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Purty Mouth
Country / Pop / Alternative

Camped up country-tonk



SEATTLE, Washington
United States

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Last Login:  11/4/2009
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   Purty Mouth: General Info
Member Since7/2/2006
Band Websitewww.sonicbids.com/purtymouth
Band Members

Steven Baz - drums
Mikey Budd - lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Walter Harley - electric bass
Alyssa Keene - lead and backing vocals, percussion
Lori Ramon - lead and backing vocals
Graham Short - electric guitar, backing vocals

Influencesmusic, love, lust, booze, friends, revenge
Sounds Likemusic, as much as possible
Record Labelnone


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 16 2009 8:30P
Highway 99 Blues Club Seattle, Washington
Dec 31 2009 6:30P
Highway 99 Blues Club Seattle, Washington

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   About Purty Mouth
Purty Mouth, Seattle's camped-up country-tonk combo: a little Hedwig, a little Hee Haw, a lotta heart. The veteran countrypolitan crooners in Purty Mouth have been performing in the Seattle area for most of the decade, their unique take on country and pop music dialed in from an alternate universe where Brokeback Mountain shares equal space alongside John Wayne.

Press

2008
Seattle Weekly, Aug 20-26: "Purty Mouth play up the humor of the stereotype with their entertaining lyrics, but never let the joke railroad their polished handle on their particular brand of country-tonk."

Seattlest, Aug 20: "The band name Purty Mouth sounds like a bad, bad joke, but the music is excellent. The adorable Alyssa Keene and Lori Ramon have the sweetest voices since Jo Stafford and the whip-smart lyrics will have you smiling all night long.

Vocalist Lori Ramon profiled in the February 2008 issue of Seattle Sound Magazine.

2007 and earlier
“There is something for everyone at a Purty Mouth show as long as you like fun and cowboys. And having fun with cowboys. Especially if you are another cowboy" Seattle Sound Magazine

"Gay and lesbian alt-country band from Seattle. They're sort of like Hee Haw meets Queer Eye" MetroWeekly (Washington DC Gay & Lesbian Magazine)

"The genius behind Purty Mouth is the band's respect for the music and the theatrical opportunities afforded by love songs that tell stories" The Stranger

"Perched somewhere between cornpone kitsch and hardcore honky-tonk, local combo Purty Mouth certainly have found a unique niche in an otherwise crowded roots scene" Seattle Weekly

Performance

Purty Mouth has headlined shows at the Tractor Tavern, the High Dive, the Crocodile, the Mars Bar, Jules Maes Saloon, the Blue Moon Tavern, Highway 99 Blues Club and the Comet Tavern. As support, Purty Mouth has proved itself as an exotic and entertaining opener for local and national touring acts, including Neko Case, the Hidden Cameras, Momus, the Moondoggies, the Meat Purveyors, Carolyn Mark, El Vez, the Ditty Bops and more.

Local acts sharing bills with Purty Mouth have included the Wakefields, Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers, Miss Mamie Lavona the Exotic Mulatta and her White Boy Band, the Half Brothers, the Moondoggies, Brent Amaker & the Rodeo, Rocky Point All Stars, the Rainieros, Grownup Trouble, the Bouchards, the Buttersprites, and many more.

Purty Mouth is a regular at local festivals, performing at Seattle's Fremont Fair, Fremont Oktoberfest, the Bite of Seattle, Folklife and Hempfest, and supports queer events as often as possible, including the Northwest Bear's Spring Thaw (2005), Seattle Pride (2006), Portland's BearTown MusicJam (2007), Gay & Lesbian Softball World Series block party (2008), and in 2004, at the Freedom to Marry benefit WEDrock, in Washington D.C., where they shared the stage with Henry Rollins, Sandra Bernhardt, Bob Mould, and Hedwig creator John Cameron Mitchell.

Purty Mouth can be seen the third Wednesday of each month at the Highway 99 Blues Club, where they've had a residency since July 2007. The club, its owner, Ed Maloney, and the band have regularly transformed these Wednesday nights into special events including benefits for the Dunshee House, Home Alive and the Rat City Rollergirls, and most recently with a series of variety shows, featuring the band collaborating with burlesque troupe the Heavenly Spies and other acts.

