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Dizzy Balloon has been gracing the Bay Area with their energetic style for over five years now. The five members - Petros A.P. (vocals, guitar), Jonny Flannes (guitar), Louie Diller (drums), Joey Orton (piano), and Raffi Peterson (bass) - met at Piedmont Middle School. They started playing in bands in seventh grade, and the boys formed Dizzy Balloon two years later, as ninth graders. Shortly afterward, they played their first show, iMusicast in Oakland, where they opened for Suburban Legends. Since then, the band has put a lot of effort into making themselves one of the most prominent up-and-coming bands in San Francisco, and the Bay Area. Their music has been played on Bay Area radio stations, and they have played shows all over the area, headlining venues such as Cafe du Nord and Slim’s, both in San Francisco. Dizzy Balloon has accomplished a lot for their ages.
Photo by Justin Bettman
The work the guys do for the band might as well be a full-time job. They do not have a label to rely on, as they are unsigned, so they do all of the work themselves. This involves a lot more than one might suspect - they write their own songs, book their own shows, promote both their music and their shows, design their show fliers and more. Their work for Dizzy Balloon is time consuming, but it is something that the guys all love to do. Drummer Louie Diller says, “Ever since seeing the Rolling Stones as an eight year old at the Oakland Coliseum, I have always wanted to someday play on that big of a stage. So this band has always meant a lot to me personally.”
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The band says that hometown shows are what inspire them to keep up their hard work. They strive to, one day, become a household name, Dizzy Balloon wants to be able to say that they brought back the timeless mix of classic rock and pop that is a staple of America’s musical history. They are not content with being a trend; Dizzy Balloon is trying to change the way music is looked at. “Going off of that, I think that is what makes us unique in this current state of popular music. While we are trying to reach a mainstream audience via playing pretty straight-forward, honest yet catchy popular music, our sound is not popular compared to what is currently ‘hot’, ‘in’ or ‘hip’ in the rock/pop world,” Diller explains. “Although we love the bands, we are not MGMT, we are not Green Day, we are not Vampire Weekend. We just do this throwback, retro Beatles/Queen stuff, which people have generally responded really well to. It’s obviously awesome to have that kind of feedback and it shows that we truly have something going on here.” With their dance pop beats, hand claps, and distinct vocals, Dizzy Balloon is well on the way to accomplishing their dreams.
Catch Dizzy Balloon at one of their upcoming shows: San Jose on July 10th at Nickel City ($10); Oakland on August 7th at the Oakland Museum Amoeba Main Music Stage (free); Santa Cruz on August 8th at The Catalyst ($12).
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