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| birth_place = [[Las Palmas]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Spain]]
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| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| occupation = Musician, songwriter
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| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[indie rock]], [[alternative&nbsp;country]], [[folk rock]], [[punk rock]], [[Americana]]
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| instrument = Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin
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| years_active = 1995–present
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| label = [[Cargo Music]], Populuxe Records, [[Redeye Distribution]], [[Capitol Records]], Summertone, Wharfechild,
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| associated_acts = [[Wirepony]]<br />Truckee Brothers<br />Byron Nashe<br />[[The Makeup Sex]]<br />[[Steve Poltz]]<br />[[Dave Sharp]]<br />Homer Gunns<br />[[Dead Rock West]]<br />[[Justin Collins]]<br />[[The Good Luck Club]]<br />
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'''Patrick Dennis''' is an American [[indie rock]] musician and visual artist from [[San Diego, California]] and former member of the bands Truckee Brothers and [[Wirepony]]. His debut solo album, ‘Fürst In The Dirt’ was released on June 19, 2015.
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'''Patrick Dennis''' is an American [[indie rock]] musician and visual artist from [[San Diego, California]], and former member of the bands Truckee Brothers and [[Wirepony]]. His debut solo album, ‘Fürst In The Dirt’, was released on June 19, 2015.


==Early Life==
==Early life==
Patrick Dennis was born in Las Palmas, Spain <ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref> and raised in England before moving with his family to San Diego, California<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview “Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'”], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015]</ref>. His great-grandfather taught him cowboy songs and his mother taught him American folk songs as a little boy<ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref>. His father’s record collection greatly effected him when he was young including The [[Ramsey Lewis]] Trio, [[The Beatles]]’ [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]] and [[The Moody Blues]] ‘Threshold Of A Dream’<ref>Jim Villanueva, [http://music.allaccess.com/patrick-dennis-marches-on-with-furst-solo-set/ All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set”], ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015]</ref>. He began playing drums as a teenager forming his first band, ‘Carnival’ in High School inspired by [[The Replacements]], [[The Clash]] and [[Iggy Pop]]<ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref>.
Patrick Dennis was born in Las Palmas, Spain<ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref> and raised in England before moving with his family to [[Encinitas]], California.<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'"], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015</ref> His great-grandfather taught him cowboy songs and his mother taught him American folk songs as a little boy.<ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref> His father's record collection greatly affected him when he was young including The [[Ramsey Lewis]] Trio, [[The Beatles]]’ ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]],'' and [[The Moody Blues|The Moody Blues']] ''[[On the Threshold of a Dream]]''.<ref>Jim Villanueva, [http://music.allaccess.com/patrick-dennis-marches-on-with-furst-solo-set/ All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set"], ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015</ref> He began playing drums as a teenager forming his first band, Carnival, in high school inspired by [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]], [[The Clash]], and [[Iggy Pop]].<ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
After High School Patrick moved to the [[UK]] playing in bands and studying painting at college in Manchester before returning to San Diego and forming the duo The Homer Gunns with Frank Lee Drennen of [[Dead Rock West]]<ref>Jim Villanueva, [http://music.allaccess.com/patrick-dennis-marches-on-with-furst-solo-set/ All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set”], ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015]</ref>. Soon after forming the band they met [[Dave Sharp]] of the Welsh band [[The Alarm]] who became their mentor, rehearsing them, reinforcing their love of American folk music with his own passion for [[Woody Guthrie]] and [[Bob Dylan]] and taking them on tour as his backing band<ref>Jim Villanueva, [http://music.allaccess.com/patrick-dennis-marches-on-with-furst-solo-set/ All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set”], ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015]</ref>.
After High School Patrick moved to the [[UK]] playing in bands and studying painting at college in Manchester before returning to San Diego and forming the duo The Homer Gunns with Frank Lee Drennen of [[Dead Rock West]].<ref>Jim Villanueva, [http://music.allaccess.com/patrick-dennis-marches-on-with-furst-solo-set/ All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set"], ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015</ref> Soon after forming the band they met [[Dave Sharp]] of the Welsh band [[The Alarm]] who became their mentor, rehearsing them, reinforcing their love of American folk music with his own passion for [[Woody Guthrie]] and [[Bob Dylan]] and taking them on tour as his backing band.<ref>Jim Villanueva, [http://music.allaccess.com/patrick-dennis-marches-on-with-furst-solo-set/ All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set"], ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015</ref>