On the Web

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Listen to our music on www.myspace.com/purtymouth

View our electronic press kit at www.sonicbids.com/purtymouth.

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Music

Purty Mouth's program consists of originals by Graham, Mikey & Alyssa, with covers drawn from the catalogs of Dolly Parton, Kirsty MacColl, Highway 101, Loretta Lynn, the Ramones, Wanda Jackson, Tammy Wynette, Jackie DeShannon, the Kendalls, the Beatles and Gram Parsons, with nods to the Nashville and Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtracks.

In March of 2009, Purty Mouth completed a two-song 'single' (remember those?), with our own Walter Harley on engineering duty. The two tracks, She Plays Rugby (I Play Hard to Get) and South Tacoma, both originals, will be featured here on myspace.

A four-song demo was recorded in May 2006 under the auspices of Steve Smith (formerly of Billy Moon). The leadoff track, Tapedeck in His Tractor (a cover of a Ronee Blakely song from the Nashville soundtrack), received airplay on Seattle’s community radio station, KEXP. Tapedeck is also featured here on myspace.

For additional information, bookings, T-shirts, etc., contact Graham Short, (206) 329-6851, or via email.


   Purty Mouth's Friend Space (Top 37)
Purty Mouth has 731 friends.
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 Wanda Jackson 


 Buttersprites 


 Lushy 


 -Miss Mamie Lavona, the Exotic Mulatta- 


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 The Half Brothers 


 THE MOONDOGGIES 


 The Haul Off and Smack Somebodys 


 Creeping Time 


 Rocky Point All Stars 


 The Wakefields 


 The Bouchards 


 Brent Amaker and the Rodeo 


 Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands 


 Robbie Fulks 


 Hank III Official Page 


 Hank Williams 


 Johnny Cash 


 Neko Case 


 Patsy 


 The Heavenly Spies 


 The Sockit Wenches 


 Blue Moon 


 Tractor Tavern 


 Crocodile 


 Comet Tavern 


 The Stranger 


 ’’Awesome’ 


 Highway 99 Blues Club 


 The Rainieros 


 Gram Parsons 


 TOOTSIES 


 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival 


 Sweetpea 





Purty Mouth's Friends Comments
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Evan

Evan



Mar 27 2009 3:13 AM

Love the new tunes. Great guitar!
Stringbender Dave

Stringbender Dave



Oct 15 2008 5:40 AM

May the "Twang" be with you!
Dominga Rio of Cuero

Sage Sweetwater



Sep 19 2008 8:30 PM

Hi Purty Mouth,

Thank you for being a friend of BlueSage Productions. Have a great fall season! A warm mug of hard cider to you!

Warmly,
Sage Sweetwater, Celebrity Firebrand Lesbian Novelist featured on Authors Den, author of From the Convent to the Rawhide: The Saga of Sadie Cade and Vi Montana, the lesbian Western equivalent to Brokeback Mountain, now in development being adapted to screen to be a motion picture.
http://www.authorsden.com/sagesweetwater

Blue Sleighty, website owner of My Secret Obsession, author of My Secret Obsession Erotic Lesbian Stories.
http://www.mysecretobsession.com
The Whiskey Sournotes

The Whiskey Sournotes



Sep 13 2008 1:29 PM

Cool!

Thanks, Purty Mouth!

pals,

lambe
ANDY HILL Singer-Songwriter

ANDY HILL   Singer-Songwriter



Sep 9 2008 7:22 PM

Thanks for the add
Regards Andy
Mike Daugherty

Mike Daugherty



Aug 22 2008 7:12 AM

Great show last night ! You have a new fan.

Cheers,
Mike
Richard

Richard Bennett



Jul 16 2008 11:09 PM

Thanks for the add!!! Please plan a trip to Birmingham, Alabama!
Mo

Mo



Jul 13 2008 12:02 AM

Boy Howdy Guys (and Ladies),

You guys did a great set at Tacoma Pride. I'm happy I delayed my trip back east to see you guys (and Ladies).

