Page 8 - ION Indie Magazine MarchApril 2018 Issue

THE DOLLYROTS emerged from the L.A. Pop/Punk scene with a true DYI attitude. Their album “Barefoot and

Pregnant” debuted at #7 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, followed by “Family Vacation: Live in Los Angeles,”

that went to #15 in its first week. The Dollyrots is comprised of husband and wife team LUIS CABEZAS (guitar,
vox) and KELLY OGDEN (lead vox/bass).

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I had the pleasure to speak with Kelly after the release of their 6 album “Whiplash Splash”:

SS: You have had a banner year this year.

KO: Uh, we have had an excellent year, that is correct.

SS: Talk a little bit about that.

KO: Well, earlier in the year, I think it was this year, we released our sixth studio album. It was fan-funded…

SS: ‘Whiplash Splash.’

KO: Yes, I think this is our fourth fan-funded project. We started out back in the day with Kickstarter and
we’ve been using PledgeMusic now. But yeah, our fans have become our record label pretty much. And so,
we can keep putting out music.

SS: When you went to Los Angeles – this is kind of cool – you managed upon a music scene there called
“Kiss or Kill” that really did hone your skills, didn’t it?

KO: Absolutely.

SS: Talk about “Kiss or Kill” first.

Kelly Ogden