The love affair between Los Angeles pop-punk royalty The Dollyrots‘ Kelly Ogden (bass/vocals) and Luis Cabezas (guitar) began in their eighth-grade middle school days.  Any relationship that lasts that long should be applauded, but their ability to manage to stay strong while also being in a band together is quite rare.

Around 2007, When I first heard The Dollyrots, they were playing a gig at the now defunct Los Angeles venue Safari Sam’s as part of the now defunct Kiss Or Kill showcases.  Their show was packed with energy from start to finish, which had the audience moving in a love fest of head bobbing, mouths singing, and even a bit of moshing.  I remember seeing a fan accidentally get her lip split from another fan’s flailing arm, but the injured kept smiling through it all as she was wrapped up in the performance.  Soon after that show I heard the band’s cover of the 1972 Melanie Safka hit “Brand New Key.”  The combo of the show experience and this video for “Brand New Key” made me a fan.

The Dollyrots – Brand New Key

Since those early days, the band has gone through numerous members, joined and left Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records, and had numerous commercial, television, and feature film placements.  In 2014, Kelly and Luis brought a new baby into the world, and during the same year released their fifth studio album Barefoot and Pregnant.

The Dollyrots – Get Weird (from the album Barefoot and Pregnant)

Be part of the love affair that is The Dollyrots… catch them live this summer at one of their many upcoming tour dates.

What do you think the secret to a successful relationship within a band is?

Many years ago, when we first came upon Overnight Lows at Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles, there was no doubt that this band had “it.” As we grew to know them better, we found that not only did they have “it,” they had it all. With an arsenal of unheard super-hit songs, they were one of the best unknown secrets in L.A. Unfortunately, talent and great songs aren’t the only ingredients to success, and eventually the band parted ways to pursue other projects. Guitarist Joz Ramirez went on to form the bands The Deadlies and Los Angelics, and lead-singer Jules Larson decided to strike out on her own as a solo artist. We look forward to bringing you these new ventures with the same excitement that filled us when we first came upon the band, which we affectionately call the OLOWS.

This is the video that started it all.  Back in August of 2008, ResidentBand was launched with this first video featuring the song “This Is How The world Ends” by Los Angeles based Killola.  This video also was used as a promo for Killola’s live show on September 4, 2008 at The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA.