JULY 27, 2015
THE DT'S "DIRTY JACK" 7" SINGLE OUT NOW!
Bellingham's hard soul comrades have successfully completed their mission of layering jaw grinding rock and roll onto a new little black, wax circle. On the A side's "Dirty Jack," Dave Crider rescues Drop-D guitar tuning from the bowels of nu-metal horse shit and brings it back to the safe haven of filthy blues all while main howler Diana Young-Blanchard rolls over the riffery on a locomotive infused with Tina Turner mojo. The rhythm section's Mikey Funster and Zed bolster the Cobra's "Restless" on the B side with relentless poundin' and thumpin'. Limited Edition of 300 copies on Five-Five Hole Records. Artwork by Derek Vander Grind.

AVAILABLE NOW IN THE Swag Shack



DECEMBER 9, 2014
GET A FREE DT'S T-SHIRT!
Thats Right Slappy, order $30 (or more) worth of swag from the Swag Shack
and we’ll toss a Filthy Habits World Tour 2007 T-Shirt in yer sack gratis - size small only (thats all we got) - no need to add the shirt to your order, we’ll slide that into your package automatical like, dig? Limited to stock on hand... So, hit the shack and get some free Dt's threads on your back, Jack!



NOVEMBER 22, 2014
THE HARD SOUL SWAG SHACK IS OPEN!
our new merch page with all of the available vinyl, cd's, shirts and misc swag is up! check that shit out HERE!



JUNE 22, 2011
LIVE • HOT • NASTY SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR 2011
- 7.27 (wed) Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA (Porao do Rock - Niceto Club)
- 7.29 (fri) Sao Paulo, BRAZIL (TBA)
- 7.30 (sat) Brasilia, BRAZIL (Porao Do Rock Festival 2011)

more info HERE

DECEMBER 10, 2010
CAKE DRIVER 7" SINGLE AVAILABLE NOW!
brand new 7" slab featuring a new Dt's track on the a-side with a Grand Funk cover on the flip and wrapped in swank an Art Chantry designed sleeve. Limited edition of 400 copies with the first 100 on color wax with an alternate cover. You can order your copy directly from Ghost Highway Recordings: ghosthighwayrecordings@gmail.com



AUGUST 29, 2010
REVIEW OF OUR GOD DAMN WORLD SINGLE FROM ROCK AND ROLL ARMY WEBZINE (SPAIN)
The DT's - "God Damn World" (Pure Vinyl 2010)
Saturday, 14 August 2010 00:02 el miron
the De manos de Dave Crider, alguien que estuvo en los Monomen y que solo puede ser tratado de gurú del rockandroll, no puede salir nada malo. Con Diana Young y Dave Crider a la cabeza, los DT's nos presentan este su nuevo single llamado "God Damn World" que incluye una versión de Grand Funk, "High on a horse".
Publicado en el sello australiano (otros de los que nada malo se puede esperar) Pure Vinyl Records, la banda deja de lado los sonidos mas Soul y funky para volver a su estilo primigenio que en "Filthy Habits" descerrajaba un rockandroll sucio con aires punk, en la línea de las anteriores bandas de Dave Crider con bandas como los citados Monomen y su añorado sonido de "Sin & Tonic".
El binomio Dave Crider + Diana Young funciona a la perfección y más con un trabajo notable de Mike VanBuskirk a la batería. Un buen autoregalo para vuestro cumpleaños.

DIRECT LINK TO REVIEW HERE

MAY 16, 2010
THE DT'S, KINSKI & BOSS RHINO • BOUNDARY BAY • SAT. MAY 29TH
gonna be a fun one! poster by Jim B.

MAY 5, 2010
LIVE • HOT • NASTY CD AVAILABLE NOW!!
the South American edition of our Live • Hot • Nasty cd on Scatter Records is out now, featuring new cover art, deluxe digipac packaging and killer new mastering by Jack Endino!

