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The Dialtones are:

Nate Shorb - Vocals

Dan Schroter - Guitar

Nathan Moyer - Bass

Dale Pittner - Drums

Travis Thatcher - Sax

Michelle Sipe - Trombone

Our Story

It all started August of '97. Southern Lehigh's marching band was beginning to meet for band camp. Dale, Michele, Nate, and Ian were all freshman. Dan Travis were Sophomores, in their second year of marching band. Dale and Dan were both playing drums, and became friends there. Travis and Nate both were playing saxophone, and they got to know each other there. Later in the year, in mid-October, Dan and Dale were talking about making a ska band. Dan could play guitar, Dale could play drums, and Travis could play saxophone. They asked Ian to play trumpet, and Michele to play trombone. Dan and Dale were standing in line waiting to get a cup of hot chocolate at a band competition on a frigid November night. Nate was standing behind them, singing a little ska tune. They turned around and asked him if he wanted to sing in their ska band. Nate, thinking this was all a joke, said "SURE!" Dan knew a kid by the name of Billy who could play bass. So one Saturday they got together in Dale's basement. They started out covering songs by other bands, namely The Supertones. Then Nate wrote some words, and they put music to it. The first few weeks were rough - just ask Dale's mom. But they were getting there... In December, Ian and Billy left the band, but the rest of the band kept on writing. By Christmas break they had 3 of their own songs, and a cover. The parents were curious as to what they were doing, so they had a little shindig one night over Christmas break. All the families came over, had a little food, and listened to the band play. They struggled through their first show. In April of '98 the band was planning on playing a show at Nate's youth group. They were going to play bassless, but they asked Nathan Moyer to play bass for them at the last minute. He came and made stuff up on the spot, and has been with the band ever since. They have continued writing songs and playing concerts since then.

...and that, is the story of The Dialtones.

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