===Byron Nashe===
===Byron Nashe===
After the breakup of the Homer Gunns Patrick recorded a cassette demo under the name Byron Nashe, a nickname given to him by Dave Sharp, which was produced by San Diego musician [[Gregory Page]]. The demo was heard by the indie punk label [[Cargo Music]] who signed him to a recording contract with their new Earth Music label. His album for Earth Music, ‘Spun’, was produced by Clayton Cages and featured [[John Cowsill]] of [[The Cowsills]] on drums but was shelved by the label soon before Cargo closed their San Diego office and was never released. It was intended to be the first Patrick Dennis solo album<ref>Amazon.co.uk, [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spun-Patrick-Dennis/dp/B000000GWG "Spun / Cargo"]</ref>.
After the breakup of the Homer Gunns Patrick recorded a cassette demo under the name Byron Nashe, a nickname given to him by Dave Sharp, which was produced by San Diego musician [[Gregory Page (musician)|Gregory Page]]. The demo was heard by the indie punk label [[Cargo Music]] who signed him to a recording contract with their new Earth Music label. His album for Earth Music, ‘Spun’, was produced by Clayton Cages and featured [[John Cowsill]] of [[The Cowsills]] on drums but was shelved by the label soon before Cargo closed their San Diego office and was never released. It was intended to be the first Patrick Dennis solo album.<ref>Amazon.co.uk, [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spun-Patrick-Dennis/dp/B000000GWG "Spun / Cargo"]</ref>


===Truckee Brothers===
===Truckee Brothers===
In 2004 Patrick and Christopher Hoffee formed the Truckee Brothers while producing a record for Lisa Sanders<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/07/a-biopic-of-alter-egos-starring-christopher-hoffee/ San Diego Troubadour “A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE”], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July, 2013]</ref>. After being asked to play a local festival they wrote and recorded their debut EP, ‘Wall to Wall’ in just a few days calling themselves Peat and Cady Truckee<ref>[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/albums/the_truckee_brothers/ San Diego Reader “Truckee Brothers - Wall To Wall”], ‘’SanDiegoReader.com’’, December 16, 2004]</ref>. They played all of the instruments and produced the EP themselves with no intention to form a band considering it an “one-off”<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/07/a-biopic-of-alter-egos-starring-christopher-hoffee/ San Diego Troubadour “A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE”], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July, 2013]</ref>. Disc jockey Tim Pyles at 91X [[XETRA-FM]] began playing ‘Death Vulcan Grip’ on air and the band launched their own label, Populuxe Records to release the EP. The resulting buzz garnered them a performance at SXSW that year followed by a UK tour in 2006.
In 2004, Patrick and Christopher Hoffee formed the Truckee Brothers while producing a record for Lisa Sanders.<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/07/a-biopic-of-alter-egos-starring-christopher-hoffee/ San Diego Troubadour "A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE"], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July 2013</ref> After being asked to play a local festival they wrote and recorded their debut EP, ''Wall to Wall'', in just a few days calling themselves Peat and Cady Truckee.<ref>[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/albums/the_truckee_brothers/ San Diego Reader "Truckee Brothers - Wall To Wall"], ‘’SanDiegoReader.com’’, December 16, 2004]</ref> They played all of the instruments and produced the EP themselves with no intention to form a band considering it a "one-off".<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/07/a-biopic-of-alter-egos-starring-christopher-hoffee/ San Diego Troubadour "A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE"], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July, 2013]</ref> Disc jockey Tim Pyles at 91X [[XETRA-FM]] began playing "Death Vulcan Grip" on air and the band launched their own label, Populuxe Records to release the EP. The resulting buzz garnered them a performance at SXSW that year followed by a UK tour in 2006.


They wrote and recorded four albums together, along with drummer Matt Lynott of [[The White Buffalo]] and after a few lineup changes, bassist Greg Friedman<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/07/a-biopic-of-alter-egos-starring-christopher-hoffee/ San Diego Troubadour “A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE”], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July, 2013]</ref> with patrick and Christopher producing all four albums themselves. After a 2010 US tour in support of their album ’Double Happiness' the band seemed to disappear, Patrick admitting during a Wirepony radio interview on San Diego's 94/9 [[KBZT]] the following year that the band had ended<ref>[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/truckee-brothers/ San Diego Reader “Truckee Brothers”], ‘’SanDiegoReader.com’’]</ref>. They reformed for two shows in the winter of 2014 in San Diego at the request of Steve Poltz and Casbah owner Tim Mays to help celebrate the Casbah’s 25th anniversary<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2014/01/growing-up-in-public-the-casbah-turns-25/ San Diego Troubadour “Growing Up in Public: The Casbah Turns 25”], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, January, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/sounddiego/Pyles-January-Picks-238519381.html SoundDiego “Pyles' January Picks”], ‘’nbcsandiego.com’’, January, 2014]</ref> which had been their home club in San Diego. A matinee show was added when the first show sold out in days. [[Michael Halloran]] of 91X who was broadcasting live from the matinee show announced that the band were recording the performances, but no recordings have been released.
They wrote and recorded four albums together, along with drummer Matt Lynott of [[The White Buffalo (musician)|The White Buffalo]] and after a few lineup changes, bassist Greg Friedman<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2013/07/a-biopic-of-alter-egos-starring-christopher-hoffee/ San Diego Troubadour "A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE"], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July, 2013]</ref> with Patrick and Christopher producing all four albums themselves. After a 2010 US tour in support of their album ''Double Happiness'', the band seemed to disappear, Patrick admitting during a Wirepony radio interview on San Diego's 94/9 [[KBZT]] the following year that the band had ended.<ref>[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/truckee-brothers/ San Diego Reader "Truckee Brothers"], ‘’SanDiegoReader.com’’]</ref> They reformed for two shows in the winter of 2014 in San Diego at the request of Steve Poltz and Casbah owner Tim Mays to help celebrate the Casbah’s 25th anniversary<ref>[http://sandiegotroubadour.com/2014/01/growing-up-in-public-the-casbah-turns-25/ San Diego Troubadour "Growing Up in Public: The Casbah Turns 25"], ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, January, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/sounddiego/Pyles-January-Picks-238519381.html SoundDiego "Pyles' January Picks"], ‘’nbcsandiego.com’’, January, 2014]</ref> which had been their home club in San Diego. A matinee show was added when the first show sold out in days. [[Michael Halloran]] of 91X who was broadcasting live from the matinee show announced that the band were recording the performances, but no recordings have been released.

