The Alcazar Hotel is an original Rock & Roll band based out of Chapel Hill, NC. Led by William Dawson, it features Edward Stanley on guitar, Adam Dodds on Bass, and Mark Holland on drums. Inspired by the music and philosophies of such seminal bands as The MC5, Morphine, and The Violent Femmes, The Alcazar Hotel play straight up Rock & Roll, no qualifier (indie, alternative, punk, etc.) necessary. Their first release “songs from The Alcazar Hotel” (Knockdown South, 2005) was a widely received hit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands after Dawson moved there in 2006. After a year of squatting and busking, Dawson returned to the states to record their follow up album, “Come ON! Dig The Unified Theory!” “…The Unified Theory” was recorded with a blistering set up of 2-string bass, electric guitar, and vicious drums at Delta Recording Service in Como, Mississippi. It features guest appearances by Jimbo Mathus of The Squirrel Nut Zippers and Luther Dickinson of The Black Crowes & North Mississippi Allstars. Acclaimed director Damien Blaylock was tapped to shoot a music video for “Dig The Unified Theory!” It features Fire Juggling, School Buses, Mr. Tater The Music Maker, and The Unified Bikini girls. A fan favorite! As a producer and recording engineer at Delta Recording Service, Dawson had previously worked with over 100 artists, including Elvis Costello on his Grammy Nominated album “The Delivery Man” and The Hives on their latest release, “The Black & White Album”. During these years in Mississippi, Dawson focused on playing drums with legendary bluesmen (T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour, Lightnin Malcolm) in local juke joints throughout The Delta. Dawson went on to tour across America in 2007-2008 as a member of The Squirrel Nut Zippers as their multi-instrumentalist.