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She's up for just about anything . . . |
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| Location: | NYC and Boston, |
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| Last Login: | Jul 31, 2008 (36 days back) |
About Me |
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| "She's up for just about anything . . .
as long as it has more than four legs." .. ABOVE: Dagmar on the MSG Network's NYC Sound Tracks, Episode 3 UNDERGROUND ART ROCK OPERA bugs out in DAGMAR's song cycle about a guy who can't get out of bed in the morning and an insect goddess who plunges through the ether to rescue him. "DOOR No. 1", the band's debut album and the first in a planned multi-CD song cycle, was released Sept. 2006. It's available on iTunes and through our lovely, very hard-working friends at CD BABY . BAND HISTOIRE The six-piece band was frothed up in NYC by songwriter JIM BAUER (sometimes also known as Peter Brevis), who handles the music, lyrics, guitars, vocals, and keyboards, and insect goddess MEGHAN McGEARY who takes care of Xtreme vocals, melodica, assorted percussion, costumes, and wings. Following its first performance at Joe's Pub in NYC in June 2005, the band has performed at a variety of NYC clubs : The Knitting Factory, The Cutting Room, CBGB's, Arlene's Grocery, Galapagos, The Living Room, The Sidewalk Cafe, and others. As the "high dintensity" duo DAGMAR 2, Bauer and McGeary have been introducing the DAGMAR project to Boston audiences since October 2006, twisting up new arrangements of Dagmar favorites and taking new Dagmar favorites-to-be on hair-raising fly-bys around the bug zapper with performances at The Lizard Lounge, Toad, The Milky Way Lounge, Club 1254, a live appearance on WMFO’s “On The Town With Mikey Dee” (Jan 31, 2007), and a lively tour of open mics around the city which Bauer is documenting in a whimsical verité-style video series on YouTube called “THE DAGMAR DIARIES: From Here To Where” . In the spring / summer of 2007, DAGMAR duo Bauer & McGeary began busking in the streets and subways of New York City as DAGMAR2. They auditioned and were added to the roster of musicians under the banner of the MTA's Music Under New York program. As MUNY artists, Bauer & McGeary now perform in the NYC subways in all the primo spots (see the Dagmar Diaries Episode 5 on YouTube to get the full skinny on MUNY). So look for us down under when you're in NYC. THE DAGMAR DIARIES: EPISODE 5, Music Under New York posted May 23, 2007: The adventures continue as Dagmar 2 auditions before a panel of 30 judges in the middle of Grand Central Station hoping to be one of the 20 artists selected (they were) out of the 70 auditioners performing at the event this year to receive a lifetime license to power-busk in the primo locations of the NYC subway system. Featuring "Subway Idol" THEO EASTWIND and his "Ten Rules of Subway Artistry". More on Theo at www.theoeastwind.com . "(To Hell With) THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF" DAGMAR 2's humble contribution to the Fall 2006 political season. New! VIEW FROM THE BUSK: "Real Time Head Count" - Dagmar busks in the subways of NYC. How many people pass by in the course of one four minute song? Let's find out . . . THE AMAZING SHRINKING PLANET |
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Music:Member Since: 8/17/2005Band Website: dagmartheband.com Band Members: Behind "DOOR No. 1": PETER BREVIS (aka JIM BAUER; music, lyrics, vocals, guitar, synths, harmonica) MEGHAN McGEARY (vocals, flute, melodica, percussion, costumes & drama) DAVID ROZENBLATT (drums, percussion, marimba) PABLO RIEPPI (percussion, drums, vibes) MAT FIELDES (bass) VESSKO GELLEV (violin) Behind "DOOR No. 2": Welcome!!! SKWERL on drums JOEL SIMCHES on bass "I, I, I" MUSIC VIDEO, with a tip of our hats and a debt of gratitude to the Danish filmmaker JØRGEN LETH, his inspirational film THE PERFECT HUMAN (Det Perfekte Menneske, 1967), and our very own dancing Perfect Human, CLAYTON DEAN SMITH. Another enormous tip of our hat and debt of gratitude to Brooklyn filmmaker BERT ESENHERZ, who was Director of Photography, Art Designer, Animator, Editor, and Lord Overseer of Xtreme Patience. Released May 21, 2007 Influences: Profile edited with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 Sounds Like: DAGMAR ON THE RADIO WAAF 97.7 FM - Boston WBCN 104.1 FM - Boston WMFO 91.5 FM - Boston WXPN 88.5 FM - Philadelphia View Dagmar and Dagmar 2's EPK Record Label: Pontoon Records Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Visual / Folk) |
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My Blog |
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Dagmar vs. Disney |
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| While busking under permit at the Grand Central Shuttle one night, Dagmar faced off a commercial crew from Disney. Turns out we had the right to stand our ground and they were nice about it. Two song... Posted by DAGMAR on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:43:00 PST |
