This year’s Gimme Shelter event will be bigger than ever, as ten bands unite to end homelessness. The concert will be hosted by The Dusty 45s’ own Billy Joe Huels, and will include performances by The Dusty 45s, Zoe Muth, Vince Mira, Kristen Ward, Massy Ferguson, Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs, Rachel Flotard and Rusty Willoughby, Mark Pickerel, Kasey Anderson and The Honkies, and Tom Bennett & The Rolling Blackouts.

DESC’s mission is to shelter and house Seattle’s most vulnerable homeless adults, particularly those with serious mental and addictive illnesses. Through partnerships and an integrated array of comprehensive services, treatment, and housing, DESC serves over 7,000 people annually. DESC is vital organization in the Seattle community. The Huels family and The Dusty 45s are proud to be associated with their valuable work.

Advance tickets for Gimme Shelter are available here or in person at The Showbox, Easy Street Records, and Sonic Boom Records for $15. Tickets at the door are $18. Proceeds from ticket sales go directly to DESC.

This event is sponsored by Wells Fargo, Key Bank, and Walsh Construction.

The band will tear up the stage of The Triple Door with Vince on Friday, August 27th at 8 pm. Advance tickets are on sale now for $20 at The Triple Door and in person at their box office. Tickets will also be available the day of the show for $25.

The Triple Door
216 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101

Don’t let summer end before catching a few more Dusty 45s shows!  Here are some dates to pencil in on your calendars…

August 19: Port Gardner Landing, Everett
August 20: The Brick, Roslyn
August 21: Case of the Blues and All that Jazz Festival, Yakima
August 27: “Out to Lunch” at Harbor Steps, Seattle
August 27: The Triple Door w/Vince Mira, Seattle
September 10: Sunbanks Rhythm and Blues Festival, Electric City
September 11: Twisp River Pub, Twisp
September 12: Der Hinterhof, Leavenworth
September 18: The Tractor, Seattle

Don’t miss this Wednesday’s (FREE!) outdoor concert at U Village. The show starts at 6:30 pm, and the tunes won’t stop for a couple of hours. This event is always a ton of fun, so come on out for a great Seattle summer night!

Later this month, The D45s will play The Brick Tavern in Roslyn on August 20th, followed by the Case of the Blues and All That Jazz Festival in Yakima on August 21st. If you’re over on the true “East Side”, swing into the shows!

Two HUGE shows just announced! The band will play a double-header on August 27th! After taking over downtown during the lunch hour at Harbor Steps, they’ll haul their gear up to The Triple Door for a performance with Vince Mira! Tickets are on sale now online and at The Triple Door box office; $20/advance or $25 day of show.

Then, mark your calendars for Saturday, September 18th: The guys are back at the Tractor Tavern! More details for this show will be posted here soon!

Check out the Gigs Calendar for details on all the upcoming shows, and keep coming out to rock with us!

The Dusty 45s start summer off with a bang on Fourth of July weekend! Friday, July 3^rd at the Tractor Tavern the show begins at 9:30 pm with Vince Mira opening. The following night, July 4^th at the Waterfront Restaurant, the D45s rock Pier 70 from 6-9pm.

On July 12^th, the band hits the studio with producer Brad Zeffron to record a new CD. This new album will be full of rockin tunes that will be sure to get your boots scootin. Check out the list of summer shows below and come on out and hear samples of the new songs! A CD Release event will be scheduled for the fall.

Two summer dates of note are August 1^st Seafair and September 9^th Bumbershoot! The band travels to Nantucket for a series of shows on the first weekend of October, then returns home for the 5^th Avenue Theatre’s premiere of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Billy Joe is slated to play the Pharaoh.

We would love to see you come out and help celebrate summer with the Dusty 45s!

Summer Dates 2009

Fri – 7.03.09 – Seattle, WA – The Tractor Tavern – 9pm w/ Vince Mira opening

Sat – 7.04.09 – Seattle, WA – Waterfront Restaurant – 6-9pm Pier 70 only $5

Thu – 7.09.09 – *Everett, WA – Waterfront Summer Concert Series – 6:30pm

Fri – 7.24.09 – Seattle, WA – Slim’s Last Chance Saloon Outdoor Stage – 9pm

Wed – 7.29.09 – *Seattle, WA – University Village Summer Concert – 6:30pm

Fri – 7.31.09 – *Seattle, WA – Harbor Steps Out to Lunch – 12 Noon

Sat – 8.01.09 – *Seattle, WA – Genesee Park – Seafair – 8pm

Sun – 8.09.09 – *Seattle, WA – Seattle Tattoo Convention @ Vera Project – 3pm

Sun – 9.06.09 – *Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot – 1:30pm

*Indicates all ages show

The 2008 Summer Concerts. We had the largest turnout ever at University Village and played our first Seafair Festival. We shared the stage with The English Beat and The Knack at the Festival of the River, and returned to the Harbor Steps/out to lunch concert for the 9th time!

Boston and Nantucket! The band traveled to the east coast in October for a string of shows. We performed at Boston’s Historic Wilbur Theatre with Pearl Jam’s, Stone Gossard, and Seattle’s Johnny Cash sensation Vince Mira. The band was grateful to have long time friend and talented upright bassist Corey Kaiser join us for the tour.

‘Gimme Shelter’ concert at the Triple Door Theatre. The Dusty 45s and friends raised $56,000 for the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC). The DESC supports Seattle’s most vulnerable mentally ill and homeless men and women.

Most notably, we were honored to meet and play a fundraiser for Barack Obama!

In 2009 we plan to continue our quest to rock you, not only in Washington State, but across the country! Thanks to all of your for inspiring us to create new music and explore the limits of what it means to be The Dusty 45s!

Thanks for a great year!

Billy, Jerry, Kelly and Guy

Here is a list of our upcoming dates:

Seattle – Wednesday, 12/31/08 @ The HighDive
Seattle – Saturday, 1/10/09 @ Slim’s Last Chance
Seattle – Tuesday, 2/3/09 BUDDY HOLLY TRIBUTE @ The Triple Door
Bellingham, WA – Saturday, 2/7/09 The Rogue Hero w/ Yogoman
Portland, OR – Friday, 2/13/09 Duff’s Garage
Seattle, WA – Saturday, 2/28/09 Nuemo’s w/ North Twin/Brent Amaker and the Rodeo

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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.

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