Time Out New York
10-2007 |
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Mixing Angelic vocal harmonies, wordy humor, jazz chops and pop moxie, the Lascivious Biddies play sassy originals, savvy covers and what must surely be the sexiest paean to Mister Rogers ever ("Neighbor"). |
The Washington Post
08-17-2007 |
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A renaissance band! |
Boston Metro
Pulse
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10-2007 |
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before there was the music, there was the name. “It was really a
joke, but we thought it sounded funny so the name stuck,” recalls Rodman. “It was
kind of like when you’re sitting aronames...although I wasn’t drunk.” |
Northwest Arkansas Times
08-27-2007
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"It's very freeing for me," Lane said. "As a bass player in an orchestra, you're playing in back under the guide of a conductor. ... I never thought my path would lead me here, and it gives me an ovewhelming sense ofhappiness." |
Northwest Arkansas Morning News
08-24-2007 |
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"We do our very best to impart positive feelings and good energy," Westover says. "We
consider that our mission. We just hope to leave people with smiles on their faces." |
Sunday Boston Globe
8-14-05 |
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They're witty and wacky and, to judge by their name, maybe a little naughty too. |
The Providence Journal
10-28-05 |
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The Lascivious Biddies push the sexy, both in name and the way that they sell themselves, but what the New York female quartet really has going on is chops and intelligence. |
The Providence Phoenix
10-29-05 |
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Multiply the Roches by Nellie McKay, then factor in a broad definition of swing, and what you come up with sounds a lot like the Lascivious Biddies |
The Boston Herald
8-11-05 |
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We ended up being cutting edge accidently,'' said Lee Ann Westover, lead singer for the quartet, which also includes keyboard player Deidre Rodman, bassist Saskia Lane and guitarist Amanda Monaco. ``We didn't understand what was happening until we were in the midst of it. |
The Concord Monitor
8-11-05 |
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What do you do when you've got a group of four classically trained girl musicians, a certain shared affection for jazzy pop and the Go-Gos and a literate, slightly salty sensibility about small town girls in the big city? |
Boston TAB
Cover Story!
8-12-05 |
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...They're back for shows tonight at Ryles in Cambridge and Sunday at Arlington's Regent Theatre after being featured on the CBS Evening News, BBC radio and mtv.com, and in USA Today and, believe it or not, The Economist |
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The Austin Chronicle
3-17-05 |
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SXSW 2005
NYC's Lascivious Biddies are back after a successful national debut at SXSW, following their self-released 2002 debut, Biddi-Luxe. The all-lady jazz, pop, and cabaret quartet just released Get Lucky, featuring a four-part harmony version of the Smith's "Ask." |
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The Austin American-Statesman
3-20-05 |
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SXSW 2005
If the Donnas are rock's answer to girl power, then the Lascivious Biddies are jazz's answer to female singularity. |
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Time Out NY
12-16-04 |
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The secret to the Biddies' success is in the way they balance infectious spunk with impressive skill. Guitarist Amanda Monaco and pianist Deidre Rodman both rank among the city's foremost young jazzers, while bassist Saskia Lane comes equipped with conservatory-honed chops; singer Lee Ann Westover adds a compelling set of pipes and attitude to spare.
