Dylan and his band the Epic Poets are heading into the studio this weekend to record two songs for Syria: Feza Feza and Weary World at Trout Studios in Brooklyn, with the incomparable Bryce Goggin at the helm.

Joining Dylan are Mark Mollica and Merritt Jacob (electric guitars), Trevor Coen (Bass), and Joe Izzo (Drums). In addition, renowned Palestinian musician Zafer Tawil will be adding some key middle eastern spices to the mix.

Each song on the new single will be accompanied by a video produced and directed by Veritas Productions.

Watch this video announcement to learn all about The Primitive Times Cover Song Contest.

1. Choose any song from Primitive Times to do a cover version of, either as an audio file or a youtube link. (the whole record is streaming here on the website).
2. Email submissions to goldfishprize@gmail.com.
3. Submit your entries by June 1st, and the winners will be announced on June 12th.
4. First prize is to make a guest appearance on my next record.
5. Second prize is to perform your cover song at one of my upcoming shows.
6. The judges for the contest are Bryce Goggin (Record Producer), George Gilbert (Entertainment Lawyer), and Eli Braden (Comedy Song Writer).

On April 30, NPR affiliate WSHU in Connecticut aired this substantial interview with Dylan concerning his song Feza Feza in support of the oppositions movement in Syria. Click the above link to go to the news page about the interview, and then click listen to hear the audio.

Today we are announcing a Dylan Connor Cover Contest. Anyone who submits an audio file or youtube video version of a Dylan Connor song from Primitive Times to goldfishprize@gmail.com will be considered by a panel of three judeges:

Bryce Goggin - Recording Engineer and Producer for Phish, Lemonheads, Joan as Police Woman, Ramones,

George Gilbert - Entertainment Lawyer with forty years experience in about every facet of the recording industry.

Eli Braden - comedic song writer heard daily on the Howard Stern Show.

Submissions must be in by June 1st, and winners will be announced on Dylan's Birthday - June 12th.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

PLEASE JOIN DYLAN FOR A SPECIAL EVENT!

WHAT IS IT?
THE "PRIMITIVE TIMES" RECORD RELEASE EXTRAVAGANZA

WHERE IS IT?
THE LIVING ROOM IN NYC - 154 LUDLOW ST.

WHEN IS IT?
THIS SATURDAY APRIL 21 FROM 7-9PM

FEATURING THE EPIC POETS AND SPECIAL GUESTS:
BENJAMIN CARTEL, KAT SPINA, STEPHANIE HARRISON, AND THE OCCUPY WALL STREET LADIES CHOIR.

10 DOLLAR TICKETS

TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF PRIMITIVE TIMES, DYLAN AND THE BAND WILL PLAY THE ENTIRE RECORD IN SEQUENCE.

Tomorrow, April 10, Primitive Times will be available through all digital retailers including iTunes and Amazon. Dylan celebrated in his hometown of Fairfield this weekend at Las Vetas Lounge by performing the entire record in sequence with Mark Mollica on guitar. Today Dylan and Mark leave for a week of shows and radio interviews in Ireland. 

The following in studio radio appearances have been confirmed for Ireland!

Dylan Connor – Ireland Radio Interviews and Performances April 9-17:

1. “Rojo in the Morning" on Spirit FM – 89.9 FM Spirit Radio – Date and Time TBA

2. “On the Verge" radio show  - Dublin South Community Radio (now D.S.F.M.) -Saturday April 14

3. "Nationwide 4FM" -with legendary and acclaimed show host, Mr Niall Boylan. Date and Time TBA

The release of Primitive Times through eOne Distribution and A2Z Entertainment is only a few weeks away on Tuesday April 10th. We are happy to announce the following tour dates (with many more to come)

Friday March 23 - Sarah's Wine Bar , Ridgefield CT (solo)

Thursday March 29 - The Loft in South Norwalk, CT (with the Epic Poets)

Saturday April 7 - Hometown release at Las Vetas Lounge in Fairfield, CT. (with Mark Mollica)

