“Dumplings are a noisy, fun rock n roll band from Pittsburgh. We write songs about work, food, people, love & anything else we wanna. We love our music & you will too!”

Check out the band on Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Soundcloud and Bandcamp. The local trio formed in 2012 and have quickly become a vital part of the incredible Pittsburgh DIY ‘noise rock’ scene we have here. SUPPORT LOCAL MUSIC! They have one release limited physically to 100 cassettes. I want to thank Pam Hanlin (Bass/Flute/Vocals), Jon Dowling (Guitar/Vocals) and Jason Dowling (Drums/Sampling/Vocals) for taking the time to participate in this edition of First/Last.

• The first album you ever bought?
• Pam Hanlin: Barenaked Ladies “Maroon”.
• Jon Dowling: Poison “Open Up and Say…Aaaah”.
• Jason Dowling: California Raisins ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’.
• Your last album bought?
• Pam: Rozwell Kid “Unmacho”.
• Jon: Cave Needles “Allegory Of A Cave”.
• Jason: Severed Heads “Since The Accident”.
• Favorite album of all time?
• Pam: Weezer “Pinkerton”.
• Jon: Talking Heads “Remain In Light”.
• Jason: Alice Cooper “Special Forces”.
• Least favorite/most disappointing album?
• Pam: The Simpsons “The Yellow Album”.
• Jon: Metallica “The Black Album”.
• Jason: Motley Crue “Generation Swine”.
• First concert attended?
• Pam: Barenaked Ladies, 2000 Civic Arena.
• Jon & Jason: Poison & Slaughter, 1990 Morgantown, WV.
• Last concert?
• Pam, Jon & Jason: The Lopez, Cave Needles & Flora Fauna on 4-27-14 at Howlers in PGH, PA.
• Favorite concert ever?
• Pam: Atom & His Package at CMU in Pittsburgh, PA in 2002.
• Jon: The Frogs at Euclid Tavern in Cleveland, OH in 2000.
• Jason: eXtreme Elvis at Sunset Ballroom in Seattle, WA in 2003.
• Least favorite concert?
• Pam: Flogging Molly at Club Zoo in Pittsburgh, PA in 2004.
• Jon: X-Fest in 1999, PGH, PA. Jason: Nine Inch Nails ‘Laser Light Show’, Carnegie Science Center, PGH, PA.
• Favorite thoughts, experiences about Pittsburgh?< /i>
• Pam & Jon: Being surrounded by talented & supportive musicians.
• Jason: Superbowl 08 & 09.