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The Dance Party is an American pop rock band from Washington, DC.
History
Formation, EP, Friction! Friction Friction!
The Dance Party formed in 2005 in College Park, Maryland by singer Mick Coogan, guitarist Kevin Bayly, drummer Jeff David, and bassist Danny Hoag, and soon released their first EP, "The Dance Party EP." After building a reputation in the D.C. area and throughout the Mid-Atlantic for wild partying and huge, over-the-top live performances, The Dance Party self-released their full-length record "Friction! Friction! Friction!" in July 2007. In late 2007, the band rounded out their live show by adding keyboardist Drew Doucette of Beauty Pill as a full time member.
Tigers EP
In 2008, the band recorded an unreleased full-length record with Andros Rodriguez which was later released as the five-song "Tigers" EP in a limited pressing containing the song "Sasha Don't Sleep." On November 14, 2011 the band announced that "Tigers" would be released in its entirety on December 23, 2011.
Music from "Tigers" has been featured on The Jersey Shore, The Real World, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
After the departure of David and Hoag in early 2009, the band added former Driving East drummer Jon Jester and bassist Rishi Chakrabarty to the line up.
Touch
In 2009, the band signed with HellYa! Records/Atlantic Records and moved to Los Angeles, CA to record their major label debut with Producers Warren Huart, Luke Walker, and Julian Bunetta.
During the production of Touch, both Doucette and Chakrabarty left the band. After auditioning and performing with a series of new bassists, Dave "Moose" Kuehl was added to the lineup in February 2010, just before the bands' series of performances at SXSW 2010.
On September 28, 2010, the band released their first mainstream studio album Touch.
Leading up to the release of Touch, the band embarked on a national tour, playing select dates with Atomic Tom.
The Dance Party played CMJ in October 2010.
In January 2011, The Dance Party went on a bicoastal North American tour with Wallpaper and K.Flay.
The Dance Party played all 44 dates of the 2011 Vans Warped Tour, personally invited by tour founder Kevin Lyman to perform on the Kevin Says Stage.
Tigers (2011)
On November 14, 2011 The Dance Party announced that a full, ten song version of Tigers would be released on December 23, 2011, beginning with the digital release of "Sing Your Song" on November 18, 2011. This album will be composed of archival material recorded between 2008 and 2009.
