KONKORD – Viennas polite label – proudly presents the Swiss-American formation Dave From Hollywood. Sebastian Bolli (vocals, guitar; Dexter Doom & The Loveboat Orchestra), Jonathan Gubler (guitar; Strozzini), Marco Nenniger (double bass; Nicole Bernegger, Scratches…) and David Kerman (drums; the only man ever in Les Reines Prochaines) are wading up to their ears in the dirty mud of the delta, deeply inhaling the haze of the blues to share their visions with us on their debut-release Wax A Hot One [Konkord 096].

No doubt Mr. Spencer of the Blues Explosion would like the sound of this recording, too. It’s raw straightness is owed to the live recording veteran and appraised austrian analog producer Thomas Pronai. It took Dave From Hollywood just one day to record their debut – fast paced and still hyped after finishing their first austrian tour. The suction of the blues, the power of rock and the spirit of punk – it’s all here.

What’s the story?

When Mr. Kerman met Marco Maria, they both worked in that Gelateria.
Kerman said: «I wanna be in a band again»
Marco coldly replied: «I’m in so many, I need a nanny anyway»
Nahtanoj, who loved icecream, stood beside waiting for a chance to order that famous Stracciatella in a cornetto:
«Hey guys, I know that weirdo from Kindergarden, who was shy as a glass of milk, but now he seems to have turned into a fucking narcissist.
I think he would make a good frontman. I play the guitar, by the way.»
That’s how «Dave From Hollywood» was born.
And they sound like they were founded when a scoop of icecream was ordered by an impatient guitarist from an experienced rhythm section slaving away as Gelaterists.
Fucking cool and slightly nervous.


What the media reports:
“A «räudiges» album”, states Radio Orange Wien.

“Loud, brash, sovereign, groovy, vintage…and a frontman, who learned to celebrate the Mass from the likes of Vince Taylor, Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Jon Spencer” writes Doctor Fisch of Rockförderverein Basel.

«That was some sleazy Rock’n’Roll tune by the incredibly well named „Dave From Hollywood“…I especially like the rhyming of Heather, leather and feather.» The Mr Tum Radio Show on Hailsham FM, UK

«…this immediacy is refreshing…bone-jarring riffs hit you like a desert-heated fist…these guys have fun and a good sense of humour .“ says Ron Orp’s Mail of Basel