Biography
Fronted by Dean "Deano" Schlabowske, The Sundance Kid to Jon Langford's Butch Cassidy in the Waco Brothers, the genesis of Dollar Store
can be found in those misty, distant days of an early-to-mid 90's beset
by the likes of Urkel and Stone Temple Pilots. Deano was fronting the
Steve Albini-produced Wreck, who were sharing the stage with the Jesus
Lizard, Tar, Naked Raygun and other like-minded aggros in the vaunted
Chicago noise guitar scene, and working at the legendary Wax Trax label
by day. A long time affection for art-punk rabble rousers The Mekons led Deano to approach Jon Langford
to produce the final Wreck record (Wreckord?). The two hit it off and
giddily formed a band whose intentions consisted of playing Hank and
Buck tunes through Marshalls for free beer; thus the Waco Brothers
were born. In the past decade, Deano's songwriting has yielded many a
Waco's classic, and provided a pointed and piercing, down and out guy
counterpoint to Langford's agitprop bluster.Live, Dollar Store can whip up the same sort of intensity as the Wacos and Wreck. Deano's guitar and lead vocals are energetically joined by Alan Doughty (Jesus Jones, Waco Brothers) on bass, Joe Camarillo (Waco Brothers) on drums, and Tex Schmidt
(German rockabilly stars The Roughnecks) on guitar. This is a tight,
economical rock band that, in a landscape littered with American Idols,
NEEDS to be heard more often.(From Bloodshot Records, 5/27/09)
can be found in those misty, distant days of an early-to-mid 90's beset
by the likes of Urkel and Stone Temple Pilots. Deano was fronting the
Steve Albini-produced Wreck, who were sharing the stage with the Jesus
Lizard, Tar, Naked Raygun and other like-minded aggros in the vaunted
Chicago noise guitar scene, and working at the legendary Wax Trax label
by day. A long time affection for art-punk rabble rousers The Mekons led Deano to approach Jon Langford
to produce the final Wreck record (Wreckord?). The two hit it off and
giddily formed a band whose intentions consisted of playing Hank and
Buck tunes through Marshalls for free beer; thus the Waco Brothers
were born. In the past decade, Deano's songwriting has yielded many a
Waco's classic, and provided a pointed and piercing, down and out guy
counterpoint to Langford's agitprop bluster.Live, Dollar Store can whip up the same sort of intensity as the Wacos and Wreck. Deano's guitar and lead vocals are energetically joined by Alan Doughty (Jesus Jones, Waco Brothers) on bass, Joe Camarillo (Waco Brothers) on drums, and Tex Schmidt
(German rockabilly stars The Roughnecks) on guitar. This is a tight,
economical rock band that, in a landscape littered with American Idols,
NEEDS to be heard more often.(From Bloodshot Records, 5/27/09)
