Full band Dee & The Housecats features Dee Adams on vocals and acoustic guitar, Charlie Gannon on electric guitar & backing vocals, Dave Kimball on electric guitar & backing vocals, Nick Runfola on drums, and Mike Tinsmon on bass.
Influences
Influences and great admirations in no particular order: The Beatles, Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, Edie Brickell, Dave Adams, Wilco, Billy Bragg, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson, Grateful Dead, Jonatha Brooke, Pink Floyd, Maggie Perrotta, The Black Crowes, Traveling Wilburys, Neil Young, Crosby Stills & Nash, Tom Petty, Ben Folds, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Daniel Lanois, Dire Straits, Patty Larkin, Patty Griffin, Mitchell Froom, Joe Meek, Janis Ian, Fairport Convention, The Who and Pete Townshend, Leon Russell, Randy Newman, Carole King, my bandmates, colleagues, and various lovers, all past and present, harmony, great melody, single note guitar riffs, open spaces in between it all.
Sounds Like
blue voice twang guitar roots rock alt-country edged pop.
Buffalo Music Award winner Dee Adams writes and sings punchy, poetic, acoustic guitar driven songs drenched in hooks and harmonies. Reviews have coined Dee’s style as “earthy”, “sweet to spunky”, and have said that she has “lyrics that speak to the heart and mind”. With elements of blues, rock, and folk, Dee’s voice is the centerpiece of her lyrically and melodically lilting songs, which range in subject matter from birds, to guns, to countless themes of human nature and social maladies.
* Among Dee’s accolades and accomplishments is her appearance on the 2002 Songs Inspired By Literature compilation. Having been named Grand Prize Winner of the Songs Inspired by Literature songwriting contest, Dee’s song “Pennsylvania” can be found alongside tracks donated by David Bowie, Roseanne Cash, Steve Earle, and Tom Waits. You can buy the cd at artistsforliteracy.org, amazon.com or at cdbaby.com.
* In February 2003, Dee’s EP with travelling band The Roadtrippers, "Taking My Time", was released on Sage Indie Music. A lush, well produced set of songs that sent the band to gigs all over New York City, including the legendary CBGB's. The title track is now in regular rotation at Western NY's 107.7 The Lake. You can purchase this EP by visiting sageindiemusic.com.
* Diverse as well as particular about the songs she plays, Dee not only plays solo, but with her rock band The Housecats, and sings vocal jazz standards with The Funny Valentines. Dee & The Housecats are a twangy, organic, electrifying version of the acoustic songs she's written, with Charlie Gannon and Dave Kimball on electric guitars, Mike Tinsmon on bass, and Nick Runfola on drums. Blended with slightly obscure but tasteful covers such as Tom Waits' "Alice", Bob Dylan's "Cry A While", and Wilco's "Far Far Away" to name a few, the sound comes out as alt-country edged pop.
* The Funny Valentines is a flirtatious take on vocal jazz standards through the decades. Billy Brandau creates a playful energy on the piano that Jim Hazelet amplifies with his smooth but jumping upright bass lines. On top of that, Dee thinks back to her Berklee days of studying Ella, Billie, Sarah, and Dinah, and recalls a bit of all of them in her dancing vocals. You can have a listen at myspace.com/thefunnyvalentines
* Check back here at Myspace or visit deetuned.com for updated news and show information.
Well, looks like 8/1 and 8/2 at the Infringement festival. We are pretty excited. I see you have gigs galore! Nice to see your talent is on the stage!!!!
hey there... I was just in buffalo for a few weeks, and I really wanted to make it out to the sportsman and see you, but I couldn't make it. I recorded a new CD called Mystic Highway, some of the tracks are up on my page.
I'll be back in town dec\jan to record another new cd and I'll be sure to stop in and see you so you can get a copy of both of them...
oh thats great, mindweb is a really sweet site...I'm still getting more details about the pearl st thing but it's involved with the buffalo indie market. They do something 1 sunday a month. But I'll keep you posted. Boston is pretty big, exciting, and new. So much more to do. Boston Pride is coming up so I'm nervous but excited to attend. I'm still creating so hopefully I can get out to the open mics here and perform. Definitely miss buffalo but boston is sweet too =)
I just wanted to brag a little and ask if you would check out mindweb.us, it's a locally supported web site just for buffalo artists. I'm featured on it and I'm proud of myself for it =) I'm playing at pearl st aug 10th, but I noticed you'll be away as well, so good luck at your show in brockport!!
Can't wait to see you guys Sunday. Hope you come early (or stay late) and have some drinks with me. Thanks again for being a part. - Bob
Rock for Research @ Rock n Roll Heaven May 25th, 2008 4:00 $5 cover goes to Charity The Audience 45 Club SpellCaster The Guest Speaker Bela's Shadow The Buzz Whiskey Birds The Great Mistake Middleman Arm Cannon (newly added!) Kryszt Dee Adams Chylde Joe Hooley A Hotel Nourishing
