS STICKY DOG KING, FEATURING THE MONSTER TALENTS OF MICHELLE AIGNER, STEVE BORICK & CHRIS ORF!  AS INDIVIDUAL MUSICIANS THEY ARE AMAZING, BUT COLLECTIVELY... HELL, YOU HAD TO BE THERE.   FORTUNATELY THOSE IN ATTENDANCE GOT TO WITNESS SOMETHING SPECIAL.  THEIR SET CONSISTED OF ALMOST ALL KEVIN DALY COMPOSITIONS AND I HAD A SHIT EATING GRIN PLASTERED ON MY FACE THE WHOLE TIME!  COMBOING FOR 3 SONGS ON THE COMP, HEAR "STAGGERIN' DOWN" ON VOL 1 AND "SAD GIRL" + "1968" ON VOL 2.   ALSO THE FIRST TIME I MET STEVE & MICHELLE.  ORF I'VE KNOWN FOREVER.  IF YOU WANT TO SEE/HEAR SOME TALENT LOOK THEM UP!!!  GREAT SET YOUSE GUYS!

BATTING CLEAN UP WAS EVERY ONE'S FAVORITE WEST SIDE SCRUFFIANS, THE NOVA BOYS.  PLAYING THEIR FIRST SHOW IN THE VALLEY SINCE 12/31/86, THEY SHOWED THAT THEY HAD BEEN PAYING ATTENTION AS APPRENTICES UNDER KEVIN DALY ALL THOSE YEARS AGO!  THEIR SET INCLUDED ALL THEIR SONGS FROM THE ONLY E.P. THEY RELEASED, PLUS A FEW MORE ORIGINALS AS WELL AS PAYING HOMAGE TO K.D. WITH "SWAMP SHACK" (VOL 1) AND CHAIN OF THE UNSEEN 7'S VERSION OF "HEY ANNE" (VOL 3).  GO HAVE A LISTEN!

UP NEXT WAS TUCSON LEGEND AL PERRY.  AL PLAYED AN ACOUSTIC SET WITH KEVIN ACCOMPANYING ON ELECTRIC.  WHAT CAN I SAY?  THESE TWO ICONOCLASTS HAVE A DEEP HISTORY OF CREATING SOME GREAT MUSIC TOGETHER AND DID NOT DISAPPOINT!  AL PERRY HAS A KNACK OF TRULY DOING JUSTICE TO KEVIN'S SONGS AND THE SET WAS HISTORICAL!  "SHE DON'T LOVE YOU" (VOL 2) AND OTHER SELECT TFTD CUTS WERE PLAYED AND THE SET SEGUED INTO A MORPHED VERSION OF CHICKEN AND WAFFLES, KEVIN'S COUNTRY STYLED COMBO.

THIS STARTED THE HEADLINER OF THE NIGHT!  THE REASON FOR THE WHOLE DAMN THING, KEVIN DALY!
BACKED BY MIKE WOLFE, RICH MERRIMAN AND DAVE KANES WITH STEVE BORICK ON BANJO, C&W RIPPED THRU A STELLAR SET OF K.D. ORIGINALS AND CHOICE COVERS!  A PLETHORA OF GUEST STARS PEPPERED THE SET INCLUDING STEVE LARSON WHO GAVE US "DARK AND BLOODY GROUND" (VOL 2) AS WELL AS CHRIS ORF LENDING HIS SIX STRING TALENTS TO A FEW CUTS.

K.D. TOOK A SHORT BREAK TO ALLOW GRAVE DANGER BASSIST, RYAN O'SULLIVAN, TO BRING UP THE DYNAMIC GARAGE SHOCK TO DO THEIR VERSION OF "HERE KITTY, KITTY" (VOL 1) AND SOME MORE SONIC 
GEMS!  

A BONUS OF THE NIGHT WAS THE REUNION OF K.D. AND CHUCK HOLDER, BASSIST FOR THE GEEZERS AND HELLFIRE!  THEY PLAYED SOME CLASSIC HELLFIRE TUNES THAT WE ALL LOVE!  I HAD THE HONOR TO BE INVITED ON STAGE TO PLAY DRUMS WITH MY MENTORS AND HEROES ON "CLEAR MY HEAD" (VOLS 1 & 3) AND "CROSS OF LOVE" (VOL 3)!  IT IS WELL KNOWN AMONGST THE ROKNROLLERS OF THE VALLEY MUSIC SCENE, THAT WHEN YOU GET ASKED TO PLAY WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THESE MONSTERS, IT IS A RIGHT OF PASSAGE THAT SAYS "YOU MADE IT"!  THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH YOU AGAIN!

