Dirt Poor Robins

DIRT POOR ROBINS ARE A CINEMATIC ROCK BAND AND HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO FROM LOUISVILLE, KY. NEIL AND KATE DEGRAIDE FIRST MET WHEN CAST FROM OPPOSITE COASTS AS OPPOSITE LEADS IN A MUSICAL. 
 IN 2004, DIRT POOR ROBINS BEGAN AS A DEMO RECORDED WITH A SINGLE MICROPHONE ON A CHEAP COMPUTER. WHAT ENSUED HAS BEEN A SERIES OF OVERTURES EXPLORING THEMES OF MARGINALIA–CAGES, CARNIVALS, AND TECHNO-MYTHOLOGY AT THE EDGE AND THE END OF THE WORLD. 
 SONIC COMPARISONS ARE IN THE RANGE OF QUEEN, ELO, AND HEART. DIRT POOR ROBINS’ INSPIRATION COMES MOST FROM OTHER BANDS IMPLYING MORE THAN THE SUM OF THEIR PARTS AND ASKING MORE THAN ANSWERING QUESTIONS. 
 DPR’S MUSIC LIKEWISE RAISES QUESTIONS AS LARGE AS THE SYMPHONIC UNIVERSES AND SYMBOL-SCAPES IN WHICH THEY’RE POSED.