THE BLOODHOUNDS... Steven Rey, Bass Fiddle. Joey Guevara, Barrelhouse Piano. Dylan 'Slim' Asher, Tubs. 'Reverend' Ed L. Brock, Steel Wine!
THE MEDICINE SHOW... Dimes and two 40's Kay/Silvertone archtop guit fiddles, a 30's Dixie banjo, a 40's Italian Accordion, a 30's Slingerland marching bass tub, a 49' Gibson, 57' Fender, 61' Danelectro amps, and countless props, from harmonicas, kazoos, to tamborines and stomp boxes, to wine jugs and Jaymar toy piano, to an Underwood typewriter in an old alligator suitcase!
Influences
Chuck E. Weiss, Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Hank Williams, Lead Belly, J.B. Lenoir, Woody Guthrie, Towns Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Willie Nelson, Charley Patton, Howlin' Wolf, Professor Longhair, Slim Harpo, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Willie Johnson, Jimmie Rodgers, Wynn Stewart, Buck Owens, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, James Brown, Otis Redding, Oscar Celestin, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Jimmy Liggins, Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Smith, Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Perez Prado, Cachao, Beny More', Thelonious Monk, Charley Christian, Django Reinhardt, Serge Gainsbourg, Memphis Minnie, Geeshie Wiley, Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Tampa Red, Georgia Tom, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Skip James, Son House, King Oliver, Kid Ory, Louis Armstrong, Ma' Rainey, Bessie Smith, Champion' Jack Dupree, Memphis Slim, Memphis Jug Band, Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, Dr. John, Fats Domino, Elmore James, John Lee Hooker, Andre Williams, James Booker, Link Wray, Eddie Cochran, Charley Parker, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Salvador Dali, Lord Buckley, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Al Jolson, Emmett Miller, Milton 'Mezz' Mezrow, W.C. Handy, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Rabbitfoot Minstrels, Mississippi Sheiks, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Band, and Tom Waits!!!
Sounds Like
Described as: Honkytonk, hooked, hop, hophead heebies, and a full orchestration at a barrelhouse... A fine blend of Blues, Americana, and Dixie Fried Boogie!!!
Diablo Dimes is Blues, Americana, Ragtime, Boogie Woogie, Dixieland, Rock n' Roll... A ramblin' minstrel. He can put ya' in a swanky Paris whorehouse in the 1920's, a 30's hobo jungle at a half past the unlucky, a 40's hepcat rent party, or a shady jumpin' juke joint of the 50's Southside of Chicago!
Self described as "Honkytonk, hooked, hop, hophead heebies, and a full orchestration at a barrelhouse"... It's no wonder one raves about his unique sound and memorable performances, like no other.
Dimes has played extensively from coast to coast, for all types of audiences. From the House of Blues, and Tipitinas in New Orleans, to the Viper Room, and Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, to Slim's, and The Rocket Room in San Francisco, to CBGB's, and Mo' Pitkins in New York City, not to mention plenty of lowdown dives in between...
Finished production, and released early 09' the melancholy, "Memoirs of a Poor Balladeer" a two volume collection of original short stories
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"Rainin' Wine On Sunday" CD $13.00 + S/H (Released, 12/25/07 Viva Marquee Music, BMI
"Memoirs of a Poor Balladeer: Vol.1" CD $13.00 + S/H (Released, 02/12/09 Viva Marquee Music, BMI
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when you comin back round this way, partner??? i'm on the bass guitar w/ embalmers these days. let's put us together a little show some time.
fondly, j. michael
now available for pre-order, j. michael niotta's chapbook, "the devil's doin the same damn thing he's always done.'
noir, bars, women & cars - from vegas to dago, the brothels of germany to doha, kuwait: a wild & gritty collection of 17 cuts: pomes & prose, plus 3 excerpts from the novel, ‘the ants, thirsty,’ all from the former editor/columnist of 86…the man who put "hard fic" on the streets…the hardcore referee/translator/negotiator you’d hire when sitting bookended in a bar between nick tosches & chuck palahniuk.
"look, the stuff is good. quite good. straight up - like a good half-glass of whiskey." —dan fante, author of ‘mooch,’ ‘spitting off tall buildings,’ ‘kissed by a fat waitress,’ & ‘a gin pissing raw meat dual carburetor v-8 son of a bitch from los angeles.’
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GET YOUR DIABLO DIMES SHIRTS NOW! "Cholita" Design By Tattoo Artist Tim Hendricks $15 + S/H Girl & Snake on Back, Script Lettering On Front Cat Sizes S,M,L,XL. Kitten Tee S & M
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FRONT- Gold Tooth Devil, and name in circus lettering... "Devil Head T-Shirt/Tank Top". Design By Tattoo Artist Morgwn Pennypacker $20 + S/H Cats/Kitten Sizes M,L,XL,XXL"
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