IT WAS NOW TIME FOR THE MAYHEM TO GET TURNED UP A NOTCH!  GRAVE DANGER STARTED THEIR SET AND BLASTED THRU ALL THE CLASSIC DALY SONGS THAT THEY DO SO WELL!  AT ONE POINT, LEADER OF THE HELL CITY GUNFIGHTERS ("HOWL IN THE DARKNESS"-VOL 1) & BADASS GUITAR SLINGER, RUDY ESQUVIAS TOOK THE STAGE AND SHOWED AGAIN THAT THIS TOWN DOES NOT LACK IN TALENT.

ALL IN ALL KEVIN PLAYED ABOUT 2-2 1/2 HOURS AND LED EACH COMBINATION OF PLAYERS AS A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL.  IF I HAVE LEFT ANYONE OUT OF THIS REPORT THAT PLAYED, PLEASE FORGIVE ME AS I WAS RUNNING AROUND CATCHING UP WITH OLD FRIENDS AND DIDN'T GET TO SEE ALL THAT HAPPENED ON STAGE.  I'M SURE KEVIN WILL COMMENT BELOW IF I AM GUILTY OF OVERLOOKING ANY OF YOU.

I HAVE HIGH LIGHTED THE SONGS AND ARTISTS ABOVE WITH A LINK TO THEIR PAGES & THE DOGPILE WEBSITE TO DOWN LOAD THE ALBUMS.  I REALIZE IT IS A PAIN IN THE ASS IN THIS FORMAT BUT FEAR NOT!  WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS, THE ALBUMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON iTUNES, AMAZON etc.! STAY TUNED!

I'VE ALSO POSTED A LINK TO JASON PAUL PHILLIP'S YOUTUBE PAGE WHICH HAS VIDEO DOCUMENTATION OF THE NIGHTS FESTIVITIES HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/user/jasonpaulphillips?feature=watch


BIG MAHALOS TO EVERYONE WHO PLAYED & EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED!  GRACIAS TO KEVIN DALY, RYAN O'SULLIVAN, DAVE KANES, MIKE WOLFE AND TODD JOSEPH FOR SUPPLYING THE BACK LINE INSTRUMENTS AND AMPS.  PROPS TO ED MASLEY AND THE AZ REPUBLIC FOR THE GREAT ARTICLES AS WELL AS ERIC SWEDLUND AND THE NEW TIMES FOR THE BLURB.  CHEERS, JPP FOR RUNNING THE VID CAMERA & THE YUCCA TAP ROOM FOR HOSTING THIS HISTORICAL EVENT!

BE SURE TO FOLLOW KEVIN DALY FOR FUTURE LIVE AND RECORDED MUSIC IN THE NEAR FUTURE!

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPILATON!  GLAD WE FINISHED ON A HIGH NOTE!

AL PENZONE

aka EL FARO                             
or THE PHARAOH!

VOL III THE RUCKUS-OUT NOW!

http://dogpilemusic.com/fr_vol3theruckus.cfm

WELL, HERE WE ARE!  VOLUME 3 IS OUT NOW AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AS A DOWNLOAD.  CLICK THE IMAGE OR LINK ABOVE TO GET AT ALL THE SONIC GOODNESS THAT IS TALES FROM THE DOGPILE-KEVIN DALY GETS COVERED!

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR TALENT, TIME & DOLLARS TO HELP THIS PROJECT FIND THE LIGHT OF DAY!

BIG MAHALOS TO LISA HOOD, ROB DALY, J.R. RUTHERFORD AND ESPECIALLY KEVIN DALY FOR PROVIDING HIS FANTASTIC SONGS FOR US TO INTERPRET.  IT HAS BEEN A BLAST.

THE OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE FIESTA WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON 12/22/12 IN TEMPE AZ AT THE YUCCA TAP ROOM. DETAILS AND LINE UP BELOW.

STAY TUNED FOR NEWS ABOUT FUTURE RECORDINGS AND LIVE SHOWS FROM THE TRAIL BOSS!

THANKS FOR JUMPING ON!

THE PHARAOH

AL PENZONE

7 DAYS AND COUNTING!

UNTIL WE RELEASE TALES FROM THE DOGPILE VOL III - "THE RUCKUS" ON DECEMBER 4, 2012

WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME AND MONEY TO GET THE FIRST 2 VOLUMES!  WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THEM.

HERE IS A LINK TO A REVIEW OF VOLUME 1 ON THE TUCSON RECORDS WEBSITE:

http://www.tucsonrecords.com/spotlight.html

VOLs I & II ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $7.99 EACH.  WE KNOW YOU ARE USED TO GETTING YR MUSICS FOR FREE THESE DAYS, BUT ALL THESE FINE PEOPLE HAVE PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK INTO THIS PROJECT AND WE BELIEVE IT HAS VALUE, SO DON'T BE SO DAMN STINGY AND THROW DOWN!!  HERE IS YR LINK:

http://dogpilemusic.com/fr_home.cfm

THERE WILL BE AN OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE FIESTA ON DECEMBER 22 IN TEMPE AZ AT THE YUCCA TAP ROOM.  STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS AND THE LINE UP!  THERE WILL BE MANY SURPRISES ON STAGE THAT NIGHT.  BOOK YR FLITE NOW!

