the locals blog

EJ Dawson played drums for The Locals from 2004 to 2006 and was with us when we first started recording Big Picture. EJ joined The Locals at a time when we were rebuilding and revitalizing our sound and needed someone full of energy, who could hit hard and rock out a beat. He did just that. Not only is he a great drummer and a good friend, but he’s full of freak show anomalies that we adore, like his ability to turn one leg completely backwards at the knee, stomach a Cincinnati taco pizza without vomiting, raise a bionic cat with a metal hip and taste 20 cups of Espresso all in one day. EJ appears on 4 songs on the album; Big Picture, Together Alone, Seems So and Psychic Night at the Big Boy.

EJ is also an avid photographer and a coffee roasting master. He now resides in Nashville, TN where he can almost certainly be found eating Doritos and impersonating Mr. Wong.

You can learn more about EJ by visiting his MySpace

http://www.myspace.com/ejholmes

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