DRMS

DRMS is kicking off a 3 week residency at Awaken Cafe with Ghost & The City.Date: Friday, September 6th (Part of Art Murmur)Venue: Awaken CafeDoors: 8PMCover: FREE, donations appreciatedFuture dates include:Friday, September 13th with BattlehoochFriday, September 20th with Cave Clove(All performances are free, but donations are appreciated)DRMShttp://drms.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/DRMStheBandImagine Billie Holiday’s voice atop an ambient swirl of keyboard and vibraphone, and you have Oakland-based outfit DRMS (pronounced Dreams). With one album under their belt and an experimental Suite due out Fall of 2013, the group is evolving from its initial Noir Pop sound to explore the darker, weirder corners of themselves. Band leader and keyboardist Rob Shelton provides the skeleton for the songs, while vocalist Emily Ritz, vibraphonist Mark Clifford, drummer Ross McIntire, and backup vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Carly Bond pack on the flesh.Ghost & The Cityhttp://www.ghostandthecity.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/ghost-and-the-city/98258700232What they're saying about DRMS:"Killer lyrics with the insinuating pulse of vibraphones." - San Francisco Chronicle, Andrew Gilbert "Of the vast wasteland that the Internet’s become, you can still find a few undiscovered gems if you look hard enough — and Dreams (DRMS) is a perfect example…”- MTV Hive, Mike Ayers"The voice of Billie Holiday blended with a drop of folk and an electro-infused ka-pow of Afro-pop. It's the stuff of dreams, isn't it? Sort of. Dreams (DRMS), besides being the mind's subconscious porthole, is a new East Bay indie supergroup." - Music Editor, Emily Savage, of San Francisco Bay Guardian"The biggest surprise of the evening was the newly-formed DRMS... a dynamic tidal wave. The display of musicianship by the band was peerless. Brazilian jazz and pure rock experimentation worked side by side, but the result was something that sounded very new..."- SF Weekly, Casey Burchby "...bewitching brand of indie pop-rock. Ritz's entrancing voice leads the way through the tantalizing, trippy journeys each song provides... Within moments of turning on this album, it will turn you on. You'll be utterly caught up in its unique spell." - Paul Freeman, San Jose Mercury News