In 2012, ''Double Happiness'' was featured in ''The Music Obsessive's Guide to Life, Vol. 1'' as one of "350 of the most important albums in music history".<ref>Mike Newman [http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/newyork/2012/08/tvd-book-giveaway-joel-freimarks-the-music-obsessives-guide-to-life-volume-1/ The Vinyl district "Joel Freimark’s The Music Obsessive’s Guide to Life, Volume 1"], ‘thevinyldistrict.com’, August 21, 2012</ref>


===Wirepony===
===Wirepony===
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==Solo==
==Solo==

===Post Wirepony===
===Post Wirepony===
In July 2012 it was announced on Wirepony's [http://www.facebook.com/Wirepony/ Facebook page] that Patrick was recording a new record in Nashville with production duo Cosmic Thug who had produced records by [[Deer Tick]] and [[Diamond Rugs]]<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ “PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’”], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015]</ref> and [http://www.wirepony.com/ the Wirepony website] was redirected to a new patrickdennis.com website. In November 2012 a film clip featuring studio footage of Patrick, Cosmic Thug’s Adam Landry and Justin Collins and Truckee Brothers bandmate Matt Lynott was posted to YouTube including part of a new song, 'Picking Up The Silver’ stating that a new album would be released in 2013<ref>Wes Freiden, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNXlL4X_z90 “Patrick Dennis - Working on the New Album”], ‘’YouTube.com’’, November 8, 2012]</ref>. Completing the album was delayed when Patrick broke his hand requiring surgery and months of recovery<ref>Patrick Dennis, [https://www.instagram.com/p/XIh0IdIfxb/?taken-by=patrickdennis “About to go under the knife”], ‘’Instagram’’, March 21, 2013]</ref>.
In July 2012, it was announced on Wirepony's [http://www.facebook.com/Wirepony/ Facebook page] that Patrick was recording a new record in Nashville with production duo Cosmic Thug who had produced records by [[Deer Tick (band)|Deer Tick]] and [[Diamond Rugs]]<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’"], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015</ref> and [http://www.wirepony.com/ the Wirepony website] was redirected to a new patrickdennis.com website. In November 2012 a film clip featuring studio footage of Patrick, Cosmic Thug's Adam Landry and Justin Collins and Truckee Brothers bandmate Matt Lynott was posted to YouTube including part of a new song, 'Picking Up The Silver’ stating that a new album would be released in 2013.<ref>Wes Freiden, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNXlL4X_z90 "Patrick Dennis - Working on the New Album"], ‘’YouTube.com’’, November 8, 2012</ref> Completing the album was delayed when Patrick broke his hand requiring surgery and months of recovery.<ref>Patrick Dennis, [https://www.instagram.com/p/XIh0IdIfxb/ "About to go under the knife"], ‘’Instagram’’, March 21, 2013]</ref>


In the Autumn of 2014 Patrick and his partner Cindy Wasserman took part in recording at [[Abbey Road]] writing and singing a verse for the song 'The Scriptures' written and produced by [[Mike Peters]] from the Welsh band [[The Alarm]]. It was released in partnership with Mike Peters’ [[Love Hope Strength Foundation]] in aid of the Unrelated Marrow Donor Registry of Hadassah charity, a blood cancer treatment facility dedicated to the people of the Middle East. It was later certified by [[Guinness Book Of World Records]] as the world's longest song<ref>The Alarm, [http://www.thealarm.com/archives/22948 Artist Direct interview “Scriptures Breaks World Record”], ‘’TheAlarm.com’’, June 16, 2015]</ref>.
In the Autumn of 2014, Patrick and his partner Cindy Wasserman took part in recording at [[Abbey Road Studios|Abbey Road]] writing and singing a verse for the song 'The Scriptures' written and produced by [[Mike Peters (musician)|Mike Peters]] from the Welsh band [[The Alarm]]. It was released in partnership with Mike Peters’ [[Love Hope Strength Foundation]] in aid of the Unrelated Marrow Donor Registry of Hadassah charity, a blood cancer treatment facility dedicated to the people of the Middle East. It was later certified by [[Guinness Book Of World Records]] as the world's longest song.<ref>The Alarm, [http://www.thealarm.com/archives/22948 Artist Direct interview "Scriptures Breaks World Record"], ‘’TheAlarm.com’’, June 16, 2015</ref>


