Highlighting unique voices that aren’t heard in the mainstream, the legendary shoe brand Dr. Martens has premiered the latest episode of its first-ever Dr. Martens Presents Music & Film Series. The new installment features the ferocious, femme-fueled foursomeDEATH VALLEY GIRLS, who deliver relentless garage rock grooves with post-punk intensity.
In the documentary shot on location throughout Los Angeles with director Erik Rojas, DEATH VALLEY GIRLS describe how they got their start with Burger Records in L.A., eventually signed to the renowned indie label Suicide Squeeze, and grew into the formidable indie rock powerhouse they are today.
“Making music and being in a band is like a religious conviction,” explains vocalist Bonnie Bloomgarden. “We are nomads for most of the year, and a gang, and that’s the way we like it! When you travel around spreading the good word of rock and roll you are like a missionary. People want to be part of something bigger, something to believe in, and to be entertained, especially now. We are lucky to spread the feeling of community and celebration and we’re also lucky that people want to come out and do that with us.”
Watch and share the new DEATH VALLEY GIRLS documentary and artist Q&A from Dr. Martens, up on LOUDWIRE.com today, here:
On the surface, DEATH VALLEY GIRLS churn out the hyper-charged, in the red, scuzzy rock every generation yearns for, but there is a more subversive force percolating beneath that imbues the band with an exhilarating cosmic energy.
Founded in 2013, DEATH VALLEY GIRLS line-up consists of vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden, guitarist Larry Schemel, bassist Nikki Pickle, and drummer Rikki Styxx. Their first release, 2014’s Street Venom was a cassette-only album put out via Burger Records. Their sophomore LP, Glow in the Dark (Burger Records), landed in 2016. DEATH VALLEY GIRLS released their brooding, critically acclaimed third LP, Darkness Rains via Suicide Squeeze in 2018. The album featured a rotating cast of guest artists, including like Shannon Lay, Laura Kelsey plus members of The Make-Up, The Shivas and Moaning.
The iconic Iggy Pop recently hailed the group “a gift to the world,” and a video for single “Disaster (Is What We’re After)” featured Iggy eating a hamburger. DEATH VALLEY GIRLS just wrapped a lengthy U.K. and European tour with headlining shows and dates with The Distillers, Rocket From The Crypt, Big Business, Craig Brown Band and more. DEATH VALLEY GIRLS recently released a new single “Dream Cleaver” via Suicide Squeeze, listen HERE.Next up, catch MOANING–who will release their new album Uneasy Laughter on Sub Pop on March 20, 2020–at the next Dr. Martens Music & Film Series concert in Los Angeles this Thursday, February 13 at the MOON ROOM (3000 Los Feliz Blvd.), free with RSVP HERE.Watch the video for MOANING’s single “Ego” HERE.
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