Shepherd Express reviews "Re:Volting"
August 23, 2010
By Jamie Lee Rake
The Germantown punk rock kids of Dairyland Youth have grown up in the 22 years since they first sang of young romance and other youthful adventures. Thankfully for longtime fans, they haven't grown up all that much—and they continue the fun times on their reunion album, Re:Volting. Their hooks may be a little subtler and their musical palette may have expanded to include touches of organ and sax, but any band willing to intermingle their musings on love with the benefits of monkey-repellent pants have their funny-punk bona fides in order. With band members now spread throughout the country (Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis), it's anyone's guess as to how often they'll play out.
"105.9º" — Dairyland Youth's newest video — is here!
August 20, 2010
Released to coincide with the two year anniversary of the band's reformation, "105.9º" captures the high energy and raw power of DY through the lens of Xcellent Vision Productions. Strap yourself in, turn the volume up to 11 and watch your temperature rise! (If your temperature should reach 104º or above, Dairyland Youth recommends you receive immediate medical attention.)
DY to unveil new video before Summerfest show.
June 18, 2010
Before Dairyland Youth melts faces at Summerfest ("The Worlds Largest Music Festival") on Saturday, June 26th at 1:00, they will be premiering the video for "105.9º" on Facebook! The video is directed by two gentlemen from Xcellent Vision Productions who are spending their summer working for Cartoon Network and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences while restoring Steven Spielberg's "Sugarland Express" in their spare time.
DY finally plays Summerfest!
May 13, 2010
Dairyland Youth checks off the last item on the 'ol TO DO LIST, 22 years later. They will be performing at Milwaukee's Summerfest, the world's largest music festival, on the Cascio Music Stage at 1:30 pm, on Saturday June 26th. Show your support and come out to the party and harass us. Yahoo!
DY featured at IPO Festival, Saturday May 8th.
April 30, 2010
Dairyland Youth is headlining The International Pop Overthrow Music Festival on May 8th and we want you to be there!
After the wildly successful "Youth in Asia" tour, which saw DY play to swarms of fans in South Korea and Japan, the boys are now back in the states to bring their "incendiary live show" (Daegu Pockets Magazine) to their hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
If great, road-tested pop punk is what you're craving, be to Linneman's before Dairyland Youth takes the stage at 11:30, to get yourself a front row seat to the revolution!
DY featured at IPO Festival in May!
Feb 8, 2010
Dairyland Youth is scheduled to headline at the International Pop Overthrow Festival on their home turf Saturday May 8th. The show will be at Linneman's Bar on East Locust St, Milwaukee WI. More details to come...
Thank You Korea & Japan!
Dec 1, 2009
Dairyland Youth would like to thank everyone who made the "Youth In Asia Tour 2009" a success. An unforgettable tour of 2 countries, 7 cities, 8 shows in just 9 days. We had an amazing adventure through South Korea and Japan, which could not have been possible without the help of Julie, Hiromichi, Yosuke and many others. Of course it would not be the same without the fans and many new friends, thank you all and we miss you!
DY Announces Tour Dates
October 3, 2009
Oct 24th Triple Rock, Mpls MN
Nov 6th Club FF, Seoul So Korea
Nov 7th Club That, Daegu So Korea
Nov 8th Club Vinyl, Busan So Korea
Nov 10th Fuzz, Osaka Japan
Nov 11th Chelsea Hotel, Tokyo Japan
Nov 12th Shimokitazawa, Tokyo Jaoan
Nov 13th Six-Dog, Nagoya Japan
Nov 14th Bass1, Mie Pref Japan
DY & Swingset Committee Tour Asia!
September 17, 2009
Local independent music label Catlick Records will be spreading American punk music around the world: two of the label's bands, Dairyland Youth and Swingset Committee, will be playing dates throughout Korea and Japan Nov 5-15 on a promotional tour dubbed "Youth In Asia." More information coming soon!
DY new music video!
July 7, 2009
DY enters center ice on Nike Bauer's website!
May 18, 2009
DY gets some ice time on Nike Bauer's freshly updated website as the backing track to Phil Kessel's interview, or as we would say Phil on lead vocals. The clip features an unreleased song from the band's 2008 recording session that will most likely end up on the next release sometime early next year. Get in the game and check it out www.bauer.com/feature/livethegame.
DY is a featured artist on "Sun on the Sand" music review website!
Feb 9, 2009
Dairyland Youth is this week's featured artist on Sun on the Sand. Sun on the Sand features music writers from the U.S., Canada and the UK reviewing new artists and performances from today's most influential artists. Check it out!
Milwaukee radio giving DY heavy rotation
Jan 19, 2009
College-rock oddities Dairyland Youth have finally finished their reunion record. Save for the cleaner recording quality, the band's new disc "Re:Volting" sounds little changed, but super kick-ass. Request DY on FM 102.1 WLUM, 91.7 WMSE and 88.9 Radio Milwaukee.