MUSIC FROM ARGENTINA and E-WORLD MUSIC both have the cd in stock and available for worldwide shipping at a great price via their ebay stores - check out the links below:

MUSIC FROM ARGENTINA EBAY STORE
E-WORLD MUSIC EBAY STORE

here's the press release from team Scatter (in Spanish):

Live Hot Nasty – The Dt´s (SRCD 029 | Scatter Records, 2010 | N° Catalogo: 2736290)

The Dt's tiene disco nuevo por Scatter Records. "Live Hot Nasty" es hard'n soul rabioso grabado en vivo. Masterizao por Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, The Briefs, The Makers, etc.)-

La banda en vivo funciona de forma exacta y potente bajo la fórmula 50% Diana Young-Blanchard que encandila con su sensual y potente voz, 50% de guitarras super rockeras copyrigth Dave Crider (leyenda de Seattle pre-grunge con Monomen) en un disco que transmite como pocos lo que la banda es en vivo: intensa, melódica y a la vez aplastante.

Un resumen de la carrera de la banda apoyada en su último disco “Filthy Habits” con dos selectos covers “Trouble on Double Time” de la banda inglesa Free y “Too Much Woman (For a Henpecked Man)” del genial Ike Turner.

Un disco sin desperdicio que no te deja respirar.

Artista: The Dt´s
Título: Live Hot Nasty
Sello: Scatter Records
Distribución: Universal/Tommy Gun
Fecha de Lanzamiento: 27/04/2010
Batea suguerida: Hard Rock / Hard Soul
Para fans de: The Bellrays, Paybacks, MC5, AC/DC, Sonic´s Rendezvous Band, Hellacopters, Satan Dealers, Los Lotus, etc.
Packaging: Digipack
Web: http://www.scatter.com.ar
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/thedts

Dig it!

FEBRUARY 20, 2010
LIVE • HOT • NASTY HITS SOUTH AMERICA MARCH 11
the South American edition of our Live • Hot • Nasty cd on Scatter Records is set for release March 11, featuring new cover art, deluxe digipac packaging and killer new mastering by Jack Endino!

NOVEMBER 5, 2009
••LIVE N' NASTY HOT FLASH••
Scatter Records (Argentina) will be releasing a deluxe digipak CD version of LHN in South America this coming March and El Beasto Records (Spain) will be releasing a supa swank LP version of LHN next year well! South American and Spanish tours are in the works... Nasty, Nasty, Nasty!

DECEMBER 4, 2009
LIVE • HOT • NASTY • PORTA ROCK PRESS REVIEW
Sonic Wave Magazine in Spain posted a fresh review of the Live • Hot • Nasty slab this past week, here's a link: the Dt's "Live • Hot • Nasty" Review (Sonic Wave Magazine • 11.09)

NOVEMBER 23, 2009
FILTHY HABITS FEATURED ON MIDNIGHT SNACK • 11.26.09
tOur Filthy Habits slab is gonna be the featured album on KISM 92.9's Midnight Snack program this Thursday evening, November 26, at midnight • Tune in for some post Thanksgiving filthiness.

KISM 92.9 LIVE STREAM

NOVEMBER 21, 2009
LIVE • HOT • NASTY • PORTA ROCK PRESS REVIEW
Porta Rock Press in Brazil has posted a review of our Live • Hot • Nasty cd (in Portuguese) - you'll need to scroll down the page a bit to hit that action - third pressing in the works, with a kickin' new re-master by Mr. Jack Endino. the Dt's "Live • Hot • Nasty" Review (Porta Rock Press • 11.09)

NOVEMBER 30, 2008
TTHE DT'S ON - KISM 92.9 FM - TONIGHT - 11.30 (7PM)
the Dt's will be the featured guests on the KISM 92.9 FM LOCALS ONLY show TONIGHT at 7PM.

...here's the prose from the Locals Only web page:

"THIS WEEK: The DTs are one of my favorite Bellingham bands. Diana Young-Blanchard is an amazing vocalist in the Janis Joplin style, Dave Crider punches you in the guts with powerful chords and twisted guitar riffs and the rest of the band is new, so we'll meet them on this week's edition of Locals Only."

We'll be spinning our new FREEDOM 7" single as well as chatting up our upcoming record release show for said release at the Boundary Bay next Saturday evening (Dec 6th), which is FREE by the way:

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FREEDOM RECORD RELEASE SHOW: FREE! NO COVER!
- Saturday December 6th @ The Boundary Bay, Bellingham, WA with The Fixers
we return to the home of mega hops and supa chops to celebrate the release of our new 7" vinyl slab - no stage - on the floor as we like it - and joining us for the first time in many a beer will be patti bell (aka josie cat) on keys, in fact this will be the first dt's show to feature both bass AND keys. Our buds The Fixers (young fresh fellows, fastbacks, presidents of the usa, cash money), are heading up from seattle to join in the festivities and will be serving up their patented platter of orange fueled humble pie - and oh yeah, did we mention, it's a free show. no cover. music starts at 10pm.

