Danny Bastos and His Group The DBC Kicking of Tour This Month, Working on Video Collection
by Tim Wenger
Danny Bastos knows as well as anyone that in the music world, it’s all about community. His group The Danny Bastos Collective, or The DBC, maintains a stage-cramming eight person lineup at its core, with guest and fill in musicians often making appearances at the group’s shows.
The Collective has been around in its current state since 2011 and have built a following spanning the jam, rock, and funk scenes in Colorado through constant gigging around the state. They have dropped an EP titled The DBC EP and will be following it with a tour kick off at Casselman’s Bar and Venue on February 25.
A heavy element of world music stands out in the band’s sound. As loose as the term “world music” can be, there is no other way to put it- eclectic horn lines sail above funky guitar riffs, with Bastos’ vocals sitting nicely in the pocket alongside scratch-and-click percussion. They occasionally break to allow Bastos to jam out a nice, smooth guitar solo, only to bring everything back to a catchy and melodic chorus hook.
The “collective” approach is ringing true for The DBC, with Bastos and percussionist John Bunting working to help establish a network of players made up of members from bands throughout the community. “A lot of this is not to just do it for myself, but to start this company and view it as a whole business, to be able to do it for other bands as well, to build up a roster that we trust and work with,” Bastos says.
The DBC has been actively working to befriend and support as many groups as possible around town with the idea of making the talent known not only in Denver, but around the country. In Bastos’ mind, there is no reason why Denver should not be on par with the biggest music markets in the country as far as organization and the ability to showcase talent. “The list goes on with all of the talented people in this town, but there’s no headquarters- so let’s build one,” Bastos says. “That way, we don’t just make more money, (everyone) makes more money. The guarantee level rises. Better venues, better talent, more industry, more promotion, more press.” From any insider’s standpoint, this seems like solid gold.
Internally, The DBC is making big steps as well. They leave for a tour in late February that will wind them through the mountains of Colorado and down to New Mexico, supporting a new self-titled EP, The DBC. While in New Mexico, the group will also be filming a music video.
Roman Martinez, a professional filmer, currently living in Los Angeles who is close with the band, will be handling the directing and filming of the video. “We have a repore, so immediately once I knew we were going to be filming this I called him,” says Bastos. The video will be dropped on YouTube and will be part of a DVD collection of videos showcasing each song on another record to be released around Record Store Day (mid-April). Check out the band’s website to grab the new EP and keep up with where you’ll find them around town.
Online: thedbcdenver.com.
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