===Fürst In The Dirt===
===Fürst In The Dirt===
In the Spring of 2015 it was announced that Patrick’s debut solo album was completed and to be called ‘Fürst In The Dirt’<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview “Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’”], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015]</ref>. It was released on June 19, 2015 on his own Los Angeles based record label Wharfechild Recording Co produced by Cosmic Thug at Adam Landry’s Playground Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was recorded to 8-track tape which was a format that Patrick hadn't worked with in over a decade and he called “very very liberating”<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview “Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'”], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015]</ref>.
In the Spring of 2015, it was announced that Patrick's debut solo album was completed and to be called ‘Fürst In The Dirt’.<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’"], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015</ref> It was released on June 19, 2015 on his own Los Angeles based record label Wharfechild Recording Co produced by Cosmic Thug at Adam Landry's Playground Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was recorded to 8-track tape which was a format that Patrick hadn't worked with in over a decade and he called "very very liberating".<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'"], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015</ref>


The record was inspired by a conversation that he had with the painter [[Carlos Estrada Vega]] in Las Cruces, New Mexico<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ “PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’”], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015]</ref> and by meeting Justin Collins and Adam Landry of Cosmic Thug soon after he moved to [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. The songs he said were a result of the “excitement at just still being here, alive and loving life, surrounded by talented friends making noise again” with “no agenda or expectation to have anyone even hear these songs”<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ “PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’”], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015]</ref>. He has stated that [[Kevin Ayers]] of [[The Soft Machine]] inspired the track ‘Burn And Shine’<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview “Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'”], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015]</ref>. Patrick co-wrote the lyric for the song ‘Kissing The Beast’ with Justin Collins who also appears on the track<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview “Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’”], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015]</ref>and in the video for ‘Kissing The Beast’ which was shot in the East Nashville basement of Scott and Kim Collins of [[The Smoking Flowers]] and filmed by Patrick and Kim using [[Super8]] cameras to make the video “as ragged and spontaneous as when the song was recorded”<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview “Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’”], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015]</ref>.
The record was inspired by a conversation that he had with the painter [[Carlos Estrada Vega]] in Las Cruces, New Mexico<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’"], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015</ref> and by meeting Justin Collins and Adam Landry of Cosmic Thug soon after he moved to [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. The songs he said were a result of the "excitement at just still being here, alive and loving life, surrounded by talented friends making noise again" with "no agenda or expectation to have anyone even hear these songs".<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’"], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015</ref> He has stated that [[Kevin Ayers]] of [[The Soft Machine]] inspired the track ‘Burn And Shine’.<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'"], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015</ref> Patrick co-wrote the lyric for the song ‘Kissing The Beast’ with Justin Collins who also appears on the track<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’"], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015</ref> and in the video for ‘Kissing The Beast’ which was shot in the East Nashville basement of Scott and Kim Collins of [[The Smoking Flowers]] and filmed by Patrick and Kim using [[Super 8 film|Super8]] cameras to make the video "as ragged and spontaneous as when the song was recorded".<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’"], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015</ref>


In June 2015 Patrick played his first shows featuring the songs from the album supporting John Doe. Patrick’s new band featured Andrew McKeag of [[Presidents of the United States]] on guitar<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ “PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’”], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015]</ref>.
In June 2015, Patrick played his first shows featuring the songs from the album supporting John Doe. Patrick's new band featured Andrew McKeag of [[Presidents of the United States]] on guitar.<ref>Screamer Magazine, [http://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/patrick-dennis-released-debut-solo-album-furst-dirt-album-premiered-diffuser-fm-618/ "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’"], ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015</ref>


==Writing Style==
==Writing style==
Patrick’s music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including [[Hüsker Dü]], [[The Replacements]], [[David Bowie]],[[The Waterboys]] and [[Willie Nelson]]<ref>Denise Sullivan, [http://www.crawdaddyarchive.com/index.php/2011/07/01/crawdaddy-concert-series-wirepony-and-the-big-music/ Crawdaddy interview "Wirepony and The Big Music"], ''Crawdaddy'', July 1, 2011</ref><ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref>. Folk elements are as much present as punk partially coming from Patrick's time playing with [[Dave Sharp]] who's dedication to both Joe Strummer and Woody Guthrie's legacy heavily influenced Patrick's earlier band, The Homer Gunns. The Truckee Brothers were heavily influenced by Frank Zappa and Cheap Trick<ref>Denise Sullivan, [http://www.houstonpress.com/music/truckee-brothers-double-happiness-6568312 TRUCKEE BROTHERS: DOUBLE HAPPINESS, ‘’Houston Press’’, March 12, 2008</ref> calling themselves the ‘Evil Everly Brothers’. He also states that writers Column McCann and Jim Harrison and the poets Federico Garcia Lorca, William Blake and Robert Graves have influenced his writing<ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref>. The Truckee Brothers song ‘Walk Thru The Fire’ was inspired by Henry Bukowski’s collection ‘What Matters Most Is How You Walk Through The Fire’.
Patrick's music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including [[Hüsker Dü]], [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]], [[David Bowie]], [[The Waterboys]], and [[Willie Nelson]].<ref>Denise Sullivan, [http://www.crawdaddyarchive.com/index.php/2011/07/01/crawdaddy-concert-series-wirepony-and-the-big-music/ Crawdaddy interview "Wirepony and The Big Music"], ''Crawdaddy'', July 1, 2011</ref><ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref> Folk elements are as much present as punk partially coming from Patrick's time playing with [[Dave Sharp]] whose dedication to both Joe Strummer and Woody Guthrie's legacy heavily influenced Patrick's earlier band, The Homer Gunns. The Truckee Brothers were heavily influenced by Frank Zappa and Cheap Trick<ref>Denise Sullivan, [http://www.houstonpress.com/music/truckee-brothers-double-happiness-6568312 TRUCKEE BROTHERS: DOUBLE HAPPINESS, ‘’Houston Press’’, March 12, 2008]</ref> calling themselves the ‘Evil Everly Brothers’. He also states that writers Column McCann and Jim Harrison and the poets Federico Garcia Lorca, William Blake and Robert Graves have influenced his writing.<ref>Lilledeshan Bose, [https://myspace.com/article/2015/6/8/premiere-patrick-dennis-the-last-drop MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop"], ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015</ref> The Truckee Brothers song ‘Walk Thru The Fire’ was inspired by Henry Bukowski's collection ‘What Matters Most Is How You Walk Through The Fire’.


