Dale Dolese
Bass, Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Dale was born in New Orleans and raised on Brothel Jazz, Swamp Funk and New Orleans 9th Ward R&B from an early age. Taking up the bass early adolescence, Dale began his musical journey playing in rock, punk and metal bands around New Orleans.(Spandex was a part of that journey.) He attended college in Lafayette, La. where he began to tap into a variety of musical styles, developing his gregarious vocal and songwriting skills while fronting the bands Cats and Bones and One Hand Clapping. Dale moved to Denver in the late '90s, founding the original Funk/Jazz group Gris-Gris. The gritty, swampified outfit recorded 3 CDs, filmed a video for HDTV, played festivals and opened for national acts. Dale’s influences include: George Porter Jr., John Paul Jones, Charles Mingus, Flea, Geezer Butler and Geddy Lee. In 2004 Dale answered an unrelenting call to return to New Orleans and his roots playing with Sticky Wig. Sticky Wig Toured the New Orleans megalopolis and played in multiple venues and at festivals. Dale recorded his first solo album in 2022 entitled "Shake It" which is about to drop in May 2022. Dale resides in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans with his wife Renee, his son Sebastian, his Daughter Nina and two useless feline beasts.