Time Beaty - drums and backup vocals.
Dave Marquis- Bass and backup vocals.
Mortimer Bustos- Guitars, Keys and lead vocals.
Dave Raymond - Guitars and backup vocals
(no animals were injured in the filming of these photos... except that cat.)
Influences
60's surf and garage, Black Sabbath, Iggy and the Stooges, Tom Jones, Acid, Booze, early Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, The Who, The Troggs, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Melvins, Kiss, The Creation, AC/DC, The Mc5, Mid 70's Scorpions, Thee Headcoats, Ronnie James Dio, Terrible Ted Nugent, The Pixies but mostly Slimback Fatty Buggs and his Framton Twelvitz
Here is a review from Carbondale's legendary DNA Vibrators
The Dammit Boys.
Many of the band’s compositions show the strong influence of surf, rockabilly, and the kind of white trash rock that would make the guys in Monster Magnet proud. The Dammit boys would probably be blessed as the appropriate music for the sacrament during a sermon by the Reverend Horton Heat. What DNA thinks most people miss is that there is something else thrown in there, some European gypsy-king vagabond element that transcends the typical genres like garage, or punk, in which the Dammit Boys get dumped. Not that they musically resemble Camper Van Beethoven, but like Camper in spirit, they capture the feeling of old world mystery in a very hard to define way. The cut “Toluene” is a fine example of this fusion. The Bustos blood, originating from the Castille area in Northern Spain, must be running heavily in the veins of lead singer and guitarist, Mortimer Bustos.
Some people in music scenes are larger than life. Mortimer is one of those guys. He has a voice that is reminiscent of Tom Waits’, but Mort is not trying to emulate Waits at all. He uses his voice the way true vocalists use their voices: with the understanding that the voice is an instrument with a range that all other musical instruments only pay homage to. Although DNA first met Mort as a bass player, DNA has seen Mort play guitar, on which he shines. If frozen dog shit in a coffee can was an instrument, Mort could pick that up and play the dog shit out of it, literally and figuratively.
Mort is pretty fucking cool. Judge for yourself (pic of mort). But, he isn’t alone. Dave Marquis, the bassist for the Dammit Boys, is quiet, reserved, disarmingly quick of wit, and kick ass on the bass. Not kick butt, not, could punch you in the face if you weren’t expecting it, not open hand slap your chest until your tits turn red, but KICK ASS. Overly flashy? No. Unassumingly adding the brass knuckles to the fist of the Dammit Boys? Hell, yes.
DNA doesn’t mean to slight Dave Raymond or Time Beaty, the other guitarist and drummer, respectively, of the Dammit Boys by not heaping up their praises. Although DNA has known those guys for some time, he never had the pleasure to get to know them better than as a gawking spectator to their fucking onstage awesomeness.
If it sounds like DNA is a little biased towards the Dammit Boys, maybe cuz he knows them, or something, then you would be wrong. There are lots of bands that DNA likes a lot. Bands like DEVO. Now, the Dammit Boys are not like DEVO. See how this proves DNA is not biased?
Actually, DNA did some objective, experimentation with the music of the Dammit Boys in an attempt to limit the influence of DNA’s own history with these guys. DNA played 20 songs at random from his iPod. Then he listened to the Dammit Boys. Then DNA asked himself: Whose voice sounded cooler? What song rocked more? When you hear “Sky Hammer,” you can imagine the sweat dripping off of Mort’s face as greasy bodies are swaying in the 70’s euphoria that leaks from that song like smoke from a raunchy old bong. Seriously, DNA put the iPod on shuffle and started to compare bands. Now, by chance, the iPod cued up the song “Rock Your Ass” by the Supersuckers first, which was a shitty place to be if you were the Dammit Boys! Nobody rocks out with their cocks out the way the Supersuckers do. That was a tough draw for the Dammit Boys right out of the gate. But, OK Go? Dammit boys smoked ‘em. Wolfmother? Made ‘em wanna run home to momma. Coldplay? Didn’t wanna play anymore. In short, the Dammit Boys’ records are worth buying. So. You. Go buy them.
