Dum Dum Girls Tickets

In-depth Biography
Emerging at a time when C-86-inspired acts like the Vivian Girls and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart were in vogue, it’s little wonder California’s Dum Dum Girls – an all-girl group whose '60s-inflected lo-fi pop brings to mind acts like Black Tambourine and Dolly Mixture -- became something of a sensation on the indie circuit soon after the release of their first single. In 2008, lead singer Kirstin Gundred (aka Dee Dee) began making solo recordings as Dum Dum Girls, deriving the name both from the Vaselines’ album Dum-Dum and from the Iggy Pop song “Dum Dum Boys.” Over the course of the next year, Dee Dee saw the release of a couple singles (a 7"single on Hozac, a four-way split sin...

In-depth Biography
Emerging at a time when C-86-inspired acts like the Vivian Girls and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart were in vogue, it’s little wonder California’s Dum Dum Girls – an all-girl group whose '60s-inflected lo-fi pop brings to mind acts like Black Tambourine and Dolly Mixture -- became something of a sensation on the indie circuit soon after the release of their first single. In 2008, lead singer Kirstin Gundred (aka Dee Dee) began making solo recordings as Dum Dum Girls, deriving the name both from the Vaselines’ album Dum-Dum and from the Iggy Pop song “Dum Dum Boys.” Over the course of the next year, Dee Dee saw the release of a couple singles (a 7"single on Hozac, a four-way split single on Art Fag), a 12" EP (Yours Alone, released via Captured Tracks), and a compilation disc appearance (on Art Fag’s Blissed Out cassette comp). In 2009, Dee Dee teamed up with guitarist Jules, bassist Bambi, and drummer Frankie Rose (formerly of likeminded groups Crystal Stilts and the Vivian Girls), and the newly fleshed-out band was signed to Sub Pop Records that summer. Dum Dum Girls’ first single on that label, Jail La La, was released in early 2010; their debut album, I Will Be, came out soon after. Both releases were produced by Richard Gottehrer, who had formerly produced albums by the Go-Go's and Blondie. ~ Margaret Reges, Rovi