-Steve Smith |
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The Roanoke Times
06-08-05 |
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Saskia Lane, who also enjoys a successful chamber and orchestral career, recently shared some thoughts on being the bass player, being a Biddy and living in New York. |
Harrisburg Patriot
06-16-05 |
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We normally take songs we all like and add our own touches. We call it Biddifying. |
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Podcasting:
Westover said the Biddies' podcasting "buzz" really started taking off in November. For the Biddies, that buzz is paying off. |
The Boston Herald
11-19-04 |
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What exactly do the Lascivious Biddies play? Think Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys with Dave Frishberg-like goofy/smart lyrics, major-league instrumental chops and a pop-meets-jazz streak that never takes itself too seriously. |
The Washington Post
12-07-2003 |
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Manhattan's Hippest Girl Group
-Terry Teachout |
The Austin Chronicle
03-2003 |
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The Lascivious Biddies compose original songs and re-arranged midcentury standards, displaying mellifluous four-part harmonies, Juilliard-School technical proficiency, and a mélange of cabaret, jazz, and vocal pop. Their fun-and-refined debut, Biddi-luxe!, came out last year. - David Lynch |
06-23-05
Winston-Salem Journal
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The Lascivious Biddies is, without question, one of the great band names. It grabs your attention. It oozes evocative imagery. It is a funny, saucy, in-your-face name that inspires thought, if not the opening of a dictionary. |
08-08-05
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The Roanoke Times
8-26-04 |
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Oo-Wah
Oo-Wah
Cool Cool Kiddies
Come and hear these gals from New York City
-by Stephanie Ogilvie |
The Record Journal
11-18-04 |
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Each member of the quintet is in her early 30s, and says guitarist Amanda Monaco, "Everybody in the band is a geek, but we're proud of that. |
The Memphis Flyer
10-2002 |
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The Biddies are no joke. It's your grandmother's music, redesigned to suit your modern needs. -Chris Davis |
Relish
The Winston-Salem Journal
8-27-04 |
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This delightful group from New York has drawn a loyal following for its musical merging of jazz, cabaret and its don't-have-to-define-it songwriting.
Now, The Biddies have a political agenda. |
Knoxville Metro Pulse
11-2003 |
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"If you believe that your vote counts, you're transforming yourself because you're going from a passive stance to a very active stance, and that translates into all aspects of your life."
-Amanda Monaco |
Princeton Packet
08-08-03 |
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"People say, 'What, The Lascivious Bitches?' 'The Licentious Wenches?'"
Matt Smith |
Trenton Times
08-08-2003 |
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They call their music "New Generation Cabaret" |
OffOffOff.com
05-2004 |
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They're Biddie-lightful,
they're Biddie-licious,
they're Biddie-lovely
The Lascivious Biddies are winning New York hearts and minds with a lusty mix of jazz harmony and humor.
By JOSHUA TANZER |
Washington
City Paper
04-23-2004 |
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Planned Parenthood afterparty with
JOAN JETT |
Knoxville News
05-2003 |
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Lovers of sweet vocals can find a rare gem in New York's female quartet the Lascivious Biddies.
-Wayne Bledsoe |
The Winston-Salem Journal
05-2003 |
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the Lascivious Biddies' two releases - Biddi-luxe and the just-released I Feel Biddy, issued on their own Biddilicious label - are a musically arresting breath of fresh air. Parke Peterbaugh |
The Independant Weekly
10-2002 |
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reminds me of almost-winter falls and long walks and Italy and sleep-in-Monday mornings and old records with the scratchy sound in 'em and older women who insist on being called "a lady." |
C-Ville Weekly
11-04-2003 |
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New York's all-girl quartet, The Lascivious Biddies, celebrate, or perhaps spoof, the days when a broad was a broad through their quirky jazz and cabaret-style songs. |
Go Triad
8-26-04 |
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They are hitting nightclubs nationwide, registering people to vote and performing in swingin' vocal harmonies and jazz guitar their theme song "Cast That Ballot" |
The Nashville Scene
10-2002 |
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The Lascivious Biddies update the formula with an approach that blends the vocal interaction of doo-wop with the precise articulation and harmonizing of Jazz. |
Lexington Herald Leader
05-2003 |
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The vocal fabric created by [The Biddies] is serious, sleek & seemless |
THE PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER
Pittsburgh, PA |
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Sitting in the Canadian mountains at a jazz workshop, a group of musical pixies dreamed of their future. They wanted a collective that would reflect their quirkiness, cuteness and classic elegance. Suddenly, in one swift moment of epiphany, the Lascivious Biddies were created. Gliding effortlessly over genres of jazz, pop and cabaret, the four Biddie girls show their voices are as luscious as their talents are curious. 5-03 |
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Kathleen Turner , chilling at the Bubble Lounge in TriBeCa. Jammed into the crowded room, K.T. was bopping along to the quirky tunes of The Lascivious Biddies, the girl-powered NYC quartet headed up by singer Lee Ann Westover . Camped out on a comfy sofa, Ms. T. was having a rollicking bad-girl good time. Luscious, comfy and rollick-ready, always, was... |