From the opening line of “The Mind Snare,” you too, feel like you “could walk right through this wall.” The song evokes the heady feeling you might have had the first time you listened to the Doors if you were 19 in 1969---and weren’t in Vietnam. On their myspace page, the band writes that this song is an example of some of the new stuff they are working on. Their new compositions reflect their continuing growth as musicians, technically and intuitively.
As usual, DNA did some internet searching, and found these interesting tidbits: Unlike the two huge myspace sensations DNA has reviewed previously, in the first three hits on Google, DNA found a review of the band, y’know, like you would expect, if the band were actually a working band. This was the first good sign. Next, reading some of the reviewers unsolicited responses to a show was also positive, such as, “if Mort and I were in prison together I’d definitely want to be his bitch."
Pros: A unique vibe that isn’t exactly any of the categories in which it is placed.
Cons: Those turned off by garage rock or surf or rockabilly might give them a pass, which is their loss.
Pros: When you listen to them, you are probably drunk, or getting there.
Cons: You can’t capture the contradictory minor key depression that weeps through Mort’s guitar playing in the midst of power punk energy very well on a CD.
Pros: The name, evoking the aggravation of an older Dad, yelling at those no good kids getting into who knows what behind the woodshed…
Check out the Dammit Boys the next time you are in Carbondale. You won’t be disappointed.
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1) Monte Carlos is looking to get a show at PKs on Saturday Sept. 20th. They have already written to Chad about the date though I am still waiting for a reply. If you are down for the show let me know.
2) September with Animal Party at Cal’s or Mutiny in Chicago.
3) Patriot Day Hope Fest Benefit - Centralia Golf Course. I got a voice mail from the Shawnee Cave guy that saw us at Booby’s and liked us. This could as memorable if not more so than the last Biker Benefit we played. See below:
September, 13 2008 at Bogies on the Lake Patriot Day Hope Fest 2008 Rockin With Reason Not Available , Centralia, Illinois 62801 Cost : 20.00 Patriot Day Hope Fest Bogies on the Lake @ Meadow Woods Golf Course overlooking beautful Racoon Lake If you go to the site - alot of the details are available. www. myspace. com/thehopefest (Cool Beans Promotions)
No Pets, No Weapons, No Coolers, No Attitudes. On Site Food and Concession. Golf Tournement Fundraiser with CA$H prizes. Donations to bring for troops or families of deployed troops: men’s socks, toys, canned food. Music: Ken Tucker, Kimmy Jo &; The Country Road Show, Leveld Metal Masquarade Ball, Standing Hampton, Floodline, Hard Knox, Dammit Boys.
"Here you are with a handful of holes, a thumb up your ass, and a big grin to pass the time of day with. They? Who the hell is 'they'?" - Sikes in "The Wild Bunch"
O.K. so now we're trying to get the 060708 show going again for our premier at the Cross. We're waiting to hear back from the Hot Atomics (iffy) and the Broken Bricks (likely). Would like to do it with the Dboys. All us dirty old men belong in that basement together. Lemme know something as soon as poss. That's next saturday night!
P.S. - Next time we play with the Alley Cat Revue, Tim needs to bring his cowbell, a bicycle horn (honkle! honkle!) and an amusing, novelty whistle like the one Malcolm has(whoo-wheee!).
Now to end the month of Togas & Spring festivals and the Roman Holiday of Ambarvalia the BK's play the 1st Annual FOM & SHWT WINE & ARTS FESTIVAL @ the Murpysboro Riverside Park Bandshell this Memorial Day Weekend Saturday 24 May 2008 3PM-5:30PM. Come join us in fun and frolic and the darkened mirth of Southern Illinois' Premier Pirate Swing Ensemble! ..
Trying to work up our premier show for 6-7-8 at the cross. Was wanting to see if the Dboys and maybe Hot Atomics wanna get it on. That's also 3/4 of the F407 under one roof- hint hint.
Featuring Doc and Longhead from the original Billy Coma and new members, Jamey Almond formerly of The Trip Daddys on Guitar and Lorne formerly of the Electric on Bass!
Time Beaty - drums and backup vocals.
Dave Marquis- Bass and backup vocals.
Mortimer Bustos- Guitars, Keys and lead vocals.
Dave Raymond - Guitars and backup vocals
(no animals were injured in the filming of these photos... except that cat.)
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