My Denton Music spotlight: Dirty Little Mouth

by Josh Hogan of My Denton Music

This Friday, October 9 at Dan's Silver Leaf, My Denton Music will be hosting the third installment of the immensely popular Live Showcases. In anticipation, I would like to introduce the headlining act of the evening, Dirty Little Mouth.

After two years of creating, mixing, refining, and polishing their sound in the studio, Dirty Little Mouth has exploded out of the gate in 2009. Playing their first live show in February, it was easy to see that this is not your typical first year band. Because of the enormous amount of time spent perfecting their music, Dirty Little Mouth has been able to shake any negative stereotypes regarding their relative inexperience in front of an audience. Plain and simply said, their live show has the feel of a band who has been doing this for years.

I think there is a lot to be said about a band who takes the road in the opposite direction as most, and is still able to pull it off. Most groups start off by playing live, in front of an audience, then eventually make it into the studio to start the buffing process. This is the norm. For bands like Dirty Little Mouth, who make the transition from studio to stage, there is always a hurdle that proves insurmountable for most. The music simply does not translate. It is one thing to be good in the studio, but a live show is a whole other monster, which DLM has been able to slip by with ease. Check out the video below, then go listen to some of their tracks on MySpace. It is incredible how this band has been able to make such a seamless transition to live performances, a craft they are quickly mastering.

With a hard rock feel mixed with a barrage of pop influenced dance beats, Dirty Little Mouth is one hell of an entertaining band to see live. They have been playing primarily in Dallas this year, including a show at the newly reopened Trees with Dallas all stars Miser. In fact this is only their second trip up to Denton, the first being a packed show at Hailey's a few months back. Everywhere they have been, they have been very well received and this show should be no different. They bring it 100% every time on stage. I think the perfect way to sum up the overall feel of the group is by a quote found on their MySpace page: "Music you could dance to if it wasn't kicking your ass so hard." Listen for "Undress Me," my favorite in the DLM set list.

Also, do not forget this show will also feature the funk sounds of the Bastard Sons of Skoalfield to open things up. And pizza is provided by the OUTSTANDING, and honest to GOD greatest pizza I have ever tasted, HotBox Pizza, located right across the street from Dan's. I recommend Big Al's Fredo.

RSVP to one of the biggest parties this year, Friday, October 9th at Dan's Silverleaf on the My Denton Music Party Facebook Event Page.