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Dagmar Diaries: View from the Busk |
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| Dagmar Diaries: View from the Busk: Real Time Head CountDagmar busks in the subways of NYC. How many people pass by us in the Union Square Subway station in the course of one four minute song? Let's f... Posted by DAGMAR on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:31:00 PST |
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Dagmar on the MSG Networks NYC Sound Tracks |
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| Dagmar appeared tonight on the new show that profiles NYC subway musicians as we contend for a chance to open a show at a Madison Square Garden venue.MSG Network, Time Warner Cable channel 27Sundays, ... Posted by DAGMAR on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:51:00 PST |
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Live Show Review in THE NOISE |
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| Thanks, Dr. Tumblety!DAGMAR 2 Live Show Review in THE NOISE, May, 2008DAGMARSquawk Coffeehouse, Cambridge, MA4/3/08A faun told me to seek out a Thursday oddity, and since I always listen tofauns, I cl... Posted by DAGMAR on Thu, 08 May 2008 03:02:00 PST |
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New! The Dagmar Diaries: Episode 3, Cartage |
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| The long-awaited Episode 3 is finally up! Please visit our YouTube page and comment!The Dagmar Diaries: Episode 3, CartageDagmar 2 @ The Living Room, NYCShot October 20, 2006: Dagmar 2 (the duo) runs... Posted by DAGMAR on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:34:00 PST |
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The Dagmar Diaries, Episode 2: THE UNCHAINABLE SQUAWK |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGaBzeRe6YsThe adventures of Dagmar the insect goddess and Dagmar the band continues with Episode 2: THE UNCHAINABLE SQUAWK. Featuring fellow MySpacers Spitzer Space Tel... Posted by DAGMAR on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:20:00 PST |
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The Dagmar Diaries: Episode 1, Phantom Bowling |
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| 1st episode is up!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwhhNe8XAnoFrom Here to Where: The adventures of Dagmar the insect goddess and Dagmar the band, drawn to the flame in their quest for society and the l... Posted by DAGMAR on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:47:00 PST |
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The Noise CD Review / Renaissant Art Salon |
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| Well, we got our first CD Review for "Door No. 1"! It appears in the November 2006 issue of Boston's The Noise:"I can tell these people are serious musicians...this feels like high art, performed in ... Posted by DAGMAR on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:52:00 PST |
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JD's Musical Alchemy podcast |
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| An interview with Jim Bauer and I by host Jim Davies of JD's Musical Alchemy was just posted! Dagmar is currently in the Artist Spotlight. Dagmar on JD's Musical Alchemy- Meg... Posted by DAGMAR on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:56:00 PST |
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A necessary reply to the indifference of youth |
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| I just posted this as a reply to another blog entry, but, on second thought, it really deserves its own title. The following is a beautiful piece of writing by Aziz, a friend of Jim's son, Lewis. It... Posted by DAGMAR on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:29:00 PST |
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Peter Brevis, Meghan McGeary, The Blue Flower, Young Gene Buffalo, Squawk Coffeehouse, bert, THE WEIMARBAND, Joe's Pub, The Cutting Room, Walter Sickert & THe ARmy of BRoken TOys, Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Banjo Jim's, Joel, Skwerl on Drums, Rev Bob, cutts ~ ~, C O P A L, Spottiswoode & His Enemies, What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?, The Flaming Lips, Sooz @ Exploit Boston!, Uncle Shoe, The Insect Fable, Theo Eastwind, The Saw Lady, Bitters, Hostbaby Web Hosting for Musicians, Vesselin, MaD Fusion, RETTOCAMME, Billy Rogan, Su Red [poet/photographer], The Argyle Effect, Boyan, Lo Galluccio, Masters of Bad, Heidi, Udaho, Mrs. Herbivore [CS], Laura the Explorer, Edrie (One of the Broken Toys), I am a wilderness., arna compose your music (movies/pub)..., Cassendre Xavier Music, Marmalade Army, New York Underground Museum, dj callX, Idiot Queen, MJeezy, Air Traffic Controller, Captain Easychord, The Glen Berube Trilemma, Diskreetse Mango Trio, JuliSoul, DAGMAR, WAYWARD MOTHER, albert, Rev Bob & The Darkness, Dearborn Valley, Death of the Cool, Izzy Maxwell, Miss Tess, Cheers Elephant, The Smith Bros., PAUL LAWRENCE
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