It was the third night of Dorothy's "Freedom Tour" when they took the stage last week, fresh faced and wide eyed at The Fillmore. More people had gathered in to the loosely filled venue following openers, Spirit Animal and when the beautiful front woman, Dorothy Martin sauntered on stage behind her band, suddenly the place was full of hoots and hollering.
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| Dorothy @ The Fillmore 1/17/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| Dorothy @ The Fillmore 1/17/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
Cloaked in sparkles, she wore a silver sequin robe that flowed off of her as she seemingly floated around the stage with a look of euphoria across her face. Even after smudging the room with what seemed to be sage, her peaceful presence did not match the thunderous vocals that came belting out when they opened with "Naked Eye" a single off of the Served Like A Girl soundtrack.
The San Diegoan warmed up to her San Francisco fans quick with admirable, "San Francisco, how the fuck are you feeling tonight? " shouts to the crowd, as if proving her edginess. The guitar lick driven anthem "Raise Hell" off her first album, Rockisdead caused more of a stir with it's campfire stompin' incitement and Dorothy leading the way.
The way she moved around the stage, visiting each band member (Owen Barry and Leroy Wulfmeier on guitar, bassist Eliot Lorango and drummer Jason Gangberg) with a little sway of the hips or an eyes closed head pivot made me think of what one might have expected from Janis Joplin. A carefree spirit carrying a powerful force just beneath it's surface.
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| Dorothy @ The Fillmore 1/17/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| Dorothy @ The Fillmore 1/17/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
The way she moved around the stage, visiting each band member (Owen Barry and Leroy Wulfmeier on guitar, bassist Eliot Lorango and drummer Jason Gangberg) with a little sway of the hips or an eyes closed head pivot made me think of what one might have expected from Janis Joplin. A carefree spirit carrying a powerful force just beneath it's surface.
Both Dorothy albums hold an undeniable classic, rock n roll sound from the 60's and 70's era and there's no mistaking it live. Every song they played, whether it was off of 2016's Rockisdead or 2018's 28 Days in the Valley showcased Dorothy Martin's powerhouse vocals. And she made it look easy.
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| Dorothy @ The Fillmore 1/17/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
1/17/2019 set list
1. Naked Eye
2. Raise Hell
3. Ain't Our Time To Die
4. Dark Nights
5. Pretty When You're High
6. Medicine Man
7. *band jam*
8. Whiskey Fever
9. Philadelphia
10. Who Do You Love
11. Flawless
12. Down To The Bottom
13. Freedom
There isn't a more fitting place that Dorothy could have played in San Francisco than this historic venue, where rock n roll greats like Joplin (and Jerry Garcia) played back in their day. You couldn't help but feel nostalgic as her theatrical voice engulfed the room up to the ceilings, echoing around you with soulful hooks and bluesy bass-lines.
After a brief jam about half way through, all but two of the songs of the rest of the set were off their latest album. Cleverly, they ended the show on "Freedom", the tour's title song if you will.
1. Naked Eye
2. Raise Hell
3. Ain't Our Time To Die
4. Dark Nights
5. Pretty When You're High
6. Medicine Man
7. *band jam*
8. Whiskey Fever
9. Philadelphia
10. Who Do You Love
11. Flawless
12. Down To The Bottom
13. Freedom
There isn't a more fitting place that Dorothy could have played in San Francisco than this historic venue, where rock n roll greats like Joplin (and Jerry Garcia) played back in their day. You couldn't help but feel nostalgic as her theatrical voice engulfed the room up to the ceilings, echoing around you with soulful hooks and bluesy bass-lines.
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| Dorothy @ The Fillmore 1/17/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
After a brief jam about half way through, all but two of the songs of the rest of the set were off their latest album. Cleverly, they ended the show on "Freedom", the tour's title song if you will.
They've played four shows since last Thursday night and with 23 more shows to go, I hope Dorothy has enough stamina to give the same charismatic performance that they gave to San Francisco for the remainder of their tour.
Dorothy Freedom Tour dates:
January 25th: Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
January 26th: Neptune - Seattle, WA
January 27th: The Venue - Vancouver, BC
January 29th: The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
January 30th: The Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
February 1st: Varsity Thater, Minneapolis, MN
February 2nd: Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
February 5th: The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO
February 6th: Delmar Hall - St. Louis, MO
February 8th: Deluxe @ Old National Center - Indianapolis, IN
February 9th: Andrew's Hall - Detroit, MI
February 10th: House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
February 12th: 9:30 Club - Washington DC
February 14th: Irving Plaza - New York, NY
February 15th: Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
February 16th: Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
February 19th: Terminal West - Atlanta, GA
February 20th: Cannery Ballroom - Nashville, TN
February 22nd: Trees - Dallas, TX
February 23rd: Scoot Inn - Austin, TX
February 25th: The Parish at House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
February 25th: The Parish at House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
February 26th: House of Blues Bronze Peacock - Houston, TX
March 1st: The Regent Theater - Los Angeles, CA
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