Dance Hall Pimps

Rank #21 Los Angeles, CA Americana / Garage Rock / New Orleans-in...

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Members: RJ Comer (vox, banjo), Jeff Jourard (guitar), Eddie Fish (bass), Vic Baron (drums), Steve Carr (sax), with Daniel Alexander (keys) & Philip Fiorio (tru...

Sounds Like: Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes!, Nick Curran, Official 100 Monkeys Road Trip!, Devil Doll, Dropkick Murphys

Label: Lakeshore Records

Manager: Entered Apprentice Music, LLC

Bio: DANCE HALL PIMPS

Created in 2009 in the Los Angeles underground cabaret scene, the Dance Hall Pimps are a genre-bending show band, playing original Americana Rock music with a twisted swampy vibe & New Orleans-inspired rags and romps. No matter how dark or twisted the subject matter, the Dance ... See Full Bio

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Dance Hall Pimps frontman RJ is doing an acoustic side project, check out his new ReverbNation page http://www.reverbnation.com/rjcomer

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“I can’t say enough good things about Beast For Love. This is unquestionably one of the most interesting, best executed, and totally refreshing albums of 2012!”

— Colossal Pop

“This album is like nothing that is out there today. Its twisted subject matter mixed with catchy rock hooks will definitely whet appetites.”

— Yahoo.com

“They jam, they do it, they rock!”

— WTF with Marc Maron

“Combining dark and twisted subject matter and wistful lyrics with upbeat tempos and mind blowing vocals, the album can hardly fit neatly into any genre. Innovative lyrics and catchy hooks are what have created memorable tracks with great stories.”

— Rockwired Magazine

“I’m excited by Dance Hall Pimps winning the Artist of the Month title.” says Rockwired founder Brian Lush ”The band was up against a lot of very serious sounding rock bands and it is always a pleasure to see a band with a little bit of quirk going for them walking away the winner.”

— Rockwired Magazine's May 2012 Artist of the Month Winner

“Dance Hall Pimps. Great name for a band right? What is even better than their name is their music! Beast For Love is an impressive debut album that will leave listeners and fans waiting for what will come next. Give these guys a listen, and if you’re in the Los Angeles area look them up and catch them live.”

— Indie Music Reviewer

"Dance Hall Pimps is not a one hit wonder, but in this album, prove they have the potential to captivate and keep a crowds attention and leave them wanting more.”

— Xombiewoof Magazine

“A most enjoyable, original album and band, but with a serious focus to their music…”

— Blues in the Northwest

“The front cover of Los Angeleno band Dance Hall Pimps’ debut album oozes sex, rock & roll and a healthy smattering of the macabre. After the alluring and deceptive opening panpipes on Seems Holy, Beast For Love becomes a sweaty, sexy romp through 12 tunes of rockabilly madness.”

— Rave Magazine

“Hidden, deep messages and story morals aside, the band packs every ounce of it's collective soul into a musically muscular package, and includes all the right production nuances: frenzied horns, white hot keys, a driving backline. The lead and backing vocals are a perfect fit and the entire mixture is, plainly put, a deliciously good time.”

— Jive Wired

“... it's evident that the Dance Hall Pimps don't think of themselves as a nostalgic gimmick hoping to capitalize on a revivalist rock and roll sound. They are serious about their craft and this is seriously good music.”

— Jive Wired

“We’re the Dance Hall Pimps & we are aware that the word ‘pimp’ has connotations that we don’t embrace, and those are the connotations about the subjugation of women and sometimes men and definitely children in the sex trade. That’s not the kind of pimp we are and that’s not the kind of pimping we do. As our tag phrase says ‘We pimp music, not people’ but in order to balance and address that issue and take ownership of the word in our band name, we decided we would be involved in the social mission to end the domestic minor sex trafficking. That is the sex trafficking of minors… What we do is a portion of the profits from this record will be donated to organizations that fight domestic child sex trafficking &organizations that provide services to its victims. We are entertainers but we are entertainers that live in a society and we feel the responsibility to at least take on one issue and this is the issue we take on. ”

— Blog Talk Radio

“Some of the lyrics are just fun. I mean, Transylvania Girls is just a fun song about transgender beauty and it is very sex positive. Some of the songs are deep, Wrong Guy Baby is about a guy who feels unworthy of redemption and rejects the opportunity for redemption at every turn. And Mommy Was a Zombie, the single, is a story of being raised by a drug addict mom and an a-hole dad.”

— Blog Talk Radio

“What the fans can expect from this record is just a fun, party record that is rootsy that’s retro but still original. If you’re a guy, this is the kind of record that you’re going to be drumming on your steering wheel as you’re driving. That’s not to say that women don’t do that, but it is more of a guy thing. And then for women, the thing is there are a couple songs in there, especially if you’re sort of into bad boys, this is sort of a record for you.”

— Blog Talk Radio

“If you could perform at any venue in the world, where would it be and why? 'Easy… We want to be the house band at Fangtasia, the vampire nightclub in the HBO series True Blood. Or play the Marquee Club in London, but that’s now closed. Honestly, our record release show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a fantasy come true for us—what a cool venue, and performing for the never-dead spirits of Johnny & Dee Dee Ramone, Woody Herman, and Rozz Williams, not much could top that. But if you’re lookin’ for real life, Jeff Jourard already performed at all the great venues when he was with The Motels and Steve Carr toured with so many great jazz legends that those two guys have probably already played their fantasy venues. As a band we have to say Tipitina’s in New Orleans. We pay homage to the New Orleans sound on songs like Beast for Love and You’d Drink Like I Do Too. And even if it isn’t primarily a rock venue, we got a banjo and a clarinet and a Hammond organ, so c’mon…”

— Skewed & Reviewed

“If you could go back and play one show of yours, which do you wish to relive and why? 'Wow… that’s a tough question because of course half our brains go to the show we want to do better and the other half of our brains go to one of those magical everything’s-rocking-just-right shows and would just relive the glory. We all agree that our third Viper Room show on May 14, 2011 is one to relive. It was the end of a series of killer Sunset Strip shows and was the last show before a hiatus to finish recording the Beast for Love LP. The place was packed, and for the first time we saw rows of fans singing along to the songs as we played them. That’s one of those great “first time” experiences for any band.'”

