Dressy Bessy Announce Fall Tour

Dressy Bessy Announce Fall 2008 US Tour! Elephant Six Originators, Return To Classic Form This Fall With Their Fabulous Fourth LP! Holler And Stomp Out September 30th 2008 On Transdreamer Records!

NPR : “I think that Dressy Bessy is a far more efficient pleasure-machine than Coldplay. If Chris Martin's voice is earnest and thoughtful, Tammy Ealom's tone is every bit as knowledgable about the vagaries of love and lost and so much more varied and witty in its expression."

Rolling Stone : “Denver's Dressy Bessy are devo-tees of the same kind of retropop sound as Apples in Stereo and the New Pornographers, a hook-y, Sixties-derived jangle filtered through a knowing indie-rock sensibility.”

After their critically acclaimed last album, Electrified, Dressy Bessy will release its highly anticipated new album, Holler And Stomp, on September 30th, 2008 via Transdreamer Records. Combining uber-indie sensibilities mixed with bombastic style, the band remains inspirational, hook-laden and upbeat. 13 songs will have you dancing and singing in seconds.

“Personal, as well as impersonal experiences over the past few years have helped inspire my urge to HOLLER and STOMP!” – Tammy Ealom

Driven by vocalist Tammy Ealom and guitarist John Hill (who also moonlights in Apples In Stereo), along with groove-meisters Rob Greene on bass and Craig Gilbert on drums – Dressy Bessy bring a sense of style and uniqueness to the rock world. A full tour will commence in September.

Dressy Bessy are about power-pop chords, a dancing rhythm section and the compelling vocals of Tammy Ealom. Her witty lyrics hug the addictive melodies with true style. Backed by guitarist John Hill, whose guitar work helped propel Apples In Stereo to the forefront of the indie rock world and the thundering rhythm section of bassist Rob Greene and drummer Craig Gilbert -- Dressy Bessy have the true spirit of underground rock.

Following extensive touring behind their last album, Electrified, Dressy Bessy needed some well deserved time off. For Tammy this meant getting down to writing a new batch of songs. Tammy's always been a self-proclaimed “melody first” sort of gal and wanted to try her hand at a “beats first” approach, sitting down at a drum kit knocking out groovy beats one drum at a time.

Tammy demoed the songs for HOLLERandSTOMP at home. After about a year of recording she and the band realized that the songs had taken on the organic grass roots sound that Dressy Bessy was originally built upon and decided that these recordings, with proper mixing, additional guitars, bass, drums & lead vocals, would be the actual album tracks.

The band first met Trent Bell (The Flaming Lips) in 2003 while touring with the Starlight Mints, and had talked briefly about having him mix a record. Once they decided to go with the home recordings for this album, it was obvious that Trent should mix it ... and the rest is history!

The results are obvious with infectious and danceable grooves that dominate the album. Every song leads into the next with a driving authority – it’s almost impossible not to move and shake it to these songs.

US Fall Tour
9/13- Monolith Festival, Morrison, CO
9/19- Replay Lounge, Lawrence, KS
9/20- Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines IA (quite possible 2 shows, all ages and 21+)
9/21- The Picador, Iowa City, IA
9/22- Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
9/23- Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
9/24- Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
9/25- Arlene's Grocery, NY, NY
9/26- Union Hall, NY, NY
9/27- Talking Head, Baltimore, MD
9/28- T.T. The Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA
9/30- Black Cat (Backstage), Washington, DC
10/2- The Fire, Philadelphia, PA
10/3- Gravity Lounge, Charlottesville, VA (NOTE: this changed from 10/2)
10/4- Tin Roof, Charleston, SC
10/5- Pirate's Cove, Myrtle Beach, SC
10/7- Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
10/9- 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
10/10- The Nick, Birmingham, AL
10/11- The End, Nashville, TN
10/12- Young Avenue Deli, Memphis, TN
10/17- Opolis, Norman, OK
10/18- Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
10/24- The Whole Music Club, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
10/25- The Cave, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
10/29- The Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
10/30- University of Wisconsin, Stout, Menomonie, WI
10/31- The Duck Room, St. Louis, MO