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Big John Bates and The Voodoo Dollz
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Originally posted on Bakotopia Sun Apr 27, 2008 07:45:59 PDT
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Time: 8:00am
Price: $10
Contact: Les Paw | 800lbgorilla@mail.com | (661) 324-2557
Location: 1517 18th st, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Big John Bates is a "first-rate guitarist who melds rock, jump blues & punk ..."(Weekly Volcano - Tacoma) and is also the first Rock and roll band to add a Burlesque group (the Voodoo Dollz) to create "The Lowbrow Road Show". Originally influenced by The Cramps, Big John Bates began releasing albums in 2001 and created a stylistic niche in the blues-rock and kustom kulture scenes around the world, touring 15 countries and performing over 500 shows.

Although based in Vancouver Canada, Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz were the first neo-burlesque performers to take their live show throughout Europe and North America. European audiences seized upon them early and interviews with BJB & the Dollz have been featured on Europe's VH1 and National TV shows in France, Germany and Spain. Television in Canada and the USA has also featured this unique group as well as America's A&E_Network through documentaries on influential film-makers such as Russ Meyer.

The Voodoo Dollz are also the longest consecutively running burlesque troupe in Western Canada and have influenced many musical groups and countless other burlesque performers. The Dollz have even been counted as having re-introduced burlesque to personalities such as B-movie actress Tura Satana who herself initially influenced their infamous "Kitten With a Whip" burletta.

www.myspace.com/bigjohnbatesandthevoodoodollz

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