Billy Joe and The Dusty 45s

The Dusty 45s are playing a very important benefit show at The Triple Door on Nov 21st. The benefit “Gimme Shelter” is in support of the (DESC) The Downtown Emergency Service Center. Reaf the press release here. The DESC and The Dusty 45s teamed up to create “Gimme Shelter”, a concert designed to support DESC’s efforts to end homelessness in our community. Also playing with along with The Dusty 45s are the Tiny Vipers and Kristen Ward.

DESC is Seattle’s largest homeless service provider, and focuses on the needs of vulnerable men and women living with persistent and severe mental illness. DESC’s integrated program of shelter, mental health care, addiction treatment and employment services effectively connects people to appropriate affordable housing and services. For almost 30 years, DESC has operated the largest emergency shelter in Seattle and today is also the largest provider of Housing First apartments for homeless people in the region. In the last three years, DESC has connected over 1,500 people to housing, more than any other agency in the state.

Billy Joe of The Dusty 45s knows first hand the impact DESC can make in a person’s life:

“When it comes to DESC, I can speak from personal experience about the comfort they provide to families like mine,” says Billy Joe Huels of the Dusty 45s, who will also be releasing their new EP, Fortunate Man, at the event. “DESC provided my mentally ill brother real options when he had none. Matthew lives with schizophrenia and was homeless for 8 years. When he wasn’t living on the street, his most common residences were King County Jail and Western State Hospital. He failed again and again in other shelters and housing situations. DESC is the first agency to successfully monitor his medication. He recently marked one year in an apartment of his own, operated by DESC. Through their service, my brother now has a humane and stable existence.”

Billy Joe’s family with brother Mathew.

There will be two shows. The first at 7pm all ages and the second at 10pm 21+. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds will directly benefit the programs of The Downtown Emergency Service Center and will be generously matched by Safeco Insurance. We would love to see you come out and support a great local organization that is making a difference in our community one life at a time!

The Dusty 45s

Tiny Vipers

Kristen Ward

Over the weekend at the Showbox The Dusty 45s helped Vince Mira celebrate his CD release along with The Roy Kay Trio and Stone Gossard.  The show was outstanding! 

The Dusty 45s set was amazing.  The boys continue to sound tighter and tighter everytime they perform!  They played several new songs from the just released EP Fortunate Man.  The Dustys were rocking and the crowd was fired up…then Billy Joe topped off the set with his signature flaming trumpet!  Not to mention it was Billy Joe’s birthday! 

 Vince Mira showed his exceptional talent performing his new material as well as the classic Johnny Cash numbers.  If you havnt seen this young man perform you need to…he will blow your socks off!  Keep your eye on this rising star.

After a successful road trip and amazing East Coast Tour, The Dusty 45s are back in Seattle. One of the highlights of the tour was at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston. The band shared the night with fellow northwest roots rockers, Stone Gossard and Vince Mira. Read the great review here! Don’t miss the same great show on Saturday, 11/1 at Downtown Seattle’s Showbox Theatre. Doors for the All-Ages show are 8pm!

A special thanks to Wilbur Theatre, The Church of Boston, The Chicken Box, The Cisco Brewery and all the great fans that came out to support us! Our new EP will be available at the Showbox 11/1. Here is a sample from the EP…a taste of whats to come on the new full length album.

Fortunate MP3

This is for all you Dusty 45s fans out there that have been patiently awaiting some new material!  The Dusty 45s will be releasing a 3 song EP of their upcoming CD Fortunate Man this Wed night in Boston, MA at the Wilbur Theatre.  The EP will feature 3 songs from their upcoming Full-Lenth CD. It will be available in Seattle on November 1st at the Showbox.  Link the link below to here a sample of the new material.  Let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

Fortunate MP3

The Dusty 45s will kick off their East Coast Tour at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, MA with Stone Gossard, Vince Mira and The Roy Kay Trio of Seattle. The following night they play Church of Boston. Then they head over to Nantucket to rock two shows at The Chicken Box Oct 3rd and 4th. Then they wrap up with a show at the Cisco Brewery celebrating Oktoberfest. This is a great opportunity for you rockers on the East Side to catch The Dusty 45s signature Roots Americana sound. Check the gig calendar for more info on the East Coast Tour.

• Wed 10/1 at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston. W/ Vince Mira, Stone Gossard and the Roy Kay Trio 7:30pm

• Thursday 10/2 at Church of Boston.  W/ The Merkin(Mollycoddle) 8pm

• Friday 10/3 @ the Box in Nantucket 9 pm

• Saturday 10/4 @ the Box in Nantucket 9pm

• Sunday 10/5  Cisco Brewery in Nantucket/ Octoberfest! 3-7pm

This Friday The Dusty 45s play the Edmonds Center for the Arts.  This is a great theater venue and will be an amazing show.  The Dusty 45s will be showcasing their signature Roots Americana sound.  Here is a great article from The Enterprise titled Everything’s Coming Up Dusty.  The Dustys have been busy this fall in the studio working on a hot new album.  And Oct 1st they start their East Coast Tour at Wilbur Theatre in Boston!  So come out to the show this Friday and show your support before they head out East.  The show starts at 8pm and is all ages.