==Visual Art==
==Visual art==
Patrick was an Artist’s apprentice studying print making and painting<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview “Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'”], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015]</ref> and has acted as Art Director on projects including the 2010 and 2011 marketing campaigns for [[Electra Bicycle Company]] working with founder, Benno Baenziger and photographer [[Art Brewer]] both years. Patrick directed the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCw7mXtlrwI promotional film] for the 2010 Electra campaign with music contributed by [[Pall Jenkins]]’ Mr Tube And The Flying Objects. He also directed the visuals for albums by Oxford Mississippi band [[Blue Mountain]]’s [[Midnight In Mississippi]], [[Cindy Lee Berryhill]]’s ‘Beloved Stranger’ and three of the releases by Dead Rock West as well as the debut solo video for his song ‘Kissing The Beast’ which he and Kim Collins of [[The Smoking Flowers]] filmed using Super8 cameras<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview “Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’”], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015]</ref>.
Patrick was an artist's apprentice studying print making and painting<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'"], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015</ref> and has acted as Art Director on projects including the 2010 and 2011 marketing campaigns for [[Electra Bicycle Company]] working with founder, Benno Baenziger and photographer [[Art Brewer]] both years. Patrick directed the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCw7mXtlrwI promotional film] for the 2010 Electra campaign with music contributed by [[Pall Jenkins]]’ Mr Tube And The Flying Objects. He also directed the visuals for albums by Oxford Mississippi band [[Blue Mountain (band)|Blue Mountain]]’s [[Midnight In Mississippi]], [[Cindy Lee Berryhill]]’s ‘Beloved Stranger’ and three of the releases by Dead Rock West as well as the debut solo video for his song ‘Kissing The Beast’ which he and Kim Collins of [[The Smoking Flowers]] filmed using Super8 cameras.<ref>Chuck Armstrong, [http://diffuser.fm/patrick-dennis-kissing-the-beast-music-video-premiere/ Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’"], ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015</ref>


==Personal Life==
==Personal life==
He is married to Cindy Wasserman, singer for Los Angeles roots rock band [[Dead Rock West]] and sister of bassist [[Rob Wasserman]].<ref>Amy Sciarretto, [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-song-premiere-patrick-dennis-burn-and-shine/11713223-3 Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'"], ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015</ref><ref>Randy Lewis, [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-dead-rock-west-everly-brothers-i-used-to-love-you-20150601-story.html LA Times interview "Premiere: Dead Rock West salutes Everly Brothers' 'I Used to Love You'"], ‘’LATimes.com’’, June 2, 2015</ref>
Patrick’s daughter, Emma Falk Dennis, is the front woman for London based band [http://www.theeblacksite.co.uk The Black Site] and was a writer for the now defunct [[Crawdaddy!]] Magazine with a re-occurring column ‘Mind The Gap’<ref>Emma Falk Dennis, [http://www.emmadennis.com Mind The Gap “Stations Clip By Like A Rocket”], ‘’Crawdaddy!’’, July 30, 2010</ref>. His son Aaron Dennis (also known as Sadie Jones) was the front man for San Diego band Tan Sister Radio and played guitar with Patrick on the Wirepony album ‘Right Hook Of Love’. He has a third son Julian whom he has mentioned in an interview is a painter and who’s godfather is Dave Sharp<ref>Jim Villanueva, [http://music.allaccess.com/patrick-dennis-marches-on-with-furst-solo-set/ All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set”], ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015]</ref>. He is married to Cindy Wasserman, singer for Los Angeles roots rock band [[Dead Rock West]] and sister of bassist [[Rob Wasserman]].


==Populuxe Records==
==Populuxe Records==
Patrick’s first record with Wirepony as well as all of the Truckee Brothers records were released on independent label Populuxe Records along with records by Dead Rock West, [[Cindy Lee Berryhill]] and Atom Orr. Populuxe Records was operated by Patrick and partner/founder Christopher Hoffee from early 2004 until 2010 and was distributed by North Carolina based Redeye Distribution. Patrick left Populuxe quietly only acknowledging in 2011 during a radio interview on San Diego's 94/9 [[KBZT]] that the Truckee Brothers were no longer working together in any capacity and he was no longer a part of Populuxe Records. The Truckee Brothers reformed briefly in January 2014 for a series of re-union shows in San Diego, but Patrick did not resume his Populuxe Records involvement.
Patrick's first record with Wirepony as well as all of the Truckee Brothers records were released on independent label Populuxe Records along with records by Dead Rock West, [[Cindy Lee Berryhill]] and Atom Orr. Populuxe Records was operated by Patrick and partner/founder Christopher Hoffee from early 2004 until 2010 and was distributed by North Carolina-based Redeye Distribution. Patrick left Populuxe quietly only acknowledging in 2011 during a radio interview on San Diego's 94/9 [[KBZT]] that the Truckee Brothers were no longer working together in any capacity and he was no longer a part of Populuxe Records. The Truckee Brothers reformed briefly in January 2014 for a series of re-union shows in San Diego, but Patrick did not resume his Populuxe Records involvement.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*Fürst In The Dirt - Patrick Dennis (2015)
*Fürst In The Dirt - Patrick Dennis (2015)

===Guest Appearances===
===Guest appearances===
*Unraveling - Steve Poltz
*Unraveling - Steve Poltz
*Beloved Stranger - Cindy Lee Berryhill
*Beloved Stranger - Cindy Lee Berryhill


==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==Further reading==
*Freimark, Joel. The Music Obsessive's Guide to Life, Vol. 1., 2012. {{ISBN|978-0615677941}}

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*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/patrick-dennis-mn0000982769 Patrick Dennis Discography at All Music Guide]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/patrick-dennis-mn0000982769 Patrick Dennis Discography at All Music Guide]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peat-truckee-mn0000612654 Peat Truckee Discography at All Music Guide]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peat-truckee-mn0000612654 Peat Truckee Discography at All Music Guide]

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Patrick Dennis
Background information
Birth namePatrick Michael Dennis
Also known asPeat Truckee, Byron Nashe
BornLas Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, alternative country, folk rock, punk rock, Americana
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin
Years active1995–present
LabelsCargo Music, Populuxe Records, Redeye Distribution, Capitol Records, Summertone, Wharfechild,
Websitepatrickdennis.com

Patrick Dennis is an American indie rock musician and visual artist from San Diego, California, and former member of the bands Truckee Brothers and Wirepony. His debut solo album, ‘Fürst In The Dirt’, was released on June 19, 2015.

Early life

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Patrick Dennis was born in Las Palmas, Spain[1] and raised in England before moving with his family to Encinitas, California.[2] His great-grandfather taught him cowboy songs and his mother taught him American folk songs as a little boy.[3] His father's record collection greatly affected him when he was young including The Ramsey Lewis Trio, The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and The Moody Blues' On the Threshold of a Dream.[4] He began playing drums as a teenager forming his first band, Carnival, in high school inspired by The Replacements, The Clash, and Iggy Pop.[5]

Career

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After High School Patrick moved to the UK playing in bands and studying painting at college in Manchester before returning to San Diego and forming the duo The Homer Gunns with Frank Lee Drennen of Dead Rock West.[6] Soon after forming the band they met Dave Sharp of the Welsh band The Alarm who became their mentor, rehearsing them, reinforcing their love of American folk music with his own passion for Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan and taking them on tour as his backing band.[7]

Byron Nashe

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After the breakup of the Homer Gunns Patrick recorded a cassette demo under the name Byron Nashe, a nickname given to him by Dave Sharp, which was produced by San Diego musician Gregory Page. The demo was heard by the indie punk label Cargo Music who signed him to a recording contract with their new Earth Music label. His album for Earth Music, ‘Spun’, was produced by Clayton Cages and featured John Cowsill of The Cowsills on drums but was shelved by the label soon before Cargo closed their San Diego office and was never released. It was intended to be the first Patrick Dennis solo album.[8]

Truckee Brothers

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In 2004, Patrick and Christopher Hoffee formed the Truckee Brothers while producing a record for Lisa Sanders.[9] After being asked to play a local festival they wrote and recorded their debut EP, Wall to Wall, in just a few days calling themselves Peat and Cady Truckee.[10] They played all of the instruments and produced the EP themselves with no intention to form a band considering it a "one-off".[11] Disc jockey Tim Pyles at 91X XETRA-FM began playing "Death Vulcan Grip" on air and the band launched their own label, Populuxe Records to release the EP. The resulting buzz garnered them a performance at SXSW that year followed by a UK tour in 2006.

