At the O'Hara #1

White Fence
Tame Impala
QOTSA
Dylan 'Highway 61'
Real Estate
Beatles 'Rain'
Sufjan Stevens
Black Angels

Writing for album #2 has officially begun.

SHOW REVIEW - May 27, 2011 @ The Garrison

If you follow the music scene then you should know about Mechanical Forest Sound. Easily one the best in the business at reviewing and documenting all things music (plus short films and doc festivals) that happen in Toronto. It was our honour to have him attend our album release show last year. Here is his review of said show. Thanks Joe we hope to see you out again soon. REVIEW!

Some street in Hamilton, Ontario

Thanks to Y108, Hamilton, and all the beautiful people who came out to support us at the Y108 Last Band Standing finals last night. Unfortunately we did not leave with a win. Still we had an amazing time and played what we thought was one of our best DPRS sets ever. Here is us jamming 'Houston' on some street in Hamilton an hour before our set.

SHOW - May 12, Hamilton, ON (Y108 Last Band Standing FINALS)

WE MADE IT TO THE FINALS!

Join us this Saturday, May 12 in Hamilton to cheer us on to victory. But if you are unable to make it please still drop us a line at thedprs@gmail.com to find out how you can still help us buy purchasing a ticket.

HERE ARE THE DETAILS

The DPRS at Last Band Standing. 4/14/12 @ Velvet Underground

© 2012 TahaPHOTO

For Levon Helm

As major Bob Dylan fans it is safe to say that The Band holds a special place in our musical hearts. This is for Levon Helm.

HERE is the next event!!

SHOW REVIEW - Horseshoe (02/23/12)

Great way to start the year off. Some very kind words and photos from our good friends Buying Shots for Bands , and new friends Ride The Tempo. Don't forget to take a look at some tasty photos.

FEB 23 @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

FIRST SHOW OF 2012!

Our first show of 2012 is at The Horseshoe Tavern opening for the Poor Young Things to celebrate their EP release. Here are the ***DETAILS***

DPRS 2012

Video - Live @ El Mocambo, Dec 9, Toronto. Christmas Medley (God Rest You Merry, Gentleman / Must Be Santa / Trains Are Never Easy On The Run

ANOTHER GIFT FROM THE DPRS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. SEE YOU IN 2012.

"Your Love Is A Shadow"

This is the first track off our debut album. The song was inspired by a podcast I had heard about the human experimentation program MKULTRA. This same podcast also discussed actor Cary Grant and his use of LSD in the early 1960's and how it was his wife Betsy Drake who 'turned him on' to it. The song is about what one will do for love no matter how far her drug 'pushes you to the depths of your mind'.

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Also look for this song to be included in the upcoming 2011 Canadian Indie Film 'Unlucky'!

Unlucky (2011)

'we in the movies'

Well not really but we have been fortunate enough to have one of our songs ('Your Love Is A Shadow') chosen to be a part of this film....Unlucky. We are not sure yet what scene our song will make it into, but if it's anything like this we are down!

Thanks again to Joel Silver and the production staff for making this happen. We hope the film hits many theatres in each and everyone of your neighbourhoods.

SHOW - December 9th @ El Mocambo

Hi friends, been a long time. The DPRS are playing what looks like their last Toronto show of 2011. It's for a great cause. We are headlining, check out the details HERE.

The DPRS are...

M.Jacques, B.Quinn, J.Fitzpatrick, G.Jonez
August 2011

Lots of creativty happening right now. Two new songs are under way. A pure pop classic by G.Jonez. Sounding solid, but still so many directions we can go. Not sure of a title...'like james dean'? BQ and I threw one done while the other guys were on break. Mike says it reminds him of Lou Reed, nice one Mike. I'll give more song content later but for now it's called 'through irony and fear'.

We met up last night for press photos and to complete a video treatment, both were a success. Can't wait to tell you more!

Buying Shots for Bands - Album Release Show Review and Photos

Thanks Catherine at Buying Shots for Bands for coming out to our releae show. We hope to see you again, with even more shots. Congrats on your one year anny!

!!SHOTS!!

SHOW Review - Out of the Box Fest, by Mechanical Forest Sound

Awesome time playing the first ever Out Of the Box fest. Esecially loved playing infront of a large screen displaying god knows, in 3D.

Thanks to Randal Harris for putting this all together and for including us.

Here is a brief description of our set and a photo from our friend Mechanical Forest Sound:

"I was more settled in as Davey Parker Radio Sound took the stage. Playing their first show with a new drummer (welcome to Mike Jacques), the band pumped out a series of snarling nuggets".


















And congrats to our new drummer Hawaii Mike for his excellent live debut with the band. It sounded nothing like a debut.

Hope to see you in a town near you.

jason

i've been waiting

After entering The DPRS into mispace in 06 I quickly discovered The Hoa Hoa's & they quickly became one of my favorite bands. Since 08 it has secretly been my goal to share a stage with these beautiful psychedelic giants but it never happened, until this Friday night. I know it's a fest gig, but its still a major honour to go on right before them. Pop, Drone, Pedals & sonic bloom friends. July 2011 has been amazing.

Out Of The Box Festival + NEW DRUMMER!

Hey ohhhh!
Many thanks for the great night at our debut Horseshoe gig. West coast and east coast fans threw so much love at us. We are still riding high friends. We are already in talks with promoter about the possibility of opening a show this summer with the Agency Group. More info later.

Now on to our next gig this friday....the Out Of the Box Fest. We are most proud to be a part of this one. It is a music and arts festival. Are you ready, here check this out:

July 29th @ The Toronto Underground Cinema. Doors at 9 pm.
3 DIMENSIONS OF ROCK AND ROLL PART 1 - a Co-Presentation with Green Shades Productions

How many people have been to a 3D Rock Concert?? Well you will here. Featuring 3D art and imagery projected on the giant cinema screen behind the bands. And yes, you will get glasses.

The Hoa Hoas http://opticalsounds.com/h​oahoas
Rival Boys http://www.rivalboys.com/
Planet Creature http://opticalsounds.com/p​lanetcreature
Davey Parker Radio Sound http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands​/The-Davey
The Cheap Speakers http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands​/The-Cheap-Speakers

Yes this is for fucking real!

Not only are we most psyched to finally play a show with the THE HOA HOAS!!!! but this will also be our first show with our NEW DRUMMER MIKE JACQUES!!! Damn right. We will spill more beans about him later but for now just know that he is straight up solid dude, positive vibes and a fucking serious ass dedicated drummer. We cant wait to see where the DPRS goes from here.


oh yeah this is where we are playing..a movie theatre...wha!!!