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Gypsy Punk Cabaret and Pirate Blues Mayhem...
Think about Tom Waits with a hangover at a Screamin' Jay Hawkins gig in New Orleans, playing music by Muddy Waters, Danny Elfman and Mike Patton...then you're getting close to a hint of Juke Baritone & The Swamp Dogs.
Comprising of six members and a dozen instruments, the band teeters on the brink of destruction while pounding out their own brand of old world, swampy, cabaret industrial punk blues and wowing audiences at major events and venues with their highly entertaining and outrageous live performances that have the tendency to turn ordinary people into raving fans and make others walk out in disgust.
Blatant songs of boozing, women, drugs and politics, combined with some of the best musicians in Australia, an eccentric, energetic and engaging front man and a real message within the music, makes for a highly entertaining live music experience.
...this six piece turns horn-heavy blues on its head, slyly clamoring through 9 tracks of barely restrained cabaret-esque compositions that might just make the perfect soundtrack to your next night of unbridled debauchery... It's fun, but it's the kind of fun that might get you in trouble. The best kind of trouble.
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Who is this crazy person really?
I get the impression Juke could be one of those drifter on-the-run-from-the-law forty-passport-seaman types that Tom Waits likes to sing about. Or even scarier and more poetic, he could be the mutated product of Waits’ imagination.
RAVE Magazine Brisbane
Grunge gets the blues
With hard driving Australian Rock based influences and a dirty sound reminiscent of a Louisiana gravel road, lyrics that are naughty and sometimes crude they'll probably never get airplay on American radio but hey, it's the Blues. Add to that a real message and you'll see why I like it.
The Blogging Poet
"Juke Baritone sounds like everything I want out of the Dresden Dolls but never seem to get..." - Pat Rondon
"Best band I've seen in 20 years." - Licensee
Juke Baritone - Vocals & Keys
Jimmy the Loose - Drums
Bellyache Ben - Mandolin, Guitar
Paco - Double Bass & Kazoo
Bongo - Tenor Sax & Miscellaneous Percussion
The amazing Grant - Trombone, Banjo & Bass Trumpet (and anything else he can get his hands on)
The Marquis de Page - Trombone & Keys
Influences
Danny Elfman, Tom Waits, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Nick Cave, Louis Prima, Mr Bungle, Tim Burton, Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello, Bill Hicks, Ray Kurzweil, Ray Charles, Michael Franti, Leonard Cohen, The Black Rider, Mike Patton, Tori Amos, Gypsies, Carnies, Freaks, right wing politicians, that last little piece of mud cake, my beautiful children, tough guy
Sounds Like
Tom Waits, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Nick Cave, Mr Bungle, Morphine, Leonard Cohen, Cabaret, Dresden Dolls, an extremely drunken weekend, Tom Waits with a hangover at a Screamin' Jay Hawkins gig in New Orleans, a quiet night that turns into a long weekend, 80% proof vodka, tequila for breakfast, a hundred dirty Russians drinking and dancing on tables, a f*%@ing good time... Hopefully it sounds different. So we've been told.
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THE RETURN OF THE BAT
Specimen will bring their special brand of glam mayhem, The Batcave to London again.
After last year’s wildly-successful 25th anniversary Batcave event, The Batcave returns to its original spawning ground of London’s West End on Sunday July 19 for another night of blasphemy, lechery and blood.
Specimen (Fresh from a fantastic show at Leipzig’s Waves Gotik festival), the original Batcave instigators will headline the lurid frolics at the Embassy Club, (29 Old Burlington St, London W1S3AP) Also on the bill are original Batcavers Sexbeat, with DJs Hamish and Cavey Nick, cavorting from decks to decadence with the usual brutal, trouser-dropping surprises & suitably confronting & barbaric entertainment.
The 2009 Batcave will feature installations from exciting new artists of the ‘Dark London Underground’ and visuals from the upcoming ‘Welco
"Wake me up before you go-go Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo Wake me up before you go-go I don't want to miss it when you hit that high Wake me up before you go-go 'Cause I'm not plannin'' on going solo Wake me up before you go-go Take me dancing tonight"
You Guys Rock! Madness!!!!!!!!! So Much Fun! Thanks for an awesome show. Have fun in Europe, I hope it all goes off without a hitch. I can't wait till October at the Joynt, so we can do it all again!:)
Hi Juke Baritone & The Swamp Dogs, I Draw Slow are playing The Cobblestone, Smithfield in Dublin on Wednesday 24th June, supported by the amazing Thomas Kitt. Doors are at 8.30 and admission is €10, a small price to pay to see the citys two premier acoustic acts don't you agree? On the off chance you disagree, come down on wednesday next to the Cobblestone, Smithfield Dublin and we'd be happy to discuss it.
f=share our west coast show dates are posted on facebook and this site www.myspace.com/jimrosecircus THE JIM ROSE CIRCUS VS. JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS TOUR pretty girls,wresting,amazing circus stunts and a FIST FIGHT If you are in a BAND that is not in a west coast city and want to open for us contact your local promoter and tell them jim sent you..we will be booking the rest of the U.S next week so please do it now..if you are a circus ,freak show,burlesque,variety,vaudeville,dance,singer,comedy performer please contact us now here for all dates and future dates..if you are a WRESTLER contact sinn bohdi he is in jim rose circus top friends thanks jim
Hey, the new song (which I have been promising since late last year is
up....! It's name is life and when you get a chance to check it out, I
would love some feedback on it!!! Let me know what you think...keep in
touch.
Take Care
Jonathan
Scorched Dog
Comprising of six members and a dozen instruments, the band teeters on the brink of destruction while pounding out their own brand of old world, swampy, cabaret industrial punk blues and wowing audiences at major events and venues with their highly entertaining and outrageous live performances that have the tendency to turn ordinary people into raving fans and make others walk out in disgust. 
...this six piece turns horn-heavy blues on its head, slyly clamoring through 9 tracks of barely restrained cabaret-esque compositions that might just make the perfect soundtrack to your next night of unbridled debauchery... It's fun, but it's the kind of fun that might get you in trouble. The best kind of trouble. 
Who is this crazy person really? 
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