The Kissing Party

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Name = The Kissing Party


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Origin = Denver, Colorado, United States
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Genre = Indie rock Indie pop
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Years_active = 2006–Present
Label = unsigned
Associated_acts = Dressy Bessy
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Current_members = Deirdre Sage Gregory Dolan Shane Reid Joe Hansen Darren Dunn Yana Kucher
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The Kissing Party is an indie rock band from Denver. Theband is composed of Deirdre Sage (vocals), Gregory Dolan (vocals, guitar),
Shane Reid (drums), Joe Hansen (lead guitar), Darren Dunn of Dressy Bessy (bass), and Yana Kucher (keyboard).

The Kissing Party released their debut album, Hold Your Hour and Have Another, in 2006. Their follow up album
Rediscover Lovers, in
2007 has garnered attention and acclaim from critics at The Denver Post, The Onion,
Westword, and Filter Magazine while circling the underground Denver music scene. [ [http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_7816127 Kissing Party tries to woo a following - The Denver Post ] ] In their 2007 music review, The Denver Post named Rediscover Lovers the 3rd best album to come out of Denver that year. [ [http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_7856925 And the best local CDs are ... - The Denver Post ] ] After Hold Your Hour and Have Another, the band played two dates with Charlemagne in Utah and Kansas.

The band is currently working on their upcoming album The Hate Album expected to be released in the summer of 2008.

Members

*Deirdre Sage - Lead Vocals
*Gregory Dolan - Vocals, Guitar
*Joe Hansen - Lead Guitar
*Shane Reid - Drums
*Yana Kucher - Keyboard
*Darren Dunn - Retired Bass - sucker!

Discography

Albums

*"Hold Your Hour And Have Another" (CD; 2006)
*"Rediscover Lovers" (CD; 2007)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/thekissingparty The Kissing Party] at [http://www.myspace.com MySpace]
* [http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_7816127 The Denver Post] - Kissing Party tries to woo a following
* [http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_7856925 The Denver Post] ranks Kissing Party #3
* [http://www.westword.com/2007-04-05/music/kissing-party/ Westword] on The Kissing Party

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