They wrote and recorded four albums together, along with drummer Matt Lynott of The White Buffalo and after a few lineup changes, bassist Greg Friedman[12] with Patrick and Christopher producing all four albums themselves. After a 2010 US tour in support of their album Double Happiness, the band seemed to disappear, Patrick admitting during a Wirepony radio interview on San Diego's 94/9 KBZT the following year that the band had ended.[13] They reformed for two shows in the winter of 2014 in San Diego at the request of Steve Poltz and Casbah owner Tim Mays to help celebrate the Casbah’s 25th anniversary[14][15] which had been their home club in San Diego. A matinee show was added when the first show sold out in days. Michael Halloran of 91X who was broadcasting live from the matinee show announced that the band were recording the performances, but no recordings have been released.

In 2012, Double Happiness was featured in The Music Obsessive's Guide to Life, Vol. 1 as one of "350 of the most important albums in music history".[16]

Wirepony

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Main article: Wirepony

Solo

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Post Wirepony

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In July 2012, it was announced on Wirepony's Facebook page that Patrick was recording a new record in Nashville with production duo Cosmic Thug who had produced records by Deer Tick and Diamond Rugs[17] and the Wirepony website was redirected to a new patrickdennis.com website. In November 2012 a film clip featuring studio footage of Patrick, Cosmic Thug's Adam Landry and Justin Collins and Truckee Brothers bandmate Matt Lynott was posted to YouTube including part of a new song, 'Picking Up The Silver’ stating that a new album would be released in 2013.[18] Completing the album was delayed when Patrick broke his hand requiring surgery and months of recovery.[19]

In the Autumn of 2014, Patrick and his partner Cindy Wasserman took part in recording at Abbey Road writing and singing a verse for the song 'The Scriptures' written and produced by Mike Peters from the Welsh band The Alarm. It was released in partnership with Mike Peters’ Love Hope Strength Foundation in aid of the Unrelated Marrow Donor Registry of Hadassah charity, a blood cancer treatment facility dedicated to the people of the Middle East. It was later certified by Guinness Book Of World Records as the world's longest song.[20]

Fürst In The Dirt

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In the Spring of 2015, it was announced that Patrick's debut solo album was completed and to be called ‘Fürst In The Dirt’.[21] It was released on June 19, 2015 on his own Los Angeles based record label Wharfechild Recording Co produced by Cosmic Thug at Adam Landry's Playground Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was recorded to 8-track tape which was a format that Patrick hadn't worked with in over a decade and he called "very very liberating".[22]

The record was inspired by a conversation that he had with the painter Carlos Estrada Vega in Las Cruces, New Mexico[23] and by meeting Justin Collins and Adam Landry of Cosmic Thug soon after he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. The songs he said were a result of the "excitement at just still being here, alive and loving life, surrounded by talented friends making noise again" with "no agenda or expectation to have anyone even hear these songs".[24] He has stated that Kevin Ayers of The Soft Machine inspired the track ‘Burn And Shine’.[25] Patrick co-wrote the lyric for the song ‘Kissing The Beast’ with Justin Collins who also appears on the track[26] and in the video for ‘Kissing The Beast’ which was shot in the East Nashville basement of Scott and Kim Collins of The Smoking Flowers and filmed by Patrick and Kim using Super8 cameras to make the video "as ragged and spontaneous as when the song was recorded".[27]

In June 2015, Patrick played his first shows featuring the songs from the album supporting John Doe. Patrick's new band featured Andrew McKeag of Presidents of the United States on guitar.[28]

Writing style

[edit]

Patrick's music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, David Bowie, The Waterboys, and Willie Nelson.[29][30] Folk elements are as much present as punk partially coming from Patrick's time playing with Dave Sharp whose dedication to both Joe Strummer and Woody Guthrie's legacy heavily influenced Patrick's earlier band, The Homer Gunns. The Truckee Brothers were heavily influenced by Frank Zappa and Cheap Trick[31] calling themselves the ‘Evil Everly Brothers’. He also states that writers Column McCann and Jim Harrison and the poets Federico Garcia Lorca, William Blake and Robert Graves have influenced his writing.[32] The Truckee Brothers song ‘Walk Thru The Fire’ was inspired by Henry Bukowski's collection ‘What Matters Most Is How You Walk Through The Fire’.

Visual art

[edit]

Patrick was an artist's apprentice studying print making and painting[33] and has acted as Art Director on projects including the 2010 and 2011 marketing campaigns for Electra Bicycle Company working with founder, Benno Baenziger and photographer Art Brewer both years. Patrick directed the promotional film for the 2010 Electra campaign with music contributed by Pall Jenkins’ Mr Tube And The Flying Objects. He also directed the visuals for albums by Oxford Mississippi band Blue Mountain’s Midnight In Mississippi, Cindy Lee Berryhill’s ‘Beloved Stranger’ and three of the releases by Dead Rock West as well as the debut solo video for his song ‘Kissing The Beast’ which he and Kim Collins of The Smoking Flowers filmed using Super8 cameras.[34]

Personal life

[edit]

He is married to Cindy Wasserman, singer for Los Angeles roots rock band Dead Rock West and sister of bassist Rob Wasserman.[35][36]

Populuxe Records

[edit]

Patrick's first record with Wirepony as well as all of the Truckee Brothers records were released on independent label Populuxe Records along with records by Dead Rock West, Cindy Lee Berryhill and Atom Orr. Populuxe Records was operated by Patrick and partner/founder Christopher Hoffee from early 2004 until 2010 and was distributed by North Carolina-based Redeye Distribution. Patrick left Populuxe quietly only acknowledging in 2011 during a radio interview on San Diego's 94/9 KBZT that the Truckee Brothers were no longer working together in any capacity and he was no longer a part of Populuxe Records. The Truckee Brothers reformed briefly in January 2014 for a series of re-union shows in San Diego, but Patrick did not resume his Populuxe Records involvement.