ALWAYS PLAY AT MAX VOLUME!

LOVE,
EL FARO Y EL TRAILBOSS!

ARE YOU TOO COOL....

TO BUY THE NEW TALES FROM THE DOGPILE VOL 1 THE ROCK?  JUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBSITE THAT IS CHOCK FULL OF MUSIC, IMAGES, STORIES AND A NEW OFFER FOR A LIMITED EDITION HELLFIRE RE-ISSUE T-SHIRT!  

HELL, MAKE IT A PACKAGE DEAL AND GET THE ALBUM & THE T-SHIRT!!

         JIMMY SMITH'S FANTASTIC COVER ART!!

                                ORIGINAL HELLFIRE LOGO

WE WERE HONORED WITH STORY ON THE AZ CENTRAL WEBSITE THAT WAS FOLLOWED WITH AN ARTICLE IN THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC LAST WEEK!!!

link to the az central article

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/2012/09/21/20120921kevin-daly-tribute-album.html

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO PURCHASED VOL 1 AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE ALBUM. DON'T BE SHY, LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS HERE!

STAY TUNED FOR VOL 2 THE ROOTS ON 

NOVEMBER 6!!!!

EL FARO!

HOW JIMMY SMITH JUMPED ON THE DOGPILE

JIMMY SMITH IS OUR IN HOUSE ILLUSTRATOR.  HE DESIGNED THE TRAILBOSS CARICATURE, THE DOGPILE LOGO AND THE COVER ART FOR "TALES FROM THE DOGPILE VOL 1 - THE ROCK"

click image to go to site

JIMMY AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE 5TH GRADE.  HE WAS ALWAYS A TALENTED ARTIST WITH AN AFFECTION (AFFLICTION?) FOR HOT RODS.  HE HAS BEEN MAKING HIS LIVING DESIGNING HOT RODS, CYCLES AND LOGOS FOR ANYONE WITH GOOD TASTE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

IN MAY OF 2011,WHEN I CONCEIVED THIS PROJECT, I ASKED JIMMY TO HELP ME OUT WITH SOME ARTWORK.  THESE IMAGES MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN ON THIS BLOG, facebook, THE WEBSITE AND ON THE STICKERS WE PRINTED OUT.  I ASKED HIM IF HE REMEMBERED KEVIN AND HE RECALLED THE GEEZERS & HELLFIRE, BUT HAD NEVER MET KEVIN.

A WEEK LATER HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THIS COOL STORY. 

 JIMMY WAS IN THE MARKET FOR A LATE 60s DODGE DART AND FOUND ONE ON CRAIGSLIST IN HIS PRICE RANGE.  HE CALLED THE OWNER & SCHEDULED A TIME TO LOOK AT THE CAR.  WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE HOUSE HE WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THE OWNER WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE TRAILBOSS HISSELF!!!

THIS IS ONE OF MANY INTERESTING STORIES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE OF PRODUCING THESE ALBUMS.  IF YOU HAVE ONE OF YOUR OWN, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TELL IT HERE!

THANKS FOR JUMPING ON!

EL FARO!

THIS TUESDAY OCTOBER 2ND!!!!

BEEN BUSIER THAN A ONE LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS KICKING CONTEST LATELY GEARING UP FOR THE RELEASE OF "TALES FROM THE DOGPILE - KEVIN DALY GETS COVERED VOLUME 1" WHICH ALSO COINCIDES WITH KEVIN'S BIRTHDAY!  GO HERE TO GET THE ALBUM AS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD!  ONLY $7.99 FOR THE ALBUM & .99 CENTS A SINGLE!

http://dogpilemusic.com/fr_music.cfm

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE GREAT AND TALENTED FOLKS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PROJECT.  THE MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, WRITERS AND FANS WHO HELPED GET THIS PUPPY BORN.  TOO MANY TO LIST HERE, BUT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE & I SAY "GRACIAS!"

I REALLY WANT TO THANK KEVIN DALY FOR BEING SO GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME, TALENT AND HARD WORK HELPING BRING THESE FINE ALBUMS TO YA'LL.  HE'S THE BIG BROTHER I NEVER HAD.

LOOK FOR AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE PROJECT ON  http://www.azcentral.com/  LATER THIS WEEK ONLINE AND SUNDAYS ARIZONA REPUBLIC PRINT EDITION!

STAY TUNED FOR INFO ABOUT THE RELEASE PARTY THAT WILL BE HELD THIS COMING DECEMBER IN TEMPE, AZ!

THANX FOR STOPPING BY,
KEVIN DALY &         
AL PENZONE