Dewey Defeats Truman (band)

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Dewey Defeats Truman
Dewey Defeats Truman band photo.jpg
Left to right: James Reader, Mark MacBride, Scott Frazier
Background information
Origin San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1998–2003
  • 2018–present
Labels
  • Silver Girl
  • Has Anyone Ever Told You?
Members
  • Mark MacBride
  • James Reader
  • Scott Frazier
Website deweyrawk.com

Dewey Defeats Truman is an American indie rock band formed in San Diego, California in the late 1990s. [1] From their founding in 1998 until late 2003, the band quickly made a name for itself in the California indie rock scene, sharing the stage with bands The Jesus Lizard, Jimmy Eat World, [1] Archers of Loaf, and Kelley Deal, [2] and performing at such festivals as NXNW in Portland, SXSW in Austin, CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. The band continued to play together until late 2003, when they went on an extended hiatus, before reforming in 2018. The band's name comes from a printing of a Chicago Tribune article of the same name. Which said that Thomas E. Dewey defeated Harry S. Truman in the presidential election. [3]

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History

In 1998, members of other local bands, namely Red Dye No. 5 and Luper joined to form Dewey Defeats Truman. [4] James Reader and Scott Frazier joined Mark MacBride at the San Diego rock club The Casbah, where they began to write songs together.

The band quickly found success, touring various festivals, including NXNW in Portland, SXSW in Austin, CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, [5] and opening for acts including Jimmy Eat World [1] and Archers of Loaf, [2] and continued to play across the country until late 2003 when they went on hiatus.

In mid 2018, bassist James Reader was approached by a DJ from local alternative radio station 91X, who asked the band to reform for a series of 30-year anniversary shows the station was running throughout the year. The band agreed and reformed to play the show. Among the success of the comeback show, the band's original label Silver Girl Records re-released the song Blue Ruin with the previously unreleased track Reverse Status, as a 7" single. The bands success quickly resumed, and in the following year they were added to another show celebrating 30 years of the existence of The Casbah, where the band had gotten its start. [6]

The success of their live shows has continued, and Dewey Defeats Truman continues to play sporadic live shows today. Recent shows have included a return to The Casbah, where they opened for June of 44. [7]

Discography

The band's original label Silver Girl Records re-released the song Blue Ruin with the previously unreleased track Reverse Status, as a 7" single. In 2021, the band self-released their first new material in almost 20 years, a self-recorded 2 song digital single titled "Always Waiting in the Wrong Line" to Bandcamp. Later that same year, Dewey Defeats Truman re-entered Doubletime Studios with their original engineer Jeff Forrest and recorded a 5-song E.P. Silver Girl Records released the results of that recording session, "The Way You Shatter", digitally. The release promptly earned the band a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 31st annual San Diego Music Awards. In 2022, Silver Girl released the EP on limited edition clear vinyl and Compact Disc. [8]

Discography 2001–present
TitleYearLabelType
B-Sides, Rarities, and Out-Takes2001Silver Girl RecordsCD, Digital
The Road to Nowhere Maps 2002Has Anyone Ever Told You? RecordsCD, Digital
Blue Ruin b/w Reverse Status 7"2018Silver Girl RecordsSingle
Always Waiting in the Wrong Line2021Self Release/Band CampDigital single
The Way You Shatter2022Silver Girl Records12" vinyl, CD, Digital

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Slow Reaction' by Dewey Defeats Truman | New EP, 'The Way You Shatter'". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine . October 7, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Truman, Dewey Defeats. "Dewey Defeats Truman | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ Wendt, Lloyd (1979). Chicago tribune : the rise of a great American newspaper. Internet Archive. Chicago : Rand McNally. ISBN   978-0-528-81826-4.
  4. ↑ "Red Dye No. 5". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ "'Slow Reaction' by Dewey Defeats Truman | New EP, 'The Way You Shatter'". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine . October 7, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Leighton, Ken (December 5, 2018). "New beginning for Dewey Defeats Truman". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ "June of 44 and Dewey Defeats Truman – Saturday, April 9, 2022, 8 p.m. | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Silver Girl Records". Silver Girl Records. Retrieved July 5, 2022.


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