Dragons Power Up!

Dragons Power Up! is a rock group from St. Paul, Minnesota, formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalists Mike Coyne, Dan Ries, Mike Ries, and Chris Tures. In 2011, Coyne left DPU! and the music world under amicable circumstances, at which point longtime producer/friend Spencer Wirth-Davis (Big Cats!) offered his services as full-time bassist/collaborator/member. Each member drawing from his own corner of musical influences, their sound marries loose, noisy guitars with tightly-wound rhythm section and vocals atypical of today's indie rock landscape. DPU! twist indie rock conventions by subtly blending the sonic freakouts of shoegaze and noise rock, unorthodox song structures and signatures of post rock, the rhythmic, atonal punch of post-punk, the love of hooks and melodies of the 60s, psychedelica, blues and whatever else they may bring into the mix. The result is both familiar and distinctly new - album rock for an age of MP3s.

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They self-released their debut album This Way to Gunshire in 2006, later catching the attention of local indie label Guilt Ridden Pop (Gospel Gossip, Volante, Malachi Constant, Claps, Kill to Kill, etc) in 2008. Their sophomore full-length, Brace for the Bloom was released on GRP in March of 2010. They have shared the stage with countless Twin Cities bands as well as Titus Andronicus, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Royal Bangs, Broken Records, Sleepy Sun, Locksley, Lydia, Free Energy, Atomic Tom and Semi-Precious Weapons. DPU! has a deep-abiding love for their hometown and the underground community within it, regularly playing shows at Twin Town venues. Tures is the co-founder of the Twin Cities based Electric Orange Music Collective, along with Brian O'Neil of Wizards Are Real.

Past Shows


Sep
16
th
2011
7th St Entry
Sep
16
th
2011
7th St Entry

The Word Party

with Dragons Power Up! and THE MAMMOTH CATCHES FIRE
Feb
17
th
2011
Turf Club
Feb
17
th
2011
Turf Club

ATOMIC TOM

with Night Moves and Dragons Power Up!
Aug
28
th
2010
7th St Entry
Aug
28
th
2010
7th St Entry

Dragons Power Up!

with Pharmacy Spirits, CITIZENS OF THE EMPIRE and CITIES OF THE PLAIN
Jun
26
th
2010
7th St Entry
Jun
26
th
2010
7th St Entry

Sleepy Sun

with Dragons Power Up!
May
1
st
2010
7th St Entry
May
1
st
2010
7th St Entry

Colder in Moscow

with Dragons Power Up! and Adam Israel & the Disgruntled Gentlemen
Apr
5
th
2010
7th St Entry
Apr
5
th
2010
7th St Entry

Titus Andronicus

with WE BECAME ACTORS and Dragons Power Up!
Mar
28
th
2010
7th St Entry
Mar
28
th
2010
7th St Entry

Locksley

with Dragons Power Up!

More Shows

Feb
23
rd
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Kxllswxtch and SXMPRA

May
13
th
First Avenue
Apr
12
th
Fine Line

The Linda Lindas

with Pinkshift
Mar
24
th
Turf Club

Hovvdy

with Video Age