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so, tune in, rock out and we hope to see you at the release show this coming saturday!

MAY 18, 2008
FILTHY HABITS • ROLLING STONE REVIEW
Our latest full length slab, Filthy Habits, has recieved a four star review in this months South American edition of Rolling Stone Magazine • Check it out at the link below (note: the review is in Spanish): the Dt's "Filthy Habits" Review (Rolling Stone • 5.08)

APRIL 18, 2008
THE DT’S - HIGH DIVE - SEATTLE - SAT. 4.19 - EARLY SHOW - 9:30PM
Yeah - Huh, the Dt's are gonna be playing an EARLY set (9:30PM) at the HIGH DIVE in SEATTLE this coming SATURDAY, APRIL 19th - that's tomorrow night, jocko and it's gonna be a full on throw down of rock n roll jacknifin' with Iceage Cobra and The Valley - again we are hitting the stage early at 9:30PM, so do plan accordingly - here's a preview of the show from this week's Stranger:

The Stranger Up & Coming
This Week's Notable Shows and Parties

SATURDAY 4/19
The Valley, Iceage Cobra, the DT's
(High Dive)
The DT's are Bellingham's garage/soul band that fans of Thee Emergency probably already know about, not to mention the rock-loving denizens of Spain, Portugal, and parts of South America (not kidding). The DT's do not fuck around with unnecessaries. Featuring the head of Estrus Records and ex-Mono Man Dave Crider on guitar, the band understand dynamics verses tension, value the cowbell, and know how to play their instruments well enough to do so while drunk. Rock comes grinding out against Diana Young-Blanchard's raw vocals, which channel Janis Joplin in delivery and tone. The Valley and Iceage Cobra, both performers you do not trifle with, will have their work cut out for them tonight. MATT GARMAN

JANUARY 31, 2008
THE DT'S - WITH SILVER LIONS 20/20 (EX ILCK & DEXATEENS) - FRIDAY - 2.1 - BOUNDARY BAY - BELLINGHAM
Well, Alright! ...we Dt's are set to throw it down n' dirty this FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 1ST at the Boundary Bay Brewery here in Bellingham - thats right, Slappy, that's THIS friggin' Friday night! The show starts at 10:30PM with a $3 cover AND joining us - all the way from Hitsville, USA (aka Nashville, TN) - will be the mighty, mighty SILVER LION'S 20/20 featuring ex ILCK stomper Chet W. and ex Dexateens thumper Craig P. - this is the duo's first sojourn to the pacific NW and if'n you ever caught either of these cats "ex" bands when they rolled thru this way in the past than you have witnessed the serious punk - blues - twang - howl these two are capable of separately, but together? Well, hot damn and a side o' spam, best hold onto your panties Missy Martha, cause The Silver Lions 20/20 lay down some of the most serious raw n' roughed up sleazy blues punk house rockin get down there be - PERIOD!

JANUARY 18, 2008
THE DT’S - SAT 1.19 - ROGUE HERO - WITH THE VALLEY AND SKULLBOT
Heads up Horatio, the Dt's will be playing this coming Saturday night, January 19th at the Rogue Hero here in Bellingham - with Seattle lord's o' loud, The Valley, and the equally loud n' proud Stanwoodians, Skullbot! - both bands have been getting mucho much deserved praise down south sound way and neither of'em make it to Bellingham that often, in fact this is Skullbots first show here in town - We realize it's a busy night with lotsa other shows happening but you'll be regretting it if you miss this one! We'll be playing a good part of the set we worked out for the I LOVE LED ZEPPELIN show that was abruptly cancelled by the Nightlight back in December AND will have copies of the newly released South American version of Filthy Habits on hand to boot - Yes, Yes and YES! A wee bit of thee no thou, Unfortunately our Freedom 7" single has been delayed as the only remaining vinyl pressing plant in South America has closed it's doors - the Monstro crew are searching for another plant to finish the job - and speaking of Monstro, our shows at both the 13 Goiania Noise Festival and Contacto Festivals in Brazil were awesome - we''ve posted some photos from both shows on our myspace page (link here) and you can check out some youtube action of part of our set from the NoiseFest here:

