Artist description One (1) Hoosier, male, six-foot-four. Comes complete with two guitars, Moog, 4-track, heart (on sleeve), soul (on fire), and spirit (in the sky). Attitude (adjustable) sold separately.

Music Style modern, alternative, pop, acoustic, DIY

Musical Influences Bob Mould, XTC, Elvis Costello, Daniel Amos, Robyn Hitchcock, Jesus

Similar Artists Posies, Seam, Guided By Voices, Elliott Smith, Radiohead, Matthew Sweet, Sebadoh

Artist History Itinerant musician and student Dolph moves from Indianapolis to Dayton to Houston to Bloomington to Atlanta, recording incessantly, gigging infrequently, grinning incredulously. Fidelity progresses from neg- to lo- to med- to 44.1, culminating in 1998's CD debut, NEW BIRD RISE. Pop, folk, new wave, and early alt-rock collide, occasionally having something to say, but not complaining too much. From there, the re-migration north to Champaign, then to Chicago, creates some time lag for musical things. In the 4 years since NBR, two hours of release-worthy material have been completed, the first trickle of which appears at mp3.com first -- "Phil The Salmon," 2:30 of existential chop-change from Aisle 11 (between the crackers and the spam).

Group Members Dolph Chaney, with Judi Brown, Mike Switzer, Eric Mellenbruch, Tanner Dorheim, Sammy B. Ward

Instruments voice, guitar, Moog, piano, bass, drums, programming, rotary saw blades, tailpipe

Albums Ripples, Infinity Dogs, Lho Phi, Humbug Glory, Headbonker, New Bird Rise, Very Just Fine (Volume One), Very Just Fine (Loudness Two)

Press Reviews http://users.rcn.com/dolphmusic/dolphmusic/press.html

Additional Info Now available in mango!

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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