Comments on: Soon we'll be livin' it up!

Soon we'll be livin' it up!

jbickers — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:41:54 -0800

Lady Dottie's a "sixty-something blues queen with body pillows for boobs and more swagger than Space Ghost." Her band, The Diamonds, is a bunch of young hard-rockers. (Think Kings of Leon or the MC5 backing up Etta James.) Their new record kicks all kinds of ass - as do their live shows.

By: WinnipegDragon

WinnipegDragon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:52:33 -0800

Pepsi Blues?

By: Optamystic

Optamystic — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:14 -0800

I learned about two great bands today. The other one is Dr. Dog.

By: chronkite

chronkite — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:22:15 -0800

Killer.

By: mandal

mandal — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:23:12 -0800

*CFM? Metafilter has to like them. [Cold Fusion Motherfuckers]

By: filthy light thief

filthy light thief — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:12:54 -0800

On first glance, the set-up sounds similar to Sharon Jones (and The Dap-Kings), though Lady Dottie has some 10 years on Sharon Jones, and it's blues instead of funky soul. Ms. Jones has some serious strut, and oddly, no posts on the Blue. Maybe I'll rave about her at some point in the future.

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:28:16 -0800

Love, love, love Lady Dottie and those delectable Diamonds. Thanks, jbickers! There's suddenly a lot more good music by real people out there in the world these past couple of years, and the pace seems to be intensifying. Tingly. (on preview: please do that, filthy light thief! I've loved their stuff for a few years now and still know too little about them!)

By: lumpenprole

lumpenprole — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:51:22 -0800

Nice, the cover of 'Have Love, Will Travel' on the media page is totally awesome. I will be picking this one up....

By: Miko

Miko — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:53:04 -0800

I recently 'discovered' her as well, and she's fantastic. Good stuff.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:56:57 -0800

+3 for the body-pillow-boobs and Space Ghost references. +2 for Dottie's great voice and being a regular human being making great music. -1 for Jon Spencer wannabe on keys.

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:01:53 -0800

Can I got to Space Ghost from work?

By: flippant

flippant — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:03:44 -0800

Space Ghost is amazing. I haven't thought about that show for ages! Awesome :D

By: rageagainsttherobots

rageagainsttherobots — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:46:06 -0800

I like the way she moves. This kind of reminds me of the R.L. Burnside & Jon Spencer Blues Explosion stuff.

By: rokusan

rokusan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:24:59 -0800

Kings of Leon are "hard" rockers?

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:25:22 -0800

Your favorite body pillow breasted blues queen sucks. Hmmm, that could be a good thing.

By: Faze

Faze — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:46 -0800

More like Etta James backed up by the Shadows of Knight. Man, she isn't much of a singer, but taken all together, its first-class garage.

By: lupus_yonderboy

lupus_yonderboy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:37:25 -0800

Hmm, pretty straight. Also, at least that first "live" video isn't - or at least, both the guitarist and the keyboard player aren't playing the notes we are hearing on the track. I don't like fakes...

By: Lipstick Thespian

Lipstick Thespian — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:09:20 -0800

Dottie and the Diamonds rule the school. I came across them when travelling down to NJ recently on WFUV, Fordham University Radio. (which also rules the school).

By: danb

danb — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:24:58 -0800

I can vouch for the school-ruling of both Dottie and WFUV.

By: Sir BoBoMonkey Pooflinger Esquire III

Sir BoBoMonkey Pooflinger Esquire III — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:33:57 -0800

I've seen Lady Dottie and the Diamonds a few times. She and they are incredible. One of her guitarist's other bands is an act that also shouldn't be missed.

By: somnambulation

somnambulation — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:28:48 -0800

Nice to see one of San Diego's finest outfits finally getting some (inter)national attention. They've been the Monday night house band at one of our diviest dive bars for some time now, and I've never seen a show that hasn't knocked the fucking socks off everyone there. While they seem content to play jaw-dropping blues at one of the most unassuming bars for a hundred miles, I certainly hope these guys get the wider recognition they deserve. They're arguably the most perfectly mismatched and preternaturally talented band you'll ever see.

By: spoobnooble

spoobnooble — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:33 -0800

Is there any way some enterprising ~~terrorists~~ liberationists could break into the MTV studios and commandeer the broadcast system, and play nothing but these videos for an entire weekend?

By: Enron Hubbard

Enron Hubbard — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:28:34 -0800

More like Etta James backed up by the Shadows of Knight. I filled in once for the guitarist in the Shadows of Knight when he was too hung over to show up for a gig. I would much rather jam with Dottie and her Diamonds.