Big John Bates is a "first-rate guitarist who melds garage, punk, rockabilly, psychedelia & goth ..."(Weekly Volcano / Tacoma) and his band kicks out a sound that's "dirty, filthy ... just like Lux and Ivy used to make." Big John Bates is also the first Rock and roll band to add a Burlesque group - the Voodoo Dollz - to create "The Lowbrow Road Show". They were the first revivalists to take burlesque on the road, playing clubs throughout Europe and North America. Wikipedia
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