When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth

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HOMETOWN:: Austin TX
MYSPACE:: myspace.com/lildinos

Local sevenpiece When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth is beyond definition. Crash bam boom. Pop metal noise. Start stop holler. Whatever. The Tuxedo Killers-Awesome Cool Dudes combo is loud, jittery, and – get this – completely in control. Where most noise bands spit and sputter above a staccato guitar spurt, Dinos play with time changes, melody, and power. Don't let opening number "Glee Club" fool you, either. These aren't well-behaved boys. That becomes apparent as soon as George Dishner's percussive vox drives into "1-2-3 Pissmop." Where his volume ends, Jesse Hodges' creepy melody begins. The two vocalists combine with dual guitar attack, bass, and double drummers Daniel Francis Doyle and Brandon Crowe. "Let's All Get Fades" presents that metal-pop cocktail with a PBR chaser, but "Saturday Morning Caveman" investigates structure a bit more: "That's just how we roll." Sure, some silliness is involved ("The Triumphant Spirit of the Olympics," the sticky sweet "Los Laundry Boys") and even some psych-metal wankery (closer "Bananafana"), but Dinos' Snacks is a bit of mad-scientist brilliance put through monster amps. And at only 261Ú2 minutes long, odds are the album is longer than any live Dinos show you might be lucky enough to attend.

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, ELV!S, Coma in Algiers, Dikes of Holland

Thu. 11/06 | 9:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)

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Japanther, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Best Fwends, Killer Dreamer

Thu. 10/30 | 7:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)

Japanther is two dudes from Brooklyn who like their noise-punk-rock fast and can easily supply the blueprints for your next party. Energy-infused punk rock originates from the duo's shared voc…more»

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Cave, Megazilla, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Magic Jewels

Fri. 10/17 | 9:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)

Click “I Like It!” to win free tickets! Cave is from Chicago and kick out jamz that put your brain thru a psychedelic stoner meltdown. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Megazilla, an…more»

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Akimbo, when dinosaurs ruled the earth, the high cost of living (inside)

Sat. 10/11 | 7:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)

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The Oh Sees, Strange Boys, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Sic Alps, Ty Segall

Sun. 09/21 | 7:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)

If you need an excuse for endulging in a glass of cold brew on a Sunday, here's a good one. The Strange Boys mix retro pop with rough garage psychedelia, When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth cre…more»

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These are Powers, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Daniel Francis Doyle, Palit (ins...

Wed. 09/17 | 8:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)

These Are Powers play arty hard-edged punk, the seven-piece collective When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth kick out house-party punk rock like it's 1990, and Daniel Francis Doyle is one of the …more»

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The love child of the local post-punk outfit Tuxedo Killers and the experi-pop racket of Awesome Cool Dudes, more at www.austin360.com

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Dikes of Holland, Follow That Bird, This Horn of a...

Wed. 08/20 | 7:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)

When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth are making a name for themselves in Austin, creating sounds that are comparable to the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Pavement, and other bands who ruled the 90's alte…more»

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Sleep State, Dukes of Holland, Geraldo!

Tue. 07/08 | 7:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)

When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth are making a name for themselves in Austin, creating sounds that are comparable to the Pixies, Sonic Youth, Pavement, and other bands who ruled the 90's alte…more»

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Times New Viking, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Los Llamarada, UME (Outside)

Fri. 06/20 | 7:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)

The Ohio trio of Times New Viking blow out speakers left and right with fuzzy, lo-fi indie rock that is equal parts noise and pop. Los Llamarada are a spacey psychedelic punk trio from Nuevo L…more»

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This Ohio trio moved to biggish indie Matador Records with their latest album, ‘Rip it Off,’ and somehow got noisier and more primitive. With Austinites When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Ume and amazing Mexican band Los Llamarada. more at austin360.com

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Car Stereo Wars w/ Pataphysics & When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Sat. 05/03 | 7:00PM @ Beauty Bar (Downtown)

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Red X Red M, Follow That Bird, Dikes of Holland

Wed. 04/16 | 12:00AM @ Beerland (Downtown)

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Panache day party: An Albatross, The Apes, Finally Punk, Best Fwends, When Dinosau...

Sun. 03/16 | 2:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)

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Fuck by Fuck You #10

Sat. 03/15 | 12:30PM @ Typewriter Museum (Downtown)

War Hammer 48K (8:25pm), Lozen (8pm), When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (7:35pm), Tia Carrera (7:10pm), Gorch Fock (6:45pm), This is My Condition (6:20pm), Boxcar Satan (5:55pm), ShellShag (5:40p…more»

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Wed. 03/12 | 9:00PM @ Red Eyed Fly (Red River)

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Naked Raygun / Dub Trio / Camp X-Ray / The Playing Favorites / When Dinosaurs Rule...

Wed. 03/12 | 8:00PM @ Red Eyed Fly (Red River)

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DAN DEACON / Ultimate Reality / When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth

Fri. 01/11 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)

INSIDE from Pitchfork Media: "Wham Citizens Dan Deacon and Jimmy Joe Roche have turned Ultimate Reality, their collaborative DVD/"dominant pansexual ubermyth" into a dominant …more»

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Dan Deacon – “Wham City” (Lempel Remix)

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AUSTRALIAN CATTLE GODS: Gorch Fock / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Tia Carrera ...

Wed. 01/09 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)

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OLD TIME RELIJUN / Meneguar / when dinosaurs ruled the earth (in)

Fri. 11/09 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)

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Tue. 09/25 | 8:00PM @ The Mohawk (Downtown)

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“I’m not very well-versed in hipsters,” Dan Deacon jests. “I think people just like having fun. For the people that don’t like having fun, I think they realize it’s a lot easier to get laid if you dance.”read more at AustinChronicle.com

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