THE DT'S AT THE 13 GIOANIA NOISE FESTIVAL (VIDEO)

OCTOBER 28, 2007
ROGUE HERO - SAT. 10.27.07 - SOUTH AMERICAN SHOWS - NEW SINGLE & INTERVIEWS!
Hey Hard Soul Hit Squaders, the Dt's will be playing this coming Saturday night, October 27th at the Rogue Hero here in Bellingham - our buds Pierced Arrows and Police Teeth will be joining in on the action - special thanks to Zach Hobbs for yet another bad ass poster design! - it's gonna be a Halloween weekend ass shakin' snakebite showdown and will be new Dt's bassman, Matt Z's, first stomp on the boards with us, so come on down and help us welcome him to the fold - this will also be be our sole show here in the NW before heading to South America for a couple of festival dates in late November - thanks to Fabby N. and our friends at Monstro Records for setting up that action - here's the details:

FILTHY HABITS - FREEDOM SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR
- 11.23 (fri) Goiana, BRAZIL (XIII Goiânia Noise Festival)
- 11.24 (sat) Sao Carlos, Brazil (Contato Festival - UFSCAR)

...and speaking of Monstro Records, we have a spankin' new 7" single coming out on said label just in time for the shows there in Brazil - "Freedom" from our Filthy Habits full length on the a-side and our version of Otis' "Don't Mess With Cupid" on the flip - "Cupid" is exclusive to this slab - Art Chantry did an amazing job with the cover artwork for this one (thanks Art!) - you can check that out on our myspace page - the single will be a limited edition of 300 copies.

we've had a several interviews posted online recently - here's links to a few of the freshest diatribes:

VOID & ACTION WEBZINE (Japan - interviews in english)
Diana: Interview Here
Dave: Interview Here

DYNAMITE ONLINE (Brazil - in portuguese)
Interview Here

dig it!

MAY 11, 2007
THE DT'S - FREEDOM - KEXP SONG OF THE DAY!
check it out here:
KEXP BLOG

Song of the Day: The DTs - Freedom
May 11th, 2007

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. The podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today's featured selection, chosen by Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is by The DT's and is found on their 2007 album Filthy Habits released on Get Hip:

Begun by long-time friends Diana Young-Blanchard and Dave Crider, The DT's create a sound they call "hard soul," a combination of 70s rock and late 60s soul. Also evident in the Bellingham band's sound are the sharp edges of Northwest punk. In fact, the band's name is actually a reference to the early Portland punkers The Wipers, rather than a drink-inflicted condition. Added to to Young-Blanchad's soulful lyrics and Crider's cruching guitar riffs are the powerful rhythms of drummer Phil Carter and the jazzy keyboards of Patti Bel, altogether creating a sweaty, stomping, explosive sound. More information about The DT's and this video can be found on their MySpace page:

APRIL 18, 2007
PHOTOS FROM THE DT’S SET AT FREAKLAND 2007 POSTED
Photo ace Dana Flows has posted a gallery of shots from our set at this years Freakland Festival - you can check those out HERE - was a great night…those freaks really know how to throw a party!

MARCH 7, 2007
DTS FILTHY HABITS TOUR - SPAIN - 2007
Our We Dt's are heading back to Spain at the end of this week for a round of shows in support of our new FILTHY HABITS slab and are looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones! Thanks to JC at Bloody Mary & Pepe at I Wanna Management for all of their help and hard work with these shows here's lowdown on the get down:

FILTHY HABITS - SPAIN TOUR - APRIL 7-14 (2007)
- 4.07 (sat) Ponferrada, LEON (Freakland Festival)
- 4.09 (mon) Vigo, SPAIN (La Fabrica de Chocolate)
- 4.10 (tues) Gijon, SPAIN (Savoy Club)
- 4.11 (wed) Madrid, MADRID (La Boite)
- 4.12 (thurs) Burgos, BURGOS (Carmen 13)
- 4.13 (fri) Alicante, SPAIN (Stereo Club)
- 4.14 (sat) Vitoria, Basque Country (Helldorado)

we are firing up the ACTION SHACK blog and will be sending thru updates from the road on a semi regular basis, depending on when we can snag an internet connection to do so...here's a link to the SHACK: THE ACTION SHACK

In other big news, the supa deluxe 180 gram vinyl LP version of FILTHY HABITS hit the racks last week - well alright!

