Dirty on Purpose Say Goodbye

My good friends and the band that got me into music management are saying goodbye, and it saddens me. What can I say other than I wouldn't be who I am today without them. I have learned so much over these past five years of working together, and all of the good times we've had on tour, through various releases, and just hanging out with each other. I hope you make it out to the NYE show.


DOP Go Bye-bye

Hello friends,

After six years of spending an unhealthy and unusual amount of time together, Dirty on Purpose is going the way of the dodo. We got back from tour about a month ago and sat down to talk about recording another record, and realized we didn't really want to record another record. Not now anyway. So we're going our separate ways. Our best friends and practice space sharers of many years, A Place to Bury Strangers, offered us the opening slot on their New Year's Eve gig at Mercury Lounge. We thought it was an appropriate way to wind things down and say goodbye to our friends and fans.

Get your tickets now -- it's gonna sell out.
http://mercuryloungenyc.com/event/2335

We're still playing music and we hope you'll come support our other projects: Joe and Doug harmonize sweetly in Neckbeard Telecaster; George shreds the bass in Coin Under Tongue; Joe helms Joe and the Flying Spoons; and Doug plays with Purse Snatchers and Black Acid.

Finally, we're all still buddies and live in the same town, so we reserve the right to change our minds and get back together in six months if we feel like it.

Love,
DOP

Obamarama Benefit @ Bell House on Friday, October 17

Jinners Hearts The New Year

Um, for those of you who stuck around for the entire set from The New Year at Music Hall of Williamsburg, you know what I'm talking about when I say, they totally blew me away. As everyone stood rapt with wonder, the New Year built their set into a dramatic crescendo. I think my mouth fell open and my eyes were in a daze. I shook their hands right after the set with my head down, so humbled. George from Dirty on Purpose later said to me: "Watching the New Year, that is how sex is supposed to be." Which I think he meant, delicately heartfelt with an intense and passionate climax. Can I also say that I am kind of in love with the Kadane brothers? HUGS.



Dirty on Purpose also put in an amazing set -- of course I am biased, but every time I see them, my heart SINGS. I can't wait for them to step into the studio finally and record some of their new music. That new song "Ways to Drown" is mind blowingly good.



Tre Orsi opened the show with their heartfelt indie rock from Texas. Adorable.

RCRDLBL.com Radio on Virgin America Airlines

On my flight to LA, I listened to the RCRDLBL radio station and heard Dirty on Purpose's "Leaving"!

Dirty on Purpose, Mahogany, Shooting Spires, Sisters @ Mercury Lounge

Here are some (admittedly) crappy photos from the night. When you're working at a show as a manager, you don't get to hang out in the front to take nice photos. Instead you are relegated to the back of the room to "work." That's my excuse! Thanks to everyone who came out to the show!

Prefix mag has better photos from the show... check them out here.

Dirty on Purpose


Mahogany


Shooting Spires


Sisters


FUN WITH FRIENDS (yes that is a mustache tattoo)






Happy Birthday, DJ!

Dirty on Purpose + Mahogany = DREAMY

Sound Bites said it best so I won't even try to go into all the ins and outs for the Dirty on Purpose/Mahogany show coming up on Friday at Mercury Lounge.

I will just say, I can't wait for the show and I hope you make it out! It's $10 advance tickets!

Dirty on Purpose Release "The Thing About Getaways" Today on RCRDLBL.com / Download for Free Now!

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Dirty on Purpose release their new song on RCRDLBL.com today called "The Thing About Getaways." It is the third song released from their digital-only EP, Dead Volcanoes, exclusively on RCRDLBL.com. They have previously released "Leaving" and "Hard To Tell You," and all three are currently available for free download here: http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Dirty_On_Purpose/music. The fourth and final song on this EP, "Canned Fumes," will be released next month.

JellyNYC Presents... Valentine's Day with Band of Horses + Dirty on Purpose

JellyNYC is putting on a very special Valentine's Day concert with Band Of Horses and Dirty on Purpose! Dirty on Purpose has definitely been accused time and time again of inspiring many hot make out sessions, so this should be a good one. Details below...

February 14th
@ The Brooklyn Masonic Temple
317 Clermont Ave.
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY

7PM doors
8:30PM show

Directions:
Subway - G to Clinton/Washington, C to Lafayette

Tickets go on sale at 5PM today on Ticketweb:
http://www.ticketweb.com

Dirty on Purpose @ RCRDLBL.com

Head over to RCRDLBL.com to download the new Dirty on Purpose song, free and legal download! The song is called "Leaving," which was inspired by girlfriends on tour.



Click here to download!

Photos From the Past Few Events...

Jinners.com 5th Year Anniversary Party

Jinners.com is celebrating its 5th year as a New York music blog, and I would love to see everyone at this party! Since December of 2002, Jinners has been covering the New York music scene and cheerleading her favorite bands. This party is part of the Blogger's Delight free concert series at the Knitting Factory Main Space in New York.

