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Press Kit
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Press The Martindales stand out amid P-town's vibrant bluetime/oldgrass scene with a little more Elvis than Bill Monroe in the band's rockin' approach to 'billy music...
...The Martindales focus on America's musical past, but only as far back as the classic beat-group sounds of the '50s and '60s. While their name gives a winking (ouch) nod to the immaculately cheesy game show host Wink Martindale, the band's recorded output reveals a retro sound that's transformed into a vehicle-albeit one with fuzzy dice still dangling from the rearview-for earnest, emotional songwriting (see last year's Downbeat at Eight). Lead singer Kevin Nettleingham's voice reveals not just tonal but soulful depth on slow-burning songs like "Drive," while the upbeat numbers suggest that this local rockabilly quartet has found its rockin' stride. Guests staying upstairs at the Eagle, remember your earplugs: The Martindales will certainly make some noise on this night-perhaps as much as the other acts combined."
Musicfest NW 2005 blurb
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"The Martindales play rockabilly-inspired country pop, with plenty of desperate guitar solos and down-home twang. According to drummer Don Lawry, they also "dress nice, show up on time, play well, and put on a rockin show." You cant beat that!"
Casey Jarman
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"Well, now and then it's hard to stay modest, especially if you're as good as The Martindales. Four suave gentlemen dressed in neat custom suits with tie, a beautiful presskit and a good old-fashioned cover photo, you expect something different from that! And "that something different" hits hard. Apparently frontman Kevin Nettleingham didn't only observe The Stones and their chief Mick Jagger closely, his voice resembles the voice of the guy with the thick lips very much in the songs "Misery" and "Man In A House". But this group from the Portland/Vancouver-area keeps surprising. You can discover pop, deep Southern Swamp Rock, as well as real Americana Roots/Rock-songs on this second Martindales-album.
To make it even more complicated for me they decided to also add some Country with nice Duane Eddy-style riffs ("Say you love me"). The gentlemen let their guitars rock hard on "Me and my baby", "Tonic", "Pretty Girl" and "She's the One" and Don Lawry pounds his drums like his life depended on it. They're not afraid to mix influences like Rock, Blues, Country, Americana and Southern Rock into their songs."
Francois Braeken
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"...good clean tight band. I love the production. It sounds like something out of the 60's when you could actually feel the soul. The rhythm section is very tight...the vocals were right on...I love the lead guitar. These boys have all the goods to deliver ..."
Rick Williamson
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"The Martindales have proven that they are masters of Americana rock"
Shane Watson
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"...your version of "Dead Flowers" is fantastic -- 'bout time someone took
that on and updated it a bit."
Corey duBrowa
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"You rock hard and with authentic sounds on your instruments. The lead breaks are hot and tasty."
Curtis Lowell
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"...I received your CD and enjoyed it tremendously. Many thanks for sending it this way. And I wish you all the success in the world with it and future CD's as well."
Wink Martindale
Fan Reviews
Michele
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Brianna
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Dennis Hitchcox
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Chris M.
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Les
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Julie
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Julia
copyright 2006 The Martindales
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