Recorded in Austin, Texas. Music about life, death, love, joy, sorrow and everything else in between the light and the darkness.
"...nearly flawless...dizzybloom's self titled debut is consistently entertaining. Evan's vocals are at worst wonderful and at best, like on my personal favorite, "Violet Skies," hauntingly beautiful." - Robert Jerdee, San Antonio Paisano, San Antonio, TX
"dizzybloom's realistic lyrics and Stacey's vocals are easily understood, not overwhelmed but complimented by the music. A very easy album to listen to, soothing and gentle in parts, but angry and outspoken in others, the band has a lot to say and says it well. Give them a serious listen." - Dave Miller, South Of The Border, Houston, TX
dizzybloom was formed in Austin in March of 1995 by Billy R. Preston, Juliet Gamero and Stacey Evans. Steven Oakes joined the band as a permanent member in September of 1996. They all moved into a rented house together at 911 Duncan Lane in Austin near the UT campus and immediately began making plans to record an album. They spent over a year, off and on, recording at Congress House Studio in south Austin with producer Mark Hallman. The album was completed and released in May of 1997. Over the course of the next 12 months the band played shows constantly in cities such as Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Lubbock, College Station, San Marcos, and of course, Austin, Texas. They had over a dozen radio interviews, had several record reviews in newpapers and music magazines throughout the state and sent out a newsletter to fans every three months. Even though the CD was available in over two-dozen record stores throughout Texas, it did not sell very well and economic pressures eventually caused the disintegration of the band. They played their final show together at Liberty Lunch in Austin, May 28, 1998. Juliet went on to finish her master's degree in music at UT Austin, and has held faculty positions in two different universities in Montana and in Utah. She continues to teach piano lessons to all ages and she raises four children with Billy in Utah. Billy obtained a master's in Forestry in Missoula, Montana, and currently holds a supervisor's position with the US Forest Service in Utah. Steven successfully pursued his master's degree in computer science, to go along with his bachelor's in business from UT Austin, and eventually took a job with the Hewlett Packard Company in the Dallas area. Stacey continued to pursue her musical career in Hollywood after a brief stay in Boise, Idaho. She released a solo album "A Slender Thread" in 2005 and still writes and records music and performs the occasional live show.
In December 2010, Billy, Juliet and Steven met at the Congress House Studio in Austin, Texas, to record four brand new original songs along with an Aerosmith cover (Dream On) to be included on an upcoming EP release for April 2011. This meeting would mark the first time since May of 1998 that these three musicians have recorded any music together. Wiley Koepp of the Austin band Scorpio Rising sat in on drums and Ashley Glover of Austin band Dn'A sang all vocals. Mark Hallman assumed the role of producer once again. The title of the 5-song EP is Heroes for Ghosts and will be darker, moodier and a bit on the heavier rock side than anything previously released by the band. The songs are longer, more complex and draw heavily on inspirations from 70's classic LPs: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door, Rush - A Farewell to Kings, and Yes - Fragile.
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