Jinners.com Presents...
Monday, December 3, 2007
@ Knitting Factory Main Space, NYC

Cheeseburger (dirty, fierce rock and roll)
Neckbeard Telecaster (members of Dirty on Purpose/Shorebirds)
The Big Sleep (psychedelic dreamy rock)
Coin Under Tongue (aggressive grunge)
DJ Dug (of Dirty on Purpose)

FREE w/ Going.com RSVP!!
http://going.com/jinners

A Busy Weekend for On the Moon Music

My weekend started early this past week with the Dirty on Purpose/Fujiya & Miyagi show at Bowery Ballroom. I always love being at Bowery so it was a great night overall and the first time I saw both bands play together on this tour. After the show, we headed over to Sweet & Vicious for the Devendra Banhart afterparty. The bearded wonder was there. Jeezus! So was the amazing Cameron, who I always love bumping into at shows. I feel like I have known him since the beginning of everything, and that is somewhat comforting! One constant in a world of swift changes.

Besides talking about all things Dirty on Purpose, I have been blabbing on about a couple things of interest lately... identity fraud and The Pick Up Artist. First off, yes, someone committed identity fraud on my bank account, wiping it clean in three easy transactions from an ATM in California. I almost couldn't believe it... just like in the commercials! Apparently this all happened because I have been using non-bank ATMs. Beware, Williamsburg hipsters! Do not use those ATMs in those bodegas. Only use bank-based ATMs. People can steal your info after you type in your pin code, take all your money and fuck up your credit.



Then I was just telling a friend about the VH1 reality show, The Pick Up Artist. I don't know who is hooking up with that show host and so-called "master pick up artist" Mystery, but his tricks seem to work for the geeky dudes on that show. I was beginning to wonder if I could apply these so called pick up and attraction tips to my life and career. It's basically all about body language and subconscious communication skills... Just as I was recounting this story to my friend, a guy walks up to us at the bar. He asks us if we're from the area because he's looking for something. We are. He reveals he is from the Upper East Side and doesn't know the area (SoHo) that well. The guy refers to his friends who are sitting at the bar. We acknowledge that he is not some desperate wallflower. I asked him what he was looking for, and he told us he was looking for trouble. That was a classic surreal moment right there. I started looking around the room for hidden cameras. Was this an episode of The Pick Up Artist?

On Friday, I got ready for the Dirty on Purpose/Fujiya & Miyagi show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The venue looks a little different in the light of day. I first saw the space during the opening week with Patti Smith and I thought it was really majestic. I still think it's majestic, but clearly not quite finished yet. The show was more fun than the Bowery show as there was more dancing and more friends at Music Hall show. Everyone wanted to check out the new venue. The sound system is amazing, but I couldn't really hear the band's vocals too much... But the thing was that they played really well and sounded really epic. It made my heart skip a beat. F&M sounded amazing as well -- I was totally grooving to their beats. In general the show took me to this great elated state. I liked Project Jenny/Project Jan a lot too with their interesting projections and energetic frontman.

I really liked the way Music Hall is set up. Sure, it's a lot like Bowery Ballroom, which is great, but it also has this wonderful lounge area at the back of the balcony section. And I really like the way the band dressing rooms are set up. They are located right above the stage so during the show, the rooms are rumbling with sweet music. The staff is amazing and friendly. The dressing rooms are all in a row so that the bands can co-mingle throughout the night. Can you tell that I love this venue? At least as a band manager, it's really great. I liked it as a fan and concert goer as well though. I can't wait to see and do more shows here...



random note: many of our friends showed up in flannel... that's so williamsburg!



On Saturday I wished my friend Mary a happy birthday. We hung out on the Great Lawn in Central Park. I accidentally wandered up Belvedere Castle, which was really beautiful. There was oldies music like The Carpenters coming from inside the Delacorte Theater. The day was breezy and perfect for a birthday picnic. Afterwards, a bunch of us ended up at Barcade in Williamsburg. Then we decided to take the party back to my incredibly tiny apartment and played a board game called Last Word (kind of like Scattergories).

My friend Katy is in town from LA and I met up with her on Sunday at her hotel, QT, in midtown, an appropriate name for such a "cutie" hotel. Katy bought a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, and we toasted the night with some bubbly. Yum... Then we headed over to Magnetic Field for the Gabby Glaser gig at the Atlantic Antic after party. She sounded really good, and there was a great (and handsome) crowd at the venue. This Park Slope area is full of intellectual cuties, apparently. After the show we went back in the city to feed our hungry bellies at Kate's Joint. I hadn't been there in a while, so it was absolutely awesome to be eating a satisfying meal of buffalo un-chicken wings and southern fried unsteak. holy moly. so delicious. so sinful... I recently met THE Kate at Gabby's Mercury Lounge show this past month. It's sort of like meeting a legend, no? I love working with Gabby because she is surrounded by people like this -- talented, driven and totally fascinating. Gab, herself, is full of stories of back in the day, and it's so amazing to hear those stories and compare it to how the music business is in the present day.