I'll be posting photos I took on my photo page later on this weekend.

And don't be a stranger to Tacoma (or Olympia for that matter).

HUGS to you all
Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers

Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers



May 25 2008 9:39 PM

We gotta do another show again sometime this summer!

OK so if you missed us at Folklife or down at Slim's Last Chance, here is another opportunity to catch us in action. We will be opening up for the Blue Healers at the Conor Byrne (5140 Ballard Ave NW) on Saturday May 31. This will be our last full band show until July. I hope you can make it out.
The Heavenly Spies

Heavenly Spies



Apr 17 2008 10:53 PM

We had so much fun dancing to your music last night!
We'll have to do it again soon!

xoxo,
James Blonde
Honey Sexpot
and Agent Rhinestone
The Starlings

The Starlings



Apr 4 2008 12:40 AM

Hey Purty Mouth! We're having our CD Release show for “Marveling the While,” this Saturday, 4/5 at The Tractor. We’d love it if you could come. Please note it’s an early show starting at 6pm. Hope to see you there...Joy and The Starlings
THE ANCHOR

Anchor Pub Anchor Pub



Apr 2 2008 12:19 AM

Lookin' forward to havin' y'all up here on the 18th!
Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers

Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers



Mar 15 2008 7:26 PM

Good Show last night at the Conor! Let's do some more soon. I like your sound.
Keepa Rockin'!
Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers

Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers



Feb 19 2008 9:47 PM

I look forward to finally playing with you guys on Friday March 14th at the Conor Byrne Pub in Ballard!
100 Heartbreaks

100 Heartbreaks



Feb 17 2008 12:30 AM

Y'all were so great last night! Thank you so much for playing, it was awesome.
The Mouse Traps

The Mouse Traps



Dec 6 2007 1:33 AM

lets do a show sometime.

thanks for adding me.
The Sockit Wenches

The Sockit Wenches



Nov 27 2007 6:26 PM

Thanks for another awesome show! And thanks for the LOVE! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Northwest Folklife Festival

Northwest Folklife Festival



Nov 26 2007 9:47 PM

Hi Purty Mouth and friends,
CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST SERIES, "FOLKLIVES".

www.nwfolklifeaudio.org
DragStrip Riot

DragStrip Riot



Nov 26 2007 7:23 PM

Thanks for adding DragStrip Riot. We kick ass.
Richard Delamar / Strong Like Bull

Richard Delamar / Strong Like Bull



Nov 22 2007 11:50 PM

Thanks for the add!
The Rainieros

The Rainieros



Nov 22 2007 6:38 PM

Thanks for having us! We had a great time. You're awesome.
Jimmy Peters - Appearing Nitely

Jimmy Peters - Appearing Nitely



Nov 22 2007 6:20 PM

It was great to hang out with all you Purty Mouths last nite. Hope we do it again real soon!
ChickenGrease

ChickenGrease



Nov 16 2007 10:48 PM

Hey Purty Mouth How's it going? Hope all is well!! If you get time come check out our new video, and let us know what you think.
Love, Peace, & ... Thanks for supporting ChickenGrease!!
The X-Ray Eyes

The X-Ray Eyes



Nov 14 2007 5:39 PM

Hi Purty Mouth,
We played with you guys in the spring, at Chop Suey, and had a great time. I just wanted to invite you all to come down to our CD release party this Saturday, Nov 17th at The Crocodile. It is going to be a great show, and a big one for us. We'd love to see you there.
thanks!
David
Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers

Howlin Houndog & Infamous Loosers



Nov 8 2007 8:15 PM

I still wanna do a show with you guys someplace! I hope you can make it out on November 16th @ The Funhouse and see me and my band play with Girl Trouble and Nice Smile!

I'll try to make one of your shows at some point. I am playing solo Friday Nov 9 with Southbound Union at the Boxcar Alehouse in Magnolia.
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