Discography

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  • Spun - Patrick Dennis (1997)
  • Atlantic EP - Wirepony (2003)
  • Wall to Wall - Truckee Brothers (2004)
  • It Came From The Speakers - Truckee Brothers (2005)
  • Home On The Strange - Wirepony (2007)
  • Double Happiness - Truckee Brothers (2007)
  • In Pursuit Of Happiness - Truckee Brothers (2007)
  • Right Hook Of Love - Wirepony (2010)
  • Tour EP One - Wirepony (2010)
  • Fürst In The Dirt - Patrick Dennis (2015)

Guest appearances

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  • Unraveling - Steve Poltz
  • Beloved Stranger - Cindy Lee Berryhill

References

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  1. ^ Lilledeshan Bose, MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop", ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015
  2. ^ Amy Sciarretto, Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'", ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015
  3. ^ Lilledeshan Bose, MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop", ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015
  4. ^ Jim Villanueva, All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set", ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015
  5. ^ Lilledeshan Bose, MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop", ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015
  6. ^ Jim Villanueva, All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set", ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015
  7. ^ Jim Villanueva, All Access interview "Sounding The Alarm: Patrick Dennis Marches On With Fürst Solo Set", ‘’AllAccess.com’’, June 17, 2015
  8. ^ Amazon.co.uk, "Spun / Cargo"
  9. ^ San Diego Troubadour "A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE", ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July 2013
  10. ^ San Diego Reader "Truckee Brothers - Wall To Wall", ‘’SanDiegoReader.com’’, December 16, 2004]
  11. ^ San Diego Troubadour "A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE", ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July, 2013]
  12. ^ San Diego Troubadour "A Biopic of Alter Egos, Starring CHRISTOPHER HOFFEE", ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, July, 2013]
  13. ^ San Diego Reader "Truckee Brothers", ‘’SanDiegoReader.com’’]
  14. ^ San Diego Troubadour "Growing Up in Public: The Casbah Turns 25", ‘’SanDiegoTroubadour.com’’, January, 2014]
  15. ^ SoundDiego "Pyles' January Picks", ‘’nbcsandiego.com’’, January, 2014]
  16. ^ Mike Newman The Vinyl district "Joel Freimark’s The Music Obsessive’s Guide to Life, Volume 1", ‘thevinyldistrict.com’, August 21, 2012
  17. ^ Screamer Magazine, "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’", ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015
  18. ^ Wes Freiden, "Patrick Dennis - Working on the New Album", ‘’YouTube.com’’, November 8, 2012
  19. ^ Patrick Dennis, "About to go under the knife", ‘’Instagram’’, March 21, 2013]
  20. ^ The Alarm, Artist Direct interview "Scriptures Breaks World Record", ‘’TheAlarm.com’’, June 16, 2015
  21. ^ Chuck Armstrong, Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’", ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015
  22. ^ Amy Sciarretto, Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'", ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015
  23. ^ Screamer Magazine, "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’", ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015
  24. ^ Screamer Magazine, "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’", ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015
  25. ^ Amy Sciarretto, Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'", ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015
  26. ^ Chuck Armstrong, Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’", ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015
  27. ^ Chuck Armstrong, Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’", ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015
  28. ^ Screamer Magazine, "PATRICK DENNIS RELEASED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘FURST IN THE DIRT’", ‘’Screamer Magazine’’, June 20, 2015
  29. ^ Denise Sullivan, Crawdaddy interview "Wirepony and The Big Music", Crawdaddy, July 1, 2011
  30. ^ Lilledeshan Bose, MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop", ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015
  31. ^ Denise Sullivan, TRUCKEE BROTHERS: DOUBLE HAPPINESS, ‘’Houston Press’’, March 12, 2008
  32. ^ Lilledeshan Bose, MySpace interview "PREMIERE: Patrick Dennis’ The Last Drop", ‘’MySpace’’, June 08, 2015
  33. ^ Amy Sciarretto, Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'", ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015
  34. ^ Chuck Armstrong, Diffuser interview "Exclusive Premier: Patrick Dennis, ‘Kissing The Beast’", ‘’Diffuser.fm’’, March 26, 2015
  35. ^ Amy Sciarretto, Artist Direct interview "Exclusive Song Premier: 'Burn And Shine'", ‘’ArtistDirect.com’’, June 3, 2015
  36. ^ Randy Lewis, LA Times interview "Premiere: Dead Rock West salutes Everly Brothers' 'I Used to Love You'", ‘’LATimes.com’’, June 2, 2015

Further reading

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  • Freimark, Joel. The Music Obsessive's Guide to Life, Vol. 1., 2012. ISBN 978-0615677941
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