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The Deathray Davies | |
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Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Genres | Indie rock, garage rock |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | Idol Records/ Glurp Records/ State Fair Records |
Members | John Dufilho Jason Garner Mike Middleton Andy Lester Nick Earl Kevin Ingle Rich Martin Dylan Silvers |
Past members | Robert Anderson Chad Ferman Bill Shupp Matt Kellum Peter Schmidt Greg Price |
The Deathray Davies are an indie rock band from Dallas, Texas. The band's name is a reference to Ray Davies, the lead vocalist of The Kinks. [1]
The band was formed as a solo side project for the Dallas musician John Dufilho, who sent in a demo tape to the 1999 SXSW performance. [2] He recruited friends from other local Dallas bands in order to perform. Originally from San Antonio, Dufilho and Jason Garner played together in a band called Thirteen (with Chris Smart and Chris Brinkley) and together as a three-piece fuzz-pop band called Bedwetter (with Colin Jones from Big Drag). Dufilho and Garner also perform acoustically as I Love Math, which has included a number of other musicians. [3]
The band has released six albums. In 2004, following the release of Midnight at the Black Nail Polish Factory, they were profiled in Esquire and People magazines.[ citation needed] They have toured with Starlight Mints, [4] The Breeders, The Old 97's, Pete Yorn, Centro-matic, Superdrag, and Dressy Bessy.