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THEE DIRTYBEATS

Rank #132 Chapel Hill, NC Rock / Garage / Psychedelic

THEE DIRTYBEATS

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Members: Andrew Snee - gtr/vox | Ken Friedman - drums/vox | Andrew Meadors - bass/vox | FORMER MEMBERS Andras Fekete - gtr/vox | Jamie McLendon - gtr/vox | ...

Bio: *** DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE AS FREE DOWNLOAD AT http://theedirtybeats.bandcamp.com/ ***

Thee Dirtybeats specialize in aggressive, fuzzed-out vintage garage rock from the 60's -- the sound that inspired early proto-punk pioneers like the MC5 and the Stooges. The tunes they exhume for their sets b... See Full Bio

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All things looking up for Thee Dirtybeats. Exploring some January and February gig options, and learning some new old material. Groovy.

Press

“... A fun, sleazy, raucous blast from the past...”

— Kym Register, The Pinhook

“Thee Dirtybeats revive choice '60s proto-punk jams that predate the MC5 and the Stooges' brand of sneer and swagger. ”

— Spencer Griffith, The Independent Weekly - Hearing Aid: The guide to the week's concerts

“...Aggressive guitars and vocals... raunchy, high-energy garage rock...”

— Kelly Poe, The Daily Tar Heel: Diversions

“In the 1980s, Ken Friedman compiled three volumes of music called Tobacco-A-Go-Go -- lost '60s garage rock singles from North Carolina... Today Friedman drums for Thee Dirtybeats, a Chapel Hill foursome that draws heavily from those archives.”

— Bryan Reed, The Independent Weekly

“Their purism is infectious.”

— Brian Reed, The Independent Weekly

“'The best garage, the riff takes command at the very beginning, unhindered by anything else. Done right, you achieve this snap-your-head-back velocity...'”

— THEE DIRTYBEATS singer/guitarist Andras Fekete, interviewed by Kelly Poe, The Daily Tar Heel - Diversions

“You wouldn't want to meet this Triangle quartet in a dark alley. Their grimy, leather-jacketed garage sound may go back more than four decades, but it's still built to lay you out. Their chunky psych-inflected rumble is surprisingly tuneful while taking you out at the knees...”

— Chris Parker, The Independent Weekly - Hearing Aid: The guide to the week's concerts

“...The quartet focuses on obscure cuts from extinct North Carolina psych and garage rock groups, which drummer Ken Friedman has been archiving for years and releasing as the Tobacco-A-Go-Go series...”

— Spencer Griffith, The Independent Weekly - Hearing Aid: The guide to the week's concerts

“Chapel Hill's Thee Dirtybeats pack enough raucous energy to justify their name... The rhythm and timing points to early hard-edged psychedelic experiments by '60s bands like The Seeds and The Standells, booming with lead-heavy bass and aggressive, distorted shredding. It makes for tight, punchy rock...”

— Jordan Lawrence, The Independent Weekly - Hearing Aid: The guide to the week's concerts

"...Thee Dirtybeats, one of the filthiest garage rock bands you’ll find out there today, take Ray Davies' "See My Friends" and contort it into a shape and form that is at turns exciting and uncomfortable. A few seconds past the 2 minute mark the song effortlessly evokes the spirit of Sound Techniques circa 1967, and then out of nowhere in walks Vic Flick with Mandrax dripping from his hair..."

— Tim Carless, TimCarless.com

“...When a show specializes in garage and other wonderfully primitive forms, the songs tend to last two minutes—lots of action, little time for straightening...”

— Rick Cornell, The Independent Weekly - Hearing Aid: The guide to the week's concerts

“In their recordings, they've managed to capture the rudimentary psychedelic explorations and ragged rock 'n' roll of the Nuggets era via low-fidelity production that suggests that these, too, are lost '60s gems.”

— Brian Reed, The Independent Weekly

“Curators of the smoky, swampy sounds of North Carolina garage from the 1960s”

— Kym Register, The Pinhook

"Thee Dirtybeats' music packs a punch - look what it did to that car. The fuzzed-out garage rock quartet cranks it up..."

— The Durham News - Best bets

“Garage-born nuggets | protopunk resurrection | Verlaine for nightcap.”

— Rick Cornell, The Independent Weekly - Hearing Aid HAIKU: The guide to the week's concerts

“Thee Dirtybeats look to the '60s for their hazy psych-garage...”

— Bryan Reed, The Independent Weekly - Hearing Aid: The guide to the week's concerts

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Thee Dirtybeats "Shakin' All Over" - The Pinhook, Durham, NC

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Fri
Apr 12

Slim's Downtown
Raleigh, NC, US | 8:00pm
Slim's Downtown
Raleigh, NC, US
Fri Apr 12 8:00pm
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2012
Jun 9

Local 506
Chapel Hill, NC, US | 8:00pm
Local 506
Chapel Hill, NC, US
Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:00pm
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Othermothers at 9pm Jeff Hart & The Ruins at 10:15pm Thee Dirtybeats at 11:30pm
2011
Nov 18

Duke University Union -…
Durham, NC, US | 7:30pm
Duke University Union - Ca...
Durham, NC, US
Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:30pm
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FRI 11/18 Duke University's Campus Concert Series presents an evening of garage rock fury, featuring THEE DIRTYBEATS with THE MALAMONDOS
2011
Aug 6

Slim's Downtown
Raleigh, NC, US | 9:00pm
Slim's Downtown
Raleigh, NC, US
Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:00pm
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final Raleigh show w guitarist / vocalist Andras Fekete!
2011
Aug 4

The Pinhook
Durham, NC, US | 8:00pm
The Pinhook
Durham, NC, US
Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:00pm
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Final Durham show w guitarist / vocalist Andras Fekete!

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Junkhat
This sound is so incredible. We absolutely have to do something together!
Effingham
what's up dirty beats...i'm looking for your blog link so i can post it on scnp. you guys are great, keep killing.
Modern Primitives
Keep it up. Lets play soon.
The Mercators
Thanks for the support. Let's do a show together!

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