MARCH 14, 2007
DT'S INTERVIEW POSTED AT ROCKANDROLLARMY.COM
fresh interview posted up at ROCKANDROLLARMY.COM webzine with details on the upcoming Spanish tour dates as well as the new Filthy Habits slab. Check it out HERE

...the interview is in Spanish.

MARCH 7, 2007
DTS FILTHY BEASTS RELEASE SHOW - SATURDAY MARCH 10TH - GEORGETOWN RECORDS - SEATTLE - SPANISH TOUR DATES - APRIL 7-14
Our Thanks to all you all who hit the NICE N FILTHY release show at the Boundary Bay in Bellingham...was a great time! Filthy Habits release party number two is coming up this Saturday afternoon ay Georgetown Records in Seattle and we are looking forward to seeing you all there. Check the prose below from HARP ONLINE for details on the FILTHY BEAST show as well as info on our upcoming Spanish tour and of course the FILTHY HABITS release...



“Filthy Beasts”: NW Garage Legends the Dt’s Do Seattle, Europe

Fred Mills
March 1, 2007

Garage terrorists the Dt’s will be heading off to Europe in April for a short tour, but meanwhile the Bellingham, Wash., combo makes a special appearance at Seattle’s Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, in conjunction with Fantagraphics’ neighbor Georgetown Records (both located at 1201 S. Vale Street).

Saturday, March 10 is the date, and from 6 until 8 p.m. the Dt’s will be indelibly mixing low art with high—that would be the band’s dirty-ass garage/punk/soul stylings plus artist Jim Blanchard’s visual exhibition in the bookstore.

Blanchard recently published his Fantagraphics book Beasts and Priests and will be on hand for a signing. Check the current (March) issue of HARP for a feature on Fantagraphics and its Bookstore/Gallery. The event is being billed as “Filthy Beasts.”

Meanwhile, the Dt’s latest album, Filthy Habits, was just released by Get Hip (it comes on the heels of 2004’s Hard Fixed and 2006’s Nice ‘N’ Ruff: Hard Soul Hits, Vol.1). Produced by Johnny Sangster and Jack Endino, Filthy Habits lives up to its title, swaggering and staggering from a combination of Stooges-like grittiness and Bellrays-meets-Janis Joplin hi-octane soul. The band comprises guitarist Dave Crider, vocalist Diana Young-Blanchard and the take-no-prisoners rhythm section of Scott Green and Phil Carter.

As the band’s label puts it, "Filthy Habits kicks off raw and gritty, tough and pretty with "April Holeso", and that intensity never lets up. "Turn Loose" is an out and out four on the floor rocker, "Red Eye" and "Crowfinger" are dangerous slow burners (but the heat is kept on high) and "Sweet Words" adds some sweet Stax-style keyboard infused groove to the mix, while the instrumental "Star Time" plays it like a James Brown future shock show entrance jam. Diana Young-Blanchard's voice is strong, sexy and soulful (imagine Tina Turner & Bon Scott's most pissed off bastard love child in heat), and her performance on this album is nothing short of epic. More proof positive as to why she was named one of the best voices in rock by Spain’s Popular One magazine. Dave Crider's guitar (of Mono Men & Estrus Records fame) hits like a brazen bare knuckled streetfighter on a late night Beale Street gin binge, while rhythm-men Scott Greene and Phil Carter keep time like two meth-soaked metronomes… The third installment in the Dt's ongoing testimonial of rock n' soul snakebite. Filthy Habits ? Yeah, the Dt's got'em … and bad never sounded so good.”

