Band History

Dinner with Gregg combines the styles of classic artists such as Neil Young and Tom Petty with the rock sounds of bands like Counting Crows, U2, and Pearl Jam. The result is a unique brand of modern folk rock with a hint of country. After less than four months of playing together, Dinner with Gregg was offered a chance to record with Last Minute Records. The collection of recordings, titled "Among These Dwellings," is a representation of the band in the early stages.

They continue to develop their sound and six months later spent a weekend recording a second time, releasing a collection called "Solitaire on Red Carpet" exclusively in a digital format over the internet. One of the tracks, Leave It Be, was featured on a local music compilation promoting bands and Last Minute Records while raising money for charity. Dinner with Gregg has finished the first recording in which they feel their sound has been fully developed, entitled "A Song is Round." The band feels that this is really their first representative full-length record. Songwriter Joshua Scott, along with Christopher Porterfield, Kevin Randleman, and Brian Moen, incorporates some repeated lyrical references and musical ideology throughout the record that tie it together into an experience more than a collection of songs.

Their energy and attention to dynamics are very present throughout the album and even more so in their live shows. These elements together represent what Dinner with Gregg has deemed 'passion rock,' giving them a certain uniqueness and expression that expands the boundaries of rock and roll.

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Joshua Scott (vocals, guitars, mouthharp)
Christopher Porterfield (guitars, lap steel, vocals)
Kevin Randleman (electric and acoustic bass)
Brian Moen (drumkit, percussion, vocals)
Michael Contezac III (keybaords, guitars) live support only - post Song Is Round

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Discography

Among these Dwellings CD (2000) Last Minute Records LMR007
Solitaire on Red Carpet (2000) Last Minute Records Online only release.
A Song is Round CD (2001) Last Minute Records LMR010

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http://minnewiki.publicradio.org/index.php/Dinner_With_Greg

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