Dance Hall Pimps
Los Angeles, California, United States | MAJOR
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RJ interviewed on May 4 edition of On Air with Tony Sweet. It’s the Nations #1 Radio Show on LA Talk Radio "This great band is breaking all the rules" ~Tony Sweet - On Air with Tony Sweet
Getting dirty with The Dance Hall Pimps - The Bad Betty Podcast
RJ See appeared on Artists On Demand March 15, 2011 - Artists on Demand
RJ See appeared on Rick Mizuno’s show on February 21, 2011 - LA Talk Radio
The Dance Hall Pimps played live on the May 8th edition of Suicide Girls Radio. - Suicide Girls Radio
An article that focuses on our social mission, how the band came together, and explains the music we play. - Soul Matters Magazine
I have to say that at first I didn’t know what to expect from the Dance Hall Pimps… but have no fear, they are in fact a fantastic band, with sounds ranging from blues to rockabilly, from groovy sinister rock to New Orleans-style stomps they will make you ask for an encore…
Damian A. - Limited-Release - Limited Release
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Lakeshore Records (Lakeshore Entertainment) signed the Dance Hall Pimps in 2010. Lakeshore anticipates a March 2012 release of the Dance Hall Pimps debut LP. The record is being produced by Grammy Winner Matt Hyde (Porno for Pyros, Cypress Hill) and Rob Hill (Korn, Soul Assassins, Xzibit, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, Queen, Jackson Browne: Rob on Wikipedia).
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Created in February 2009 by blues singer/songwriter RJ See and guitarist Jeff Jourard (formerly of The Motels), the Dance Hall Pimps is an eclectic electric show band playing original music that ranges from blistering blues to rockabilly, from groovy sinister rock to New Orleans-style stomps and a genre we like to call Gothspel.
Our inspirations include The Kinks, The Cramps, Electric Flag, and the unseen dark side of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The killer horn section of “Brother” Bruce Mann and Steve Carr is inspired by the screaming sax in X-Ray Spex and the jumpin’ horns of the Louis Jordan Orchestra. Mann also plays organ, drawing inspiration from Alan Price and Baby Face Willette, but delivering a distinct Bruce Mann style that is both melodic and percussive.
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