The Smiths; The Clash; U2; The Cure; David Bowie; The Rolling Stones; The Beatles; Pixies; early Elvis Costello; Talking Heads; Violent Femmes; Velvet Underground; Bruce Springsteen; Bob Dylan; Arcade Fire; Franz Ferdinand; Interpol; other great bands...
THE SOUND: Raw yet subtle, grounded yet dreamy, fresh yet classic. The Smiths meet The Clash meet Franz Ferdinand.
THE PLAYERS: Ying-sun Ho (guitars/vocals), Mario Trigueros (guitars/vocals), Ian Kim (keyboards, backing vocals), Jason Yan (bass guitar), Justin Silva (drums).
THE STORY:
Dialectic burst onto the San Francisco scene in 2004 with a six-song record called Stained.
Well, "burst on the scene" might be a bit strong. The group was just two people. The record was a little home-recorded demo. It generated some local buzz, but the music was begging for a full band to bring it to life — on stage and in the studio.
Cue the band.
After a few fits and starts, the line-up stabilized in 2005 and took to the stage. The audience was ready. The band sold out smaller venues like Red Devil Lounge right away. In a few months, they were playing at the legendary San Francisco club Slim’s. Excited by the enthusiastic response, they went in the studio to get their new sound on tape.
In December 2006, Dialectic debuted its first studio release, the three-song mini-EP You Should Know. Will this be the record that puts Dialectic on the map? Hint: If you haven't heard them yet, get ready. If you have, then...well...you should know.
Whuuuuuuuzzzzzuupppp! Wanted to check in with you... Hope all is good. How are things moving? It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
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hey boyz - thanks again for filling in last week at elbo! was awesome meeting you, and hope we share the stage again soon. i'll try my best to make it to slims next week...
So I'm not sure if it's even possible, but there is a gig at the Metro on 7/28 with a bunch of bands. I think they might have space for one more... hint hint hint.
i'm president of the dykes for dialectic fan club. i've been to 2 out of 3 shows. i know all their lyrics. my favorite one is mario cuz he knows how cook some real good spaghetti. ying-sun's fun once you've given him a beer or two.
