#dylan hudecki

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Here's a few stills from my video that comes out tmrw. Dig this monkey business filmed by David Murkovich and Tom Flood! 

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New Video: The Dill's Groovy "Lover Baby"

New Video: The Dill's Groovy "Lover Baby" @dylanhudecki

Dylan Hudecki is a Hamilton, Ontario, Canada-based singer/songwriter and guitarist and grizzled Hamilton music scene vet, best known for stints in bands like By Divine Right and Junior Blue. Back in 2018, Hudecki stepped out into the limelight as a solo artist with his solo recording project The Dill — and the project’s full-length debut Greetings From. Released through Dead Radio Love Records,…

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Review: The Dill at The Casbah

Band: The Dill

Support: Opening for We Are The City and Closetalker

Venue: The Casbah, Hamilton, ON

Date: Nov 4, 2018

When I first heard that The Dill was playing again at The Casbah — an intimate venue in Hamilton — on a Sunday, I felt disappointed knowing I was probably going to miss it. See, my soccer team plays on Sunday nights. But, thankfully this Sunday our game was scheduled to end earlier than usual. And it became obvious that I couldn’t miss this show when I bumped into the band at a red light on my way to soccer. 

I first met Dylan “The Dill” Hudecki earlier this year after seeing an intimate performance by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. We discussed many hard-hitting subjects over drinks but didn't talk much about his music. But what he didn't brag about that night was the upcoming release of what some described as "the most ambitious album ever to come out of Hamilton…"

The Dill's Greetings From dropped this summer and featured 12 songs chosen from a pool of 52 that Dylan wrote and recorded with friends. His friends, however, happen to include some of the biggest names in Canadian indie-rock. Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), Luke Lalonde (Born Ruffians), Sarah Harmer (Weeping Tile), and Max Kerman (The Arkells).

But tonight, The Dill played in support of "We Are The City," who released an album that night. Because it was an opening slot, the setlist only included seven songs — but the band made the best of their time and managed to dazzle everyone present, including Dylan's mother, who was in the audience.

"Did I Drop the Ball or Miss The Boat" was the opening song. A twangy start to the show, slowly building up in tempo. "Our Favourite Song," "Mountain Lion," and "Hold Me Up Don't Let Me Down" set a cool retro mood that was complemented by a simple, yet thoughtful stage set up with string lights. The atmosphere was as laid back as the band's imagery — mostly leisure themed. 

Dylan addressed the crowd of maybe 50-100 fans (it looked quite packed, considered it was early into the night), promising not to waste any time. While tuning his guitar, Dylan joked in contradiction: "No one should have to stay up past midnight on a Sunday. Unless rock & roll calls. And we must answer that call!" 

"Conflict of Interest" marked a shift in the tone, with the drummer invoking a beat from a machine. Compared to the recording, the live version of this song was more in line with the rest of the band's sound — cleaner, yet dreamy but with no allusions to rap. I liked it better, but shhh. 

A cover of the early-punkesque "Elevator" by Young Rivals got the crowd warmed up for the rest of the night — and finally the deep cut "I Don't Wanna Go" served the band's last song. Upbeat. Loud. Reminiscent of the early 2000's Canadian indie sounds. And with a title that could not have been more appropriate in describing how Dylan and the band felt at the moment. Pumped. Proud to rock & roll.

The three major shifts in sound and tempo emphasized The Dill's embrace of a multitude of different sounds and styles and kept the show interesting.  I would say that the consensus amongst the audience was that we could have used a little more of The Dill, but two other bands were yet to rock the house with the promise to get everyone to bed on time.

Setlist

Did I Drop the Ball or Miss the Boat

Our Favourite Song

Mountain Lion

Hold Me Up

Conflict of Interest

Elevator (Young Rival cover)

I Don't Wanna Go (Deep cut)

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New album “Beside” comes out Friday.

New video “I Love You” comes out today! https://youtu.be/RBZgX-xQ67M

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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“I Love You in Kenora (ft. Sarah Harmer)” is track 10 on my new album “Greetings From”. Listen now on all streaming platforms, or pick up a vinyl at any #Hamont record stores or online at deadradiolove.com (photo by: @tarasmithphoto-blog )

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Joel Gale took these beauty shots of us at the The Baby G in Toronto on Sunday. Sweet show. Sweet times!

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Opening up for the rad homie Wax Mannequin Sun July 10 for FREE at Baby G in Toronto. 

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Official video for “Leaving the Band” in all it’s slacker, d.i.y glory is out now!

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Teaser for “Leaving the Band” voila! Full video coming soon

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NEW VIDEO OUT NOW!!! DIG IT!

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“Lover Baby” official vid comes out this Tuesday. Here’s a little teaser of some of the monkey business. 

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Here's the first video from my "Sixty Second Sunday Song Story Series". I've made 1 min recaps explaining the origins of each song off my new album "Beside". This one's appropriate for Valentines Day as it's for my song, "I Love You". Dig it!

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My new album abridged to 2mins & 22 seconds for your previewing pleasure. 

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“BESIDE” is out now!!! The music is alive and ready for ya! Here’s the smart url for the album. Which translated is a one stop shop to click on your particular streaming site all on one easy page. Click and see! I dare ya!

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“Wanna go for a bike ride?” Here’s the brand new official video for “Stop Time” shot & directed by Tom Flood. 

Released on: "Greetings From" Label: Dead Radio, Love Locations: shot in and around Hamilton, ON.

Musicians: Players: Max Kerman lead vox, Jose Contreras piano, bass, bg vox, Luke Lalonde bg vox, Aaron Goldstein pedal steel, Don Kerr drums, Dawn & Armando finger snaps, Dill rhythm guitar. Beds: recorded at the Rooster (Toronto) by: Don Kerr. Produced & mixed by: The Dill at Mulaka Lakis, Hamilton. Additional mixing: Jose Contreras at Cicano Power, Toronto. Mastered by: Dale Morningstar.

Stop Time (words & music: Dylan Hudecki 2006)

stop time, put life on hold can't you see that we're gettin' older we gotta sleep for a week

baby,  we work too hard (for our own good) can't we just unplug the phone and disappear and fall asleep for a week

We come, we go, we're here.  we're gone again Its hard to find the time to see our friends

darling, we've reached the end (of the line) oh conductor can you stop the train, we're getting off, we gotta sleep for a week

(more songs and info at: www.thedill.ca)

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Thanks for having us play for all the wonderful folks of Hamont @supercrawl!

We had a blast and would love to be back anytime! 

Xo The Dill & the Fellas