Rift Magazine
Jan 14, 2009
By Brandon Henry
Local band via Wisconsin Dairyland Youth formed in the late '80s gaining some success in the mid '90s, touring the Midwest, West Coast and helped to launch local Twin Cities label Catlick Records (Landing Gear, Careers in Modeling). After an extended hiatus Dairyland reformed to come back with a stellar rock album, Re:Volting. Bred out of all the elements that make rock music rock, Re:Volting's drums thunder over dense, distorted guitars and clever, angsty pop lyrics that hook you in as soon as the fuzz pedal is stomped.
At the first listen Re:Volting feels like an outdated album trying resurrect itself from the graveyard of mid to late '90s rock, like it's trying to be something its not. But the more you listen to it, the more the intricacies of the well crafted guitar riffs grow on you like little vines and you realize its just being itself. A rock album. One listen quickly turns into ten. From the opening track to the finish, the record never takes its foot off the gas. It may ease off a bit, but no song gets away without being saturated with distorted energy. "C'mon, Yeah, Yeah" is pure, unabashed pop rock complete with a jangling tambourine carrying through to the chorus that tells you they'll "show you how." How to rock? It's hard not to sing along to the c'mon yeah, yeahs that call and respond to a screeching guitar.
"105.9 degrees" is a stand out track that builds from a steady, calm, rolling guitar and swells into a tearing solo that should necessitate a great guitar solo face. You know the one. "When it Rains" downshifts to a mid-tempo rock song that's catchy, but there is NO need for the wailing saxophone that comes in and out of the song. No other instrument should be used with more caution in rock music than the saxophone and it does not belong here. However, "Hot Rock 2008" cleans the slate with a blatant rip off of '70s greats Boston, with a prevailing rock organ that builds into a tidal wave of aural euphoria. This is a perfect homage to classic rock and could easily be placed in an updated version of Dazed and Confused.
Later, free-for-all rockers like "Monkey Repellant Pants" and "Wired" crank up the juice as fun, energetic tunes that seem to be written for the listeners with ADD. "Sunday Morning Hangs" and "Backward Skate Only" finish off Re:Volting with a hint of nostalgia, allowing you to contemplate and take in the great record you just finished digesting.
With time and experience comes wisdom. Dairyland Youth have used their time wisely to put together a solid album that is rife with guitar hooks and classic alt-rock sensibilities that doesn't take itself too serious, but enough to leave you wanting more.
The Shepherd Express
Aug 20, 2008
"Just in time for their 20th Anniversary, and a mere seven years after they began recording it, the Germantown college-rock oddities Dairyland Youth have finally finished their reunion record. Save for the cleaner recording quality, the band's new "Re:Volting" sounds little changed from the band's early cassette releases. These upbeat songs still ring with Sonic Youth's detached potency, Husker Du's punky hooks and The Lemonheads' chiming, mumbled melodies. It's music straight out of a time capsule, but music that's aged well."
August 22nd Shank Hall Reunion Show
Aug 23, 2008
By Thorpedo
Call it cashing in on a dream too long deferred. When Brad Michel, Joel Gove and brothers Dave and Dan West-otherwise known as Dairyland Youth-took to the Shank Hall stage last night for their first show together in more than 15 years, it was maybe a pleasant surprise to almost anyone but themselves. In front of an adoring crowd and from the opening guitar licks, the Catlick stalwarts simply brought the ruckus.
With a zeal to do it live, Dairyland Youth-far removed from whatever "scene" Germantown, Wisconsin had to offer back in 1988-was clearly looking for time in a bottle and redemption for a regret that seems to have festered if only evidenced by the angst and punch the songs came out with. A sliver of snotty Johnny Rotten but more humbled and gracious to weigh toward a Joey Ramone camp, vocalist Michel tore through high octane originals such as "C'mon C'mon Yeah Yeah", "Cat Puke," and what would be the seminal moment for this listener, "Nazis at a Brat Fry."
Without question, the solidity and driving force of this controlled train wreck came by way of more than cleverly sardonic lyrics and charged antics. Put simply, these guys could play and I'm glad they did.
The band's tour de force emanated from a solid rhythm section provided by bassist Dan West and drummer Dave West and carefully sloppy riffs and hooks (cat) puked out by guitarist Joel Gove. Gove and the West boys were pure polish. They didn't lean on any tricky pedals or distortion that other's of their original time and today rely on for lack of real talent to play their instruments.
If you missed this show or the next at Bub's then you really did miss what makes their snazzy title of "Re: Volting" so aptly chosen for their new album. It was charged. Gimmick free. Gut shot rock-n'-roll. I'm sure Michel and the boys are glad to have just done it. But I was glad to be a part of it.
See you at the fortieth reunion show, DY!
