THE PYRAMID IS NEARING COMPLETION!!!

ANOTHER FUN WEEK HERE IN THE DOGPILE!  


A FEW OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN BUSY PLAYING OUT AND ROCKING THE CITIZENRY!  ManX DID A SHORT WEST COAST ROAD TRIP INCLUDING A STOP IN MESA, AZ TO PLAY A SHOW WITH THE TRAILBOSS & HIS GRAVE DANGER.  THE ASSES OF EVIL ALSO SHARED THE BILL LAST NITE WITH GRAVE DANGER AT A BENEFIT SHOW AT THE SAME VENUE IN MESA.  IF YOU FIND YRSELF IN PORTLAND OR THE PHX AREA, MAKE IT A POINT TO GET OUT AND SEE THESE 3 GREAT BANDS!


AFTER 13 DAYS THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS OFF TO A GREAT START & WE THANK ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE DONATED, BUT WE STILL NEED YR GENEROUS PLEDGE TO GET TO THE FINANCIAL GOAL WE HAVE SET.  CLICK THE LINK BELOW AND SHOW YR LOVE & SUPPORT!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1504676449/tales-from-the-dogpile

I'LL BE GOING INTO THE LAB TODAY TO START RECORDING "CROSS OF LOVE" WITH MRS. BETH PETERSON-HALL & WILL BE FLYING UP TO SEATTLE ON THURSDAY TO MEET WITH MY FIRST BAND THE NOVA BOYS TO RECORD "SWAMP SHACK"!  ALL THE SONGS ARE SOUNDING FANTASTIC AND WE KNOW YOU'LL LOVE THE RESULTS, JUST HAVE A LITTLE MORE PATIENCE!  I'LL BE POSTING SOME TEASERS ON THE REVERBNATION PAGE IN THE NEXT COUPLA DAYS, SO PREPARE YR EARS!

http://www.reverbnation.com/kevindaly

HERE IS AN EARLY FLYER FROM A SHOW KEVIN & I DID TOGETER!  UNTIL NEXT WEEK!

PHARAOH!

GREAT GUNS!!

ALOHA EVERYBODY!!!


     WHAT A GREAT WEEK WE HAD!  KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS OFF TO A GREAT START & THANKS TO THOSE WHO OPENED THEIR WALLETS!!!!  TO PLEDGE,  JUST HIT THIS LINK!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1504676449/tales-from-the-dogpile


     ADDED TO THE HOPPER THIS WEEK WAS FARTHER ALONG'S SWEET VERSION OF "1968" AS WELL AS JIMMY PINES & WASHBOARD JERE'S GREAT COVER OF, THE YET TO BE HEARD ANY WHERE, GOSPEL TUNE, "SECOND TO NONE"!


     WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME DEMOS FROM TEEN SENSATION ZEKE RAMSEY DOING "WILLIAM COOK" & SR RUDY ESQUIVIAS' CRANKING "HOWL IN THE DARKNESS"!
RUDY ESQUIVIAS, EL SEGUNDO, PROVIDED EXCELLENT DRUMMING ON BOTH CUTS!!!

                                           ZEKE & RUDY LAYING IT DOWN!

                                                      R.J. IN THE GROOVE!

                                                       WASHBOARD JERE!

                                           MICHELLE OF "FARTHER ALONG"

                            TRAIL BOSS & CONNOLLE AT THE CONTROLS!


UNTIL NEXT WEEK, KEEP RATTLING THE WINDOWS!


PHARAOH!

ROCKSLIDE WEEK 2012!

THIS WEEK IS GOING TO BE THE MOST ACTIVE WEEK WE'VE HAD IN THE DOGPILE!


SATURDAY WE WERE BOMBARDED WITH 9 NEW SONGS FROM SPOT 1019, JEFF FARIAS, BIG GALOOT, AL PERRY& LOREN DIRCKS, CHAIN OF THE UNSEEN 7, JIM BACHMANN Y LOS FUEGADOROS del NORTE, STEVE BORICK, WAR HONEY & FISH KARMA!  AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT ALL THE SONGS KICK ASS!!!!


YOU MAY HAVE COME HERE VIA THE NEW EMAIL CAMPAIGN WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND WE THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY!


WE ALSO HAVE STARTED OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN (SEE LINK BELOW) AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO GO HAVE A LOOK AND PLEDGE IF YOUR ARE ABLE!


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1504676449/tales-from-the-dogpile

AS USUAL, WE LOVE ANY AND ALL COMMENTS AND IF YOU WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE MAILING LIST JUST DROP US A LINE AT "DOGPILEMUSIC@GMAIL.COM"!

MAHALO!

PHARAOH

NEW FOTOS!

JUST WANTED TO POST SOME FOTOS FROM A FEW OF THE MUSICIANS IN RECORDING OR REHEARSAL MODE FOR THE PROJECT!

                                     BIG DAVE McCONNELL & 
                        CHRIS KENAN OF THE SWEET SPOTS!

             CHATTERBOX KNOCKING IT OUT WITH THE TRAILBOSS! 

              GARAGE SHOCK CRUSHING IT AT THE SWAMP SHACK!

                        MELANIE BELANGER OF THE SWEET SPOTS!


WE ARE WAITING PATIENTLY FOR SOME NEW SONGS TO COME IN & GETTING READY TO LAUNCH THE KICKSTARTER PAGE ON MAY 1!  KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE INFO!

TIMING IS EVERTHING!!

WELL, THE TRIP TO PHX WAS NOT AS SUCCESSFUL AS I HAD PLANNED.  BUT WE PATCH OUR WOUNDS & GET BACK IN THE GAME!!!


WE ARE 2 WEEKS AWAY FROM THE DEADLINE FOR ALL SONG SUBMISSIONS AND THE MOST RECENT HAS COME FROM OUR FRIENDS IN SAN FRANCISCO, SPOT 1019!  I HEARD A LITTLE ON THE PHONE LAST NITE & IT SOUNDS MASSIVE!


WE ARE ALSO GEARING UP FOR THE WEBSITE LAUNCH & THE RELEASE OF THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN, SO KEEP CHECKING BACK AND START SAVING THOSE GREENBACKS!  WE NEED YOUR GENEROSITY!  WE HAVE SOME GREAT REWARDS PLANNED FOR ALL WHO PLEDGE!  THAT'S ALL FOR THIS WEEK!  REMEMBER, PLAY IT LOUD!!!

GRAVE DANGER AT THE SWAMP SHACK!