Lefty: Hey Patsy, word on the street is you sing pretty good.
Patsy: Yeah, you heard right. What's it to ya, jerk?
Lefty: I'm looking for a female lead for a new project I'm starting up. You in?
Patsy: What's in it for me?
Lefty: Gin and hookers.
Patsy: Sold.
Lefty: Check please.
And so became the awesomest thing you'll ever hear:
NINETY POUNDS OF UGLY.
Blood, Sweat and Beer aptly describes Ninety Pounds of Ugly as they churn out country-tinged, rockabilly-infused, obscenity-sprinkled tales of drinking, stinking and thinking. Patsy Clash leads the band with her fiery crooning and spit-in-your-face attitude. Raised on a diet of Teenage Head and Nick Cave, Patsy brings a saucy sex appeal to the band, putting a high-ball sheen on some low-brow topics covered in such soon-to-be-classics as “I’m Out of Your League”, “Venom In My Denim”, “I’m Your Little Love Bug” and “Ugly Stick”.
This is Patsy’s first band, and she finds herself surrounded by seasoned veterans: Lefty McRighty (Lefty McRighty and the Boxcar Cadavers, The Polymorphines) on guitar, Stand-Up Steve (Kingmakers, Jimmy George, Lowbellies) on upright bass, and Ernie Legend (Mike Plume Band, The Populars) on drums. Patsy and the gang put a fresh new spin on classic musical styles, creating a versatile blend of country, rockabilly, western swing and jazz.
Check out Ninety Pounds of Ugly's debut album, Richmond Motel Room 3, released August 2009 - this album was named Best Country Album of 2009 in the Ottawa Xpress Reader's Poll, so apparently some folks think it's pretty sweet.
Richmond Motel Room 3 is available thusly:
-iTunes, if you like the mp3s or flacs or whatever they're called
-www.tunevault.com, if you like to mail-order actual CDs with all the pretty artwork and all that (coming soon)
-Compact Music Ottawa, @ 190 Bank AND 785 Bank, if you could use the exercise
-or if you HAVE to, get your ass on down to an NPOU show and buy the damn thing directly from the band.
Check out our other bands and stuff or whatever:
Lefty's solo career
Stand-Up Steve's higher priority
Lefty's Radio Show
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