Happy Birthday, Joe and George!

two upcoming on the moon music shows

i have had several questions about this show. it is 21+. free admission, but on a first-come, first-served basis. doors are at 9pm and Dirty on Purpose is on at 10pm. see you there!



this show features gabby glaser, co-founder of luscious jackson. her brand of soul/garage rock is the perfect summer soundtrack. listen on myspace... doors are at 8pm and gabby is on at 10:30pm. $6!

rsvp for the css, shout out out out out, dirty on purpose show at studio b

here's a great show coming up with dirty on purpose, css and shout out out out out at studio b on august 3. oh yeah, and it's free!!!

RSVP below.

Dirty on Purpose/OhMyRockness Tickets/Prizes Giveaway and Besnard Lakes Tour



The awesome folks at OhMyRockness are doing a ticket and prize pack giveaway for our June 14th show at Bowery Ballroom with Earl Greyhound. You can win a pair of tickets as well as a DOP designed band t-shirt, a copy of "Hallelujah Sirens," a DOP sticker and a button. It's easy, just enter in your information here to submit for the contest.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=858373896508

Check out OMR here: http://www.ohmyrockness.com

Here are our tour dates with Besnard Lakes in July!
7/15 - Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ)
7/16 - Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA)
7/17 - Black Cat (Backstage) (Washington, DC)
7/18 - Blend (Chapel Hill, NC)
7/20 - WOXY Lounge Act (1:30pm)
7/20 - Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus, OH)
7/21 - Uncle Fester's (Bloomington, IN)

earl greyhound, dirty on purpose, great northern bowery ballroom flyer

please pass this around to all your friends, and buy tickets ahead of time. we're gonna make it a big ol' party!



Earl Greyhound

Dirty on Purpose

Great Northern

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Dirty on Purpose + Earl Greyhound + Great Northern = Awesome



Hey Everyone,

Dirty on Purpose just confirmed our next show in New York with our amazingly talented friends in Earl Greyhound and another great band called Great Northern on Thursday, June 14, at Bowery Ballroom in New York. This show will definitely sell out ahead of time, so if you want to come out (and we hope you do), please buy tickets ahead of time.

It is also our friend Garrett's birthday that night, and he's celebrating the big day with us at Bowery. It's gonna be a pretty magical night in general. Come out and party with us.

Buy tickets here.

xoxoDOP + jinners

dirty on purpose play surprise show at rubber lip studio benefit tonight

update to dirty on purpose's doug marvin joins peter bjorn and john onstage in new york



Update: Thanks to the Tripwire for picking up the above photo of Doug on the bongos and Heather on the mic at the PBJ show. Sweaty and sexy! Read their review of the show here.

Also, Doug will be playing bongos with them through May 9, except for May 4 (he'll be playing with DOP at a benefit party for the new Rubber Lip Studio). Dates are below!

Montreal, QC Theatre National (May 5)
Wexner Center, Columbus, Ohio (May 7)
Chicago, IL Empty Bottle (May 8)
Minneapolis, MN First Avenue (May 9)

dirty on purpose's doug marvin and au revoir simone's heather d'angelo join peter, bjorn and john on stage at webster hall in new york city



check it out, nme.com covered the fact that dop's doug and ars' heather joined peter, bjorn and john on stage for their hit single, "young folks." so exciting!! unfortunately i don't have a pic to commemorate the moment. if anyone has a photo of this from tuesday night, that would be awesome. please email it to me!

i took some photos at the show. check it out on my flickr...

dirty on purpose, calla, the sugar report @ bowery ballroom



thanks to everyone who came out to the show on saturday night. the show sold out! special thanks to calla for asking us to play with them. thanks to the sugar report. thanks to the fans. thanks to the friends. thanks to everyone in between.

check out awesome photos from spacemonkey photography of the show.

Dirty on Purpose @ Bowery Ballroom This Saturday With Calla

Hope to see you at the show this Saturday! Your support is always appreciated. You can buy tickets in advance here.

Bonus points if you know who is featured on the button in the poster below...





Plus: Dirty on Purpose posted photos from their Spring 2007 tour with bands like The Besnard Lakes, Helio Sequence, The Thermals, The Big Sleep, Earl Greyhound, Apollo Sunshine, Matt Pond PA and more. Check out their Flickr gallery.

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sxsw 2007 - thursday, march 16, 2007

PHOTOS OF BANDS!!!

dappled cities


the little ones




ra ra riot




architecture in helsinki




the panda band


money mark


aqualung




they will destroy you




dirty on purpose








pela







PHOTOS OF FRIENDS!!!

bob, dan, scott, lio


bob, margaret


annie, doug


sung bin, dj


matt, george, jason


mikers, kevbo


mikers, marni


modest mouse jedd


mikers on stage


beach, builder


annie, lauren


dj, sung bin


doug, greg, the mizza


doug, the mizza


george and greg in shades


george, joe


jason, doug


me and get awesome bekah


joe, greg, daniel white


jonathan - the most awesome austinite ever


youth group and friend


dirty on purpose load out


in the executive suites of the omni, a late night pizza party...