Meg & Dia

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- Something Real
- Released 2006

- Here, Here And Here
- Released 2009

- Something Real/Here, Here And Here
- Released 2009

- What Is It? A Fender Bender EP
- Released 2006

biography

Crafting a sound halfway between alternative rock and confessional singer/songwriter pop, the Utah-based band Meg & Dia began as a partnership between sisters Meg and Dia Frampton. The girls' father was a DJ who exposed his daughters to a wide range of music while they were growing up. They were also encouraged to express themselves through the music medium: Dia sang at county fairs, while Meg learned the guitar by playing along with the radio. Though the sisters played in several bands throughout their teens, they took a break from the music business when Meg relocated to Salt Lake City for college. By 2005, though, the Framptons were ready to try again, and Dia headed out to Salt Lake City to rejoin her sister.

In search of a bigger sound, the pair recruited drummer (and former mechanic) Nicholas Price, guitarist Kenji Chan, and bassist Ryan Groskreuetz; the expanded band then toured in support of the debut album Our Home Is Gone, translating its acoustic sound into a larger, louder context in concert. Such activity caught the attention of Doghouse Records, which signed the band late in 2005 and put them in the studio with producers Stacy Jones and Bill Lefler. Meg & Dia spent 2006 in the studio and on the road, where they joined the Warped Tour for several shows that summer. Their first release for the Doghouse label, an EP entitled What Is It? A Fender Bender, arrived that same summer, with the full-length Something Real coming out shortly thereafter. Chan left the band during the Fall and was replaced by Carlo Gimenez, and further changes occurred when Meg & Dia signed a major label deal with Warner Bros. Something Real was then released in summer 2007, just in time for Meg & Dia's inclusion on that year's Warped Tour. 2009 found the band releasing a second album on Warner Bros' dime, Here, Here and Here. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

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- - A little shocked
  - - By Vedinian
    - 10/4/2009 21:12:42
  - Wow. Meg and Dia don't seem to have many fans. 79? on here. But.... that's just the people who decide to actually follow them. All in all a good amount of views, better be. Awesome band.
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- - Wondering
  - - By DreamyGreen23
    - 9/4/2009 06:25:21
  - Was wondering when your going to do another show in Albuquerque NM???
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- - Can't wait.
  - - By Shikenasu
    - 7/23/2009 00:52:37
  - I love you guys you are brilliant musicians and I can't wait until you hit Kansas City Warped Tour I'll be front row.
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- - Amazing Group!
  - - By kayotikboi6
    - 2/13/2009 04:16:21
  - You guys (er...gals) are so awesome! I've been listening to y'all for a couple years and finally got to see you in Denver last year; the show was AMAZING and Meg was so sweet when I met her afterward!
    
    Good luck on your tour and I'll see you in Seattle next month!
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- - love MaD
  - - By wingnnit
    - 9/18/2008 02:00:49
  - I love Meg & Dia have seen them live so many times and they are awesome.
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