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The Dandelion War

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Hometown	Alameda, CA
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Band Members	Larry, Mikey, Jeff, Julius, Chris
Achievements	» more
Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Booking TDW thedandelionwar@gmail.com use email
# Years Experience Performing Live:	3
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	10
Venue History:	Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA The Uptown - Oakland, CA The Woods - Portland, OR Cafe Venus / Mars Bar - Seattle, WA No Future Cafe - Pasadena, CA Metro - Los Angeles, CA Luigi's Slice & Fungarden - Sacramento, CA
Opener Experience:	Asobi Seksu; Sister Crayon; Imagine Dragons
Similar Artists:	Sigur Ros; Radiohead; Explosions in the Sky; Lymbyc System
Performing Rights Society:	ASCAP
Discography:	Geometries and Orchids LP—2010

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About the Artist

We are a 6-piece indie/ambient/post-rock band from San Francisco, in the vein of Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros, and Radiohead.

Please check us out on our Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thedandelionwar

or at:
http://www.thedandelionwar.net

Debut album,...

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Achievements

June 2009 Experimental

Reached 21st in Best of Rock chart in 2013. In the top 100 for 14 weeks.

Reached 62nd in Best of Rock chart in 2011. In the top 100 for 8 weeks.

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Band of the Week (8/25/08) by Oakland Tribune
Band of the Week (8/25/08): The Dandelion War Oakland Tribune/Contra Costa Times The Dandelion War successfully does the airy, Radiohead meets Sigur Ros thing, though not as long-winded. Like other bands in the genre, dynamics shift between multi-instruments, and strong beats provide a solid backdrop for the melodies. The vocals sometimes give way to the playing, which will keep the band from leaning into Coldplay territory. It sounds like they think that's a good thing. By: Tony Hicks

Bands of the Bay by Bands of the Bay
BandsOfTheBay.com: Band Spotlight A few months ago, San Francisco post-rock band The Dandelion War were watching one of their idols, "Explosions in the Sky," play the Great American Music Hall. The six members, keyboard player Dave Tran, singer Larry Fernandez, guitarists Jeff Kay and Mikey Fuson, drummer Julius Masibay and bassist Mario Roque decided at that time they also wanted to play at the storied music hall. And tonight they will, in the 2nd annual Bay Rising music competition Tran said Tuesday they didn't expect that day would come so soon. The Dandelion War is one of five finalists at this year's Bay Rising, which showcases local talent and benefits school music programs. The five finalists, who also include Dynamic, Joel Streeter, Weather Pending and BOTB.com members the French Cassettes, were whittled down from 10 semifinalists and will compete tonight in front of hundreds of fans and a panel of judges to win more than $10,000 in prizes. The competition begins at 7 p.m. at the Great American Music Hall. But for Tran and his band mates, the real prize is the exposure of performing. "We think we've already won to be able to play the Great American Music Hall," Tran says. "We're still in our infant stages. There"s plenty of bands who have been together for five-plus years and are still trying to make a name for themselves. Playing a large event like this is a huge honor and will help bring attention to our band." The Dandelion War came together a year ago from the ashes of a screamo band. Three members of that band, Fernandez, Fuson and Roque, recruited the new members through Craigslist.com. This band is kind of a growth in (the first three members') musicality," Tran said. "If you listen to what they were playing a year ago and what they are playing now it's a complete 180." The new band did not know what their new sound should be, but they all agreed they were fans of post-rock bands such as Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros and Radiohead. "They're exploring different textures, playing with different elements of music and combining that to make a rich soundscape," Tran said. "We knew we wanted to make something grandiose, create large soundscapes a la those bands that we look up to." Like Explosions, The Dandelion War use shimmering guitars, building drums and crescendos of noise to paint pictures. They make their style their own by using more vocals than their idols. "Larry comes from various musical backgrounds, Tran said. "He sang in a church choir when he was growing up and he was a singer for a jazz band. He adds another layer of texture." By: Roman Gokhman

Review of Geometries and Orchids by Kirsty Evans
Geometries and Orchids is a lovely little slice of indie rock beauty. Vocals are pretty, guitars are jangly, rhythm section is solid. There are quite a few vocal-free spaces, which gives it an oddly open, airy feeling that resonates in the vocal style. It's floating-on-a-cloud music.

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