"... with the poise of a theater diva, the presence of a method actress, and the voice of a vamp surfer girl, she projects real romantic confusion and heartbreak with every bittersweet syllable and every black tear." - Pitchfork
"Miss Derringer gives us a healthy way to shrug off big, dark conclusions about life: Have a sing-along about them. The demons of blues and country haunt both McGrath’s voice and the band’s songs, with each track leaving behind the smoky diesel trail of Bonnie and Clyde. Put these tracks on shuffle with Johnny Cash or Patsy Cline.” - Venus
"Kind of like Dresden Dolls gone Americana with a heavy dose of Nick Cave & the Black Seeds gumption... In short, we likey." - Metromix
" Phil Spector, Patsy Cline, murder ballads, Lee Hazlewood, and Nancy Sinatra duets and — above all — drinking are still some of Miss Derringer's favorite things." - All Music Guide
Incubating quite quickly in the Los Angeles music and art scene, Stay Gold "country goth" artist MISS DERRINGER have been making major waves and splashes with their blender of country twang, blues rhythm and 50s girl-group peppiness fortified with a very healthy punk attitude. With their buzz-heavy presence well-circulated in SoCal including supporting gigs with Bad Religion earlier this Spring, these art-poppers are gearing up for a solid handful of East Coast dates with New Wave punk-pop legends BLONDIE on their Parallel Lines-30th Anniversary Tour (tour dates below, more to be added shortly) who they've played with in the past and whose drummer Clem Burke was once a part-time member of the band.
In addition, their title track from their EP Black Tears has been remixed by the fresh and groundswelling British collaborative project CC/K, made up of Yves Cecil (Chimera Chimera) and Oliver Blair (Kindle) who have done remixes for Client and Robots in Disguise. The "Black Tears (CC/K 'Heartbreak' Remix)" can be found here for download:
www.reybee.com/missderringer/authorized/Black_Tears_CCK_RMX .mp3
Headed by the husband and wife team of musicians cum-artists, Liz McGrath (herself a reknowned painter and sculptor) and Morgan Slade (guitarist/songwriter), Miss Derringer welds surf, garage, Shangri La-styled girlpop, and punk into a veritable mixture. Like a red '57 Chevy with white walls and fins souped up by the guys on American Chopper, Miss Derringer revs up a modern yet authentic surfy sound that begs for drag races on the beach.
Their current EP, "The Black Tears EP" has been generating lots of attention for the band including covers of LA Weekly and Music Matters and features on Vlaze TV. The groundbreaking 3-D video for "Black Tears" debuted at Liz's gallery showing for her artwork in December. The band is currently writing their next album titled Winter Hill, loosely based on the Winter Hill Irish mob war that took place in Boston in the early 1960's.
TOUR DATES
June 7 The Roxy Los Angeles, CA w/ Firewater
June 10 Broadway Theater Kingston, NY w/ Blondie
June 14 Lee’s Palace (NXNE SHOW) Toronto, ONT w/Red Kross
June 17 Count Basie Theater Red Bank, NJ w/ Blondie
June 20 Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, MA w/ Blondie
June 21 South Shore Music Circus Cohasset, MA w/ Blondie
June 22 Nokia Theater New York, NY w/ Blondie
July 10 Hammer Museum
Indie 103.1 concert series Los Angeles, CA
July 17
Safari Sam's
Los Angeles, CA
more dates to be added!
To hear "Black Tears" and other tracks, go to:
www.myspace.com/missderringer
www.missderringer.com
For downloadable Hi-Res artwork, please go to:
www.reybee.com/missderringer/authorized
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