May 15, 2010
The Dirty White
members:
Josh McDowell (Guitar, Vox)
Matthew Tarlton (Drums)
Bill Grant (Bass, Vox)
Noisy and adventurous, The Dirty White rocks like few aspiring musicians dare to these days.The Florence-based trio isn’t the type to play it safe. In a rock scene littered with paint-by-numbers pop rock or “hardcore,” The Dirty White takes the road less traveled by bringing back an older, No Wave-inspired underground rock…By focusing on the progression of its sound, the band executes a fast and engrossing rock the likes of which the young South Carolina rock scene has not been exposed to.The self-titled EP displays a band still in its infancy, but bursting with potential. There is absolutely no reason for The Dirty White not to become an influential force in the region if the band continues developing its music as well as it has debuted it. – Myles Griffin, The Spartanburg Herald Journal/Escape
In the Spring of 2008, Josh McDowell and Matthew Tarlton turned improv jam sessions into what is now known as The Dirty White. Needing more structure and identity, The Dirty White convinced long time friend and former band mate, Bill Grant, to trade in his 6 string guitar for a 4 string bass in the September of 2008.
Since the completion of their debut, self titled EP, The Dirty White have wasted no time in bringing their own unique brand of Indie/Noise Rock to the Southeast. Touring from city to city and from appearances on Time Warner Cable’s On Demand “Live at the Jam Room” to being added onto the rotation of Upstate radio station 93.3′s “Upstate Unsigned” and Columbia College Radio Station WUSC play list, The Dirty White continue to successfully grow as a band. Their song, Mighty Prehistoric was named by the Columbia Free-Times as one of the best tracks of 2009.
In January of 2010, The Dirty White released their first full length album, Vs. Evil Circles. Accompanying the release of the album is the video for their first single, Mighty Prehistoric. The Dirty White are currently working with Viper Bite Records out of Rochester, New York.