Tuesday April 10 - Ruby Sessions, Dublin Ireland (with Mark Mollica)

Wednesday April 11 - The Song Room at the Globe, Dublin Ireland (with Mark Mollica)

Thursday April12 - Whelan's Pub, Dublin (with Mark Mollica)

Sunday April 15 - The Apollo Sessions, Dublin Ireland (Mark Mollica)

Thrusday April 19 - The Loft in South Norwalk, CT (with the Epic Poets)

Saturday , April 21 - The Living Room, NYC (with Epic Poets and Special Guests Galore)

Friday, April 27 - The All Asia Club, Boston MA (solo)

Friday, May 4th - Flavours, Pittsfiled MA (with the Epic Poets)

Here is a video of a live performance of Feza Feza from the Living Room on Jan. 29th at the Fundraising concert for Syria which raised 12,000 dollars. Click Here to Watch. It features Joe Izzo on drums, Trevor Coen on bass, and Mark Mollica on lead guitar. Remember that you can still contribute to the Syrian humanitarian disaster by downloading my single of this song here .

Since the release of the Feza Feza song and video for Syria, Dylan has been honored to receive invitations to perform at many Syria fundraising events and rallies all over the USA. He is heading out to Salt Lake City at the end of February to speak and perform at a fundraising dinner for the Syrian American Medical Society.

Saturday Feb. 4th, Dylan opened a show at Cafe Nine for national touring artist Adam Arcuragi and the Lupine Chorale Society. Adam was recently featured on NPR's First Listen Also on the bill is Golden Bloom. Dylan, Adam and Shawn (Golden Bloom) pictured above outside Cafe Nine. The show was packed!

January is off to an awesome start in Dylan Connor land.

One of the largest satellite television stations in the Arab world Al Arabiya played Dylan's video for Feza Feza a few times over the weekend. Calls and emails came in from people in Saudi Arabia to France to Michigan to Syria when they saw the segment. The funny thing is that it claims that Dylan is of Syrian descent while in fact he is an Irish lad if anything.

Tonight (Jan. 17) Dylan will be on WPKN radio 89.5 FM at 9pm playing and talking about his upcoming Jan. 29 fundraiser for Syria at the Living Room in NYC. Stream it live here.

News of Dylan's NYC Syria Benefit is also getting national attention. Here is a link to an article in the Sacramento Bee, one of Northern California's biggest papers.

Dylan's song Feza Feza has received over 5000 views and 500 hundred comments from Syrians around the world in just a few weeks. Watch the updated video with Arabic subtitles and portraits of the martyrs and donate a dollar to Syrian relief by buying the single. More to come about a benefit show in January in NYC.

I am proud to announce a new song and video. It is called Feza Feza which is a rally cry used in the Syrian Revolution. The song documents the early days of the uprising and eyewitness accounts from my family who live in the city of Deraa where the uprising began.

Thanks to Merritt Jacob for recording the song and to Manny Santiago for filming and editing the video.

Some exciting shows at great venues coming up in the next two weeks:

November 17th @ the Living Room (NYC) 10pm
This show will rule for two reasons:

1. Fay Wolf has her album release at 9pm
2. the Epic Poets will be playing along side me (Joe Izzo, Dan Asher, Merritt Jacob, and Mark Mollica) - don't miss this line up.

Nov. 25 @ Las Vetas Lounge (Fairfield, CT) 7pm with Fay Wolf once again!!

Nov. 26 @ Sarah's Wine Bar (Ridgefield, CT) 7:30 pm

Nov. 30 @ the Rock Shop (Brooklyn) 9:30pm with the Epic Poets (Joe Izzo, Trevor Coen, Merritt Jacob, and Mark Mollica)

Over $15,000 raised for New Record! We Did It!! We have accomplished something great by setting a fundraising goal, having clear objectives, and surpassing that goal. With the funds raised, Primitive Times will be mastered, pressed, and released with a robust Publicity and Radio campaign. Of course, I will make it my duty to play a slew of shows to promote and celebrate the new record. Thank you Everyone. Now let the fun begin.

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