— Skewed & Reviewed

“There's nothing minimalist about this band or their sound. The effective production defines a band who have obviously done their homework, ascertained their collective strengths and established the best way to present them. The Dance Hall Pimps pay homage to rock history with an unwavering, affinitive nod to their predecessors without coming off as blatant, soul-stealing wannabes.”

— Jive Wired

“The Dance Hall Pimps signing story on page 26 of the November issue of Music Connection Magazine.”

— Tom Kidd, Music Connection Magazine

“Lead singer RJC and guitarist Jeff Jourard co-hosted the Bad Betty Podcast on May 10 for some wickedly adult web-radio fun”

— Bad Betty, Bad Betty Podcast

"I have to say that at first I didn’t know what to expect from the Dance Hall Pimps… but have no fear, they are in fact a fantastic band, with sounds ranging from blues to rockabilly, from groovy sinister rock to New Orleans-style stomps they will make you ask for an encore…"

— Damian A., Limited-Release

“The Dance Hall Pimps played live on the May 8th edition of Suicide Girls Radio.”

— Suicide Girls Radio

“RJ interviewed on May 4 edition of On Air with Tony Sweet. It’s the Nations #1 Radio Show on LA Talk Radio "This great band is breaking all the rules" Tony Sweet.”

— Tony Sweet, On Air with Tony Sweet

“Guitarist Jeff Jourard appeared on The Sheena Metal Experience on LA Talk Radio. “The Sheena Metal Experience” airs daily from 5:00-7:00pm on the City Of Angels’ hottest new station, LA Talk Radio; where Sheena has interviewed: movie stars, TV icons, Broadway legends, studio heads, writers, doctors, chefs, shark experts and ghost hunters…just to name a few.”

— Sheena Metal, The Sheena Metal Experience on LA Talk Radio

"Indies In Motion" Radio Show Rick Mizuno Live every Monday at 1pm PST on Ch2 of www.LATalkRadio.com RJ See appeared on Rick Mizuno’s show on February 21, 2011

— Rick Mizuno, Indies In Motion

“Artists On Demand http://artistsondemandonline.com/ RJC appeared on Artists On Demand March 15, 2011 ”

— Artists On Demand

"Indies In Motion" Radio Show Rick Mizuno Live every Monday at 1pm PST on Ch2 of www.LATalkRadio.com Listen to all shows in 24/7 library at: www.LATalkRadio.com/Rick.php www.IndiesInMotion.com www.rickmizuno.comRick Mizuno RJ See appeared on Rick Mizuno’s show on February 21, 2011

— Rick Mizuno, IndiesInMotion

“925 KYHY Lowrider Live Show with Vato Loco RJ See and Vic Baron made a 90-minute appearance on February 18, 2011 “The Pimps are bad-ass, this music is Sick, Homz.” Vato Loco ”

— Vato Loco, LowRider Live Show

“Matt Alan Several cuts from the DHP's new CD will be featured on Outlaw Radio "Live from the Lighten Up Lounge" tomorrow (Sat, Oct 30th) 3p-7p pst!! http://www.outlawradio.tv/ www.outlawradio.tv ”

— Outlaw radio

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2012
Dec 30

The Roxy Theatre
West Hollywood, CA, US | 7:00pm
The Roxy Theatre
West Hollywood, CA, US
Sun Dec 30, 2012 7:00pm
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Rootsy swamp rocking show band DANCE HALL PIMPS return to the Roxy stage where they always give a sizzling performance accented by electric banjo and a killer horn section. www.dancehallpimps.com. Power rock vocalist James Paul Luna of HOLY GRAIL will join the Dance Hall Pimps for a special appearance. http://www.holygrailofficial.com/ With a recent stellar appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, The FIXX is sharper than ever. www.thefixx.com The YELLOW PAYGES make a triumphant return to The Roxy stage. Truly legends of the Sunset Strip, from 1967 to 1970 the Yellow Payges garage surf rock sound dominated the Strip.
2012
Dec 30

The Roxy Theatre
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2012
Sep 8

Windward Plaza Park
Venice, CA, US | 8:00pm
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Aug 16

The Roxy Theatre
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Soft Reduction
very nice
CWC.
Glad to share guys,hi from Scotland,stop by.CWC
Gavin Villarreal
"Beast for love" is fantastic! Quite a unique and catchy sound you gentlemen have crafted! Hope to see you live here soon... Regards, Gavin
KATIE SHOREY
rock on :) hi boys! FREE DOWNLOADS on my Reverb page! cheers http://facebook.com/katieshoreymusic http://twitter.com/thekatieshorey http://instagram.com/thekatieshorey
John Revitte
Very cool on-fire rocking sound and playing feel on "Seems Holy"!
BadgerStatic
Really cool tracks and playing!

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Q: Do you tour outside fo California? Austin Tx would love your musci making.

A: We would love to come to Austin, but haven't yet been able to get out of California. We are finishing up our second album and hope to be able to hit the road to support it. Thanks for your interest. Rock on, Dance Hall Pimps

Asked by Oldgoat69. Answered on Thu Apr 11 2013

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