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“What makes you smile?” is a question often posed by Dot Dot Dot, serving as both a chorus on their latest EP as well as a method of operation regarding the elements of songwriting, production, and performance. The band’s pop-rock songs are lively yet introspective, and often involve stories about damaged relationships set against uplifting musical backdrops. The result is a growing catalog of memorable moments across four EP releases: Dot Dot Dot (2007), I (2009), II (2010), and III (2011).
The band presents an intense live show with the refinement of seasoned pop professionalism. Since coming together in 2007, Dot Dot Dot has performed over 700 shows and sold thousands of CDs – all without record label support. The co-ed quintet may be familiar to some as finalists on FOX TV’s “American Idol” spin-off show, “The Next Great American Band,” during its 2007 season. High-profile shows have followed, including appearances at the Sundance Film Festival, a VH1 Save the Music benefit, events for WGN, T-Mobile, Victoria’s Secret, Wrigley, and an invite to perform at President Obama’s 2010 “Moving America Forward” rally in Chicago.
Radio single “Stay” broke the Top 100 Mediabase Adult Contemporary chart in 2010, and EPs I and II charted on the CMJ Top 200 and have been spun on over 180 college radio stations nationwide. Dot Dot Dot has penned songs for national ad campaigns including Party City, the Florida Gators, the Kentucky Derby, Jeep, and “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.” A number of the band’s songs have also been placed in the latest season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and “Bad Girls Club.” All releases are available on iTunes, Amazon, and www.dotdotdotonline.com.
“Aside from being one of my favorite bands and one of the most fun, raucous bands you’ll ever see on stage, they’ve become good friends over the past few years, and I can hardly wait to spend a couple of days hanging out with Adam, Rose, Marty, Michael and Little Lisa. If you haven’t yet had the experience, hit this weekend’s shows for tasty original songs that will appeal to fans of bands like the Killers, Duran Duran and Neon Trees... If you don’t have a good time, seek medical assistance because you may be dead.”
Julio Diaz - Go Pensacola
“The entertainment selection at Pride is geared toward keeping the crowd energized, and Dot Dot Dot is no exception. The coed quintet just released an EP of songs that split the difference between Top 40 power pop and classic '80's electronic dance music.”
Jessica Hopper - Chicago Tribune
“I am totally in love with the boys and girls in triple Dot. If I is any indication of what they have up their sleeve for II and III then some giant label needs to give them a lot of money and plaster their albums everywhere. Dot Dot Dot fills a huge void in modern music. If you enjoy The Sounds, Shiny Toy Guns, Client, or any of the “classic” New Wave bands then this is a must own for you.
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Mark Fisher - Colossal Pop
“This band is on the music scene, red hot fast track, with every element necessary to make a "blow your mind" experience the very first time you hear them. Dot Dot Dot is a power-pop band from Chicago, emphasis on power.”
Sarah Malooly - GBNightlife.com
