BANGTOWN is the most staggering slab of vinyl Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz have dropped to date. Their Punk/Blues sound mashes Punk, Blues & Rock’n’Roll; infusing Bangtown with “13 deadly tracks fueled by whiskey, murder & motorcycles”. They’ve been re-defining Canadian culture since 2001 and in 2009 alone they played 130 dates in 9 countries. With a live show sonically powered by Gretsch-endorsed guitarist/vocalist Big John Bates, Brandy Battery’s upright, JT Brander on drums & featuring Little Miss Risk’s Gaslight Revolutionaries Burlesque, every night is a high-octane circus.
Their fourth album “Bangtown” was released in Europe in May 2009 accompanied by a live video feature on MySpace with great reviews from over 20 top EU magazines. Produced by Todd Simko (Pure, Xavier Rudd) and showcasing 13 stories of the midnight city the theme is reflected in I, Braineater’s cover art while the band is joined by some great Vancouver musicians including Jimmy Roy (Ray Condo) & Jen Chycoski .
A few things about Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz:
- featured at 2009 Raalte Festival in Holland with the Blasters, Eric Sardinas & Solomon Burke
- featured at 2008 Ink & Iron Festival in California with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Mad Sin & Jr. Brown
- cover stories in Tattoo Life Magazine & Guitar Club Magazine (Worldwide – Spring 2009 )
- featured on Battlestar Galactica, Season 3 Episode 14 - "Pleasure Planet" (2006)
- featured in Bizarre Magazine – Fetish & Fashion Edition (North America 2005)
- featured in coffee table book: Burlesque - The New Bump and Grind (2004)
- interviewed by A&E / Discovery for the documentary on Russ Meyer (2004)
BJB & the Dollz started making waves when they headlined HOB's "Hellbilly Halloween" at Mandalay Bay (2002) & a federal prison in Antwerp, Belgium (2003). To date they've headlined over 700 shows & festivals in 15 countries (from New York City to London & Budapest to Montreal), and have also performed and toured with such diverse talents as the Boss Hoss, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the Supersuckers, Los Straitjackets, Corb Lund, Robert Gordon, New Bomb Turks, the Belrays, Dana Fuchs, Koko Taylor & Jooles Holland.
Check out www.bigjohnbates.com, MySpace and their Big John Bates YouTube channel!
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