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American indie rock band from Dallas, Texas
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The Deathray Davies
OriginDallas, Texas, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, garage rock
Years active1999–present
LabelsIdol Records/Glurp Records/State Fair Records
MembersJohn Dufilho
Jason Garner
Mike Middleton
Andy Lester
Nick Earl
Kevin Ingle
Rich Martin
Dylan Silvers
Past membersRobert 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.

History

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. 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.

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. They have toured with Starlight Mints, The Breeders, The Old 97's, Pete Yorn, Centro-matic, Superdrag, and Dressy Bessy.

Discography

  • Drink With the Grownups and Listen to Jazz (2000)
  • Return of the Drunk Ventriloquist (2001)
  • Day of the Ray (2002)
  • Midnight at the Black Nail Polish Factory (2003)
  • The Kick and the Snare (2005)
  • Time Well Wasted (2021)

Band members

  • John Dufilho - lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys (1999–present)
  • Jason Garner - bass, drums (1999–present)
  • Kevin Ingle - tambo/shakers (1999–present)
  • Mike Middleton - guitar (2001–present)
  • Nick Earl - guitar (2014–present)
  • Rich Martin - keys (2014–present)

References

  1. Williams, Luann (September 30, 2000). "The Deathray Davies". Texas Monthly. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. Maycock, Colin (June 7, 2001). "Kinky Wizard". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. Smyers, Darryl (June 5, 2008). "I Love Math". Dallas Observer. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  4. Kaufmann, Gina (March 11, 2004). "Starlight Mints, with Dressy Bessy, Four Men Walking and Deathray Davies". Houston Press. Retrieved January 16, 2020.



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