What Could it Possibly Be?!

OK folks... this is big news... the biggest announcement we have ever made to date!  And in true DFR fashion, it's a 2-part announcement.

Part 1:  DFR has a new member!!!  As a lot of you know, our pianist and vocalist Joe Randoll lives in Columbia, MO with his fiance and drives in for every single show, and sometimes back home after our Friday show to work, and back in for Saturday night's show... needless to say, MILEAGE.

To answer the immediate question... NO, Joe is not leaving the band.  Rather we have brought in a fill-in/sub for those weekends that Joe can not (or would rather not) make the drive in. 

Now, to answer your next 3 questions...
WHO?  Well, his name is Buddy, and he is a sexy beast.  He is an assett to DFR in several ways, and will absolutely blow your minds.  Some of you have gotten a sneek peak of Buddy over the past couple months, however NONE of you have seen or heard him play with us yet. Which leads to the 2nd question (and Part 2 of our big announcement)...

WHEN can we expect to see Buddy play with DFR?  Buddy's first show with DFR will be on April 19th at Casino Queen, which also happens to be Round 1 of our "Battle of the Bands" contest in the quest to receive an ongoing contract with Casino Queen, as well as a $10,000 prize!!!  This could be huge for the band, which also means that yes, we are throwing Buddy in to the lion's den for his first show. No worries though... he'll handle it like a pro.  WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT that night!!  1/3 of the contest results rely on crowd attendance, as well as crowd voting that night.  But before you worry your little heads about it being on a Thursday night and working the next day, relax... the full show that night is from 7-11, and features 3 bands each playing for an hour.  We will be playing from 8:30-9:30.  There will be kiosks set up around the Sevens Lounge that night for voting and we have some serious competition in this thing, so every vote will help!!  Plus, we would really like for the fans of DFR to welcome Buddy with open arms and show some support for his first show!!

Oh... the 3rd question...
WHAT does Buddy look like?  Well, also in true DFR fashion, we like to save our big surprises for our shows, so you'll have to come to the Casino Queen to find out.  However, we're feeling generous today, so here's a sneek peak...