At first glance it's easy to make the one-off assumption that Slingshot Dakota are some sort of Mates of State tribute act -- the male/female couple, the keyboard lead, the often cute-sounding songs all add to this. But if you dig slightly below the surface you find a band that is fully their own, even on a three-song demo CD -- with obvious influences that span the gamut of independent music.
The first track, "White Couch" dispels the fear that somehow...
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Albums on July 10th, 2009
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Ryan Russell filmed two Nervous Energies session with Slingshot Dakota while he was on tour w/ Against Me! in NYC. They performed "Cassette" and "Until the Day I Day"
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Double camera action of Slingshot at bereafest. Catch Phil Douglas camped out in the back right.
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Live on July 18th, 2007
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Slingshot at Bereafest. This is a 2 camera video, with the second camera provided by our own Eric Ayotte.
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Live on November 24th, 2007
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Make Music is this amazing day in June, where the boroughs open up there parks and streets to music. Slingshot decided to debut their new cover of Fugazi's "Waiting Room", so check it out.
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Live on June 27th, 2008
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A shout out from Tom & Carly to their friends doing really incredible stuff for the DIY music scene in Ohio.
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Live on September 20th, 2007
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Carly and Tom called everyone up on stage for some slow jams, which unfortunately ended with them ushering everyone back off. They are trying to win a contest over at Epitaph, so head over to the demo section and vote for them!
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Live on December 4th, 2008
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I first checked out this band the night before they played with Slingshot Dakota at Death By Audio. I liked what I heard, so I quickly emailed them before I went the show. Unfortunately I had to run, and didn't get a chance to talk to them.
Luckily, some mutual friends stepped in, and Cody was able to get a hold of me. Check them out while they are on tour and make sure to pick up their new record "Microscopic...
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This is from a show at 538 Johnson. You can't really hear the vocals, but at least we were able to shoot from above. This is from our demo which you can download from the Free Albums section. We have a Fellow Project split coming out soon on Kiss of Death Records.
Slingshot Dakota, Captain We're Sinking, Nude Beach, Spraynard and Sundials also played.
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Live on February 4th, 2010
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