Karl Christian Krumpholz
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Gregg Dolan: “Back in the mid-2000s, the booker from the hi-dive happened to see me play an acoustic set of Madonna covers at an art opening and offered me a show. I didn’t tell him I didn’t have a band, but still said yes, because I didn’t think I would ever get the chance to play a show again. I had a month to form a band and write eleven songs. Karl Christian Krumpholz
“The first person I asked to join Kissing Party was my friend Deirdre, because I thought she had a cool name. She had never been in a band before, either. The next I asked was a guy that worked at my bank named Brian. I knew he had a guitar. He, too, had never been in a band. The third person was a drummer named Shane who lived in Deirdre’s basement. For some reason he insisted on hearing demos before agreeing to join. Karl Christian Krumpholz
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Editor’s Note: The Denver Bootleg is a series chronicling the history of local music venues by longtime Denver cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz. Visit Krumpholz’s website to see more of his work.