DOBSON HALL, a progressive rock jam band out of Kansas City, was founded in October of 2004. Their early beginnings was a three piece gathering. J J Cantrell, Josh Hankey (left the group in February, 2008) , and Ashley Thompson. What started as a casual pick up group to play at university functions, resulted planting seeds of creativity for something more. But the seeds needed more water and nutrients.
By fall of 2005, the musical tastes of the trio required more musicians to acquire the sound that they were seeking. Enter Joel Ptacek (replaced by Joey Shald in June of 2007) and Dan York. One more member was added in January of 2006, Michael Christian Gabriel. JJ decided the beefiness of the sound was pursuable. The group danced around and people cheered for miles.
With the musicians now assembled, with a new found sense of direction and organization of the bands mission in place, Dobson Hall began the process of writing original music, with lyrics that reflects the band's desire to spread love into the world in a progressive sound that tastes the flavors of improvisation as well as a complex song structure.
Dobson Hall's members varied musical experiences brings a huge...
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DOBSON HALL, a progressive rock jam band out of Kansas City, was founded in October of 2004. Their early beginnings was a three piece gathering. J J Cantrell, Josh Hankey (left the group in February, 2008) , and Ashley Thompson. What started as a casual pick up group to play at university functions, resulted planting seeds of creativity for something more. But the seeds needed more water and nutrients.
By fall of 2005, the musical tastes of the trio required more musicians to acquire the sound that they were seeking. Enter Joel Ptacek (replaced by Joey Shald in June of 2007) and Dan York. One more member was added in January of 2006, Michael Christian Gabriel. JJ decided the beefiness of the sound was pursuable. The group danced around and people cheered for miles.
With the musicians now assembled, with a new found sense of direction and organization of the bands mission in place, Dobson Hall began the process of writing original music, with lyrics that reflects the band's desire to spread love into the world in a progressive sound that tastes the flavors of improvisation as well as a complex song structure.
Dobson Hall's members varied musical experiences brings a huge number of influences to their music. Genres such as: jam band, progressive rock, rock, reggae, metal, country, pop, contemporary Christian, classical, neo-classical, swing, bebop, funk, jazz rock, surf, primus, folk, and punk are a few of the styles that you will experience at a Dobson Hall show. The band's music motto is, "It's not a matter of style as much as a matter of taste and just what sounds good."
Many of Dobson Hall's listeners are amazed at what they hear. They try hard to categorize the band, but always seem to fall short in describing what they just experienced and enjoyed. Dobson Hall has been liken to "The Grateful Dead with horns" and "The Bare Naked Ladies meets Chicago's horns".
All this being said... It is a music that will expand the range of a whole genre. The purveyors of good sound stand to gain from this band.
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