Finishing up in the studio with a vengeance, and it looks like the new album’s THIS CLOSE (fingers millimeters apart) from being finished as far as tracking goes. The artwork is underway too, and before long we hope to have a release date for you. HERE’s a vid with some studio snippets!

The record’s got pretty much everything you’d want in a Dollyrots album – la la las, heavy guitars, oohs, aaahhs, bouncy basslines, screams, and sing-songy vocals. We really think you’re gonna LOVE it.

So here’s the fun part…as soon as we get done putting this all together we’ll be hitting the road to play it all for you…and if you live near Los Angeles you’ll have a chance to be some of the first to see it! We’ve got a show lined up at the Viper Room on March 8th to debut the new album for our hometown fans and if you send an email with your name to thedollyrots@gmail.com we’ll put your name on the FREE GUEST LIST. It’ll be literally us and 100 of our closest friends and we can’t wait!

That’s all for now – so excited for this year and hope to see you at a show in the coming months!

xo,
The Dollyrots – Kelly, Luis, & “Bam Bam” Alicia

p.s. Please consider supporting our amazing pals Jarinus in their Kickstarter album fundraiser; they make good stuff!

With that said, we’re announcing the departure of Chris Black from the band. It’s a decision he’s made based on where he’s at in life and we fully accept it and support him. Things change and priorities change. This is not a matter of “creative differences” or of how much we care for each other. We wish Chris the best as he moves onward to new endeavors!

Here’s a statement from Chris:
“My time with The Dollyrots has been the most amazing opportunity to follow my passion for music, but I have decided to move on to the next great adventure that life has in store for me. I am going to miss this band and its fans greatly and want to thank everyone for the support over these past five years.”

We (Kelly & Luis) will continue to make music as long as we can. It’s what we know, what we do, and what we love. We can’t wait to share this new album with you all! The result and how we deliver it live will retain the same creative vision started by us and continued through the time we shared with Chris. We’re gonna miss you, dude!

Reach out to Chris on Twitter

p.s. Don’t worry San Diego Tucson, and Tempe! Your tour dates are still a GO for this week. More details coming soon…

Visit our Kickstarter page HERE to see what we’ve been up to!

If you haven’t yet, please consider pledging your support for our album and in exchange we’ll send you a FREE download of an original acoustic album PLUS 6 previously unreleased B-sides from our digital vaults. We have tons of great rewards and packages you might like that include fun stuff like T-shirts, autographed stuff, personalized things, and unique ways we’re showing our fans how much we appreciate them. For even $1 you’ll even have the chance to get a copy of the album on PURPLE vinyl for a mere $10 (shipping included!) plus exclusive video updates from the studio.

But remember – 2 days left for all of this! Please consider becoming a part of making this album before our project ends! Our fans are our record label now and it feels good

Ahhhnd… here’s the most recent video update from Kelly!

Can’t wait for you all to hear the new album! It’s shaping up to be the bees knees. All because of our fans!
Lotsa Love,
The Dollyrots – Kelly & the Boys