Dt’s Tour Dates:

March

10th Fantagraphics Bookstore/Georgetown Records Seattle , WA

April - Spain:

7th Ponferrada. Freakland Festival.
9th Vigo. La Fábrica de Chocolate.
10th Gijón. Savoy Club.
11th Madrid . Sala La Boite.
12th Burgos. Sala Carmen 13.
13th Alicante . Sala Stereo.
14th Vitoria- Gasteiz. Helldorado. + NIKKI CORVETTE.

and here's the press release about the FILTHY BEASTS show from Georgetown Records / Fantagraphics:

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery and Georgetown Records Present “Filthy Beasts,” featuring music by the Dt’s and art by Jim Blanchard on March 10

Please join us on Saturday, March 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM as Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, in association with Georgetown Records, host an evening of fine art and raucous rock n roll. “Filthy Beasts” combines the CD release of the Dt’s “Filthy Habits” recording on the Get Hip label with an exhibition and signing of Jim Blanchard’s “Beasts and Priests” title on Seattle’s Fantagraphics Books imprint. This festive event is free to the public of all ages. Georgetown Records and Fantagraphics Bookstore are located at 1201 S. Vale. St., at the corner of S. Vale and Airport Way S. in the heart of the Seattle’s historic Georgetown district.

The Bellingham-based Dt’s seamlessly blend elements of hard soul, garage rock and raw punk to create an energetic and accessible sound. The team of Johnny Sangster and Jack Endino, two of the primary architects of the ubiquitous “Seattle Sound” of the 1990s, produced “Filthy Habits.” This is the Dt’s second long player on Get Hip. Dt’s guitarist Dave Crider is the proprietor of the Estrus record label, who together with renowned graphic designer Art Chantry created a collection of stunning garage-influenced LPs throughout the past decade. Chantry contributed the introduction to Blanchard’s “Beasts and Priests” book, and designed an exquisite poster for this event. The Dt’s will perform material from their new release, which will be available on both CD and vinyl.

Jim Blanchard, whose lovely wife Diana is the Dt’s vocalist, has punk rock credentials that date back to the early 80s, when he self-published the influential fanzine “Blatch.” He has since contributed finely crafted illustrations to countless books and magazines, in addition to several comic books and related works published by Fantagraphics Books, including “Bad Meat,” “Glam Warp,” “Trucker Fags in Denial,” and most recently “Beasts and Priests.” His meticulously rendered portraits of famous and infamous American pop culture personalities are infused with both dramatic reverence and ironic curiosity. Chantry concludes his preface to “Beasts and Priests” with the declaration, ”Jim Blanchard is a master.” The exhibition of Blanchard’s original artwork from “Beasts and Priests” continues through March 21 at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery.

FEBRUARY 23, 2007
DT'S NICE N FILTHY RELEASE SHOW - SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24 - BOUNDARY BAY BELLINGHAM, WA.



JANUARY 15, 2007
DT'S FILTHY HABITS CD OUT 1.30.07 - NEW TRACK POSTED
Our new full length release, FILTHY HABITS, will be out at the end of this month and we have posted a new track from this slab for you to check out on our MySpace page, dig it! Here's some verbage about the upcoming cd:

THE DT'S "FILTHY HABITS" (GET HIP) release date January 30th, 2007
the Dt's have damn near perfected the art of the tuff & tight soul-charged record that leaves you wantin' more. "Filthy Habits" is the latest ten track dose of dirty rock n' soul shakedowns from Bellingham, Washington's hard soul hitsquad, the Dt's. This is the band's third full length, the second of all original material, and it combines all the best elements of their first two releases: all the hard soul get down of last year"s "Nice 'N' Ruff", and all the hot n' sweaty hard rock energy of their debut slab, "Hard Fixed." "Filthy Habits" raises the bar with a swagger and a smile… Raw Power meets Soul Power, Baby! Recorded at MARS Studios with knob-kings Captain Jack Endino (who recorded "Nice "N' Ruff") and Johnny Sangster (Mudhoney, Gas Huffer, The Briefs, The Makers) the Dt's stalked out with ten electrifying new tracks, thirty-two minutes of hip-shakin' hard soul satisfaction supreme. "Filthy Habits" kicks off raw and gritty, tough and pretty with "April Holeso", and that intensity never lets up. "Turn Loose" is an out and out four on the floor rocker, "Red Eye" and "Crowfinger" are dangerous slow burners (but the heat is kept on high) and "Sweet Words" adds some sweet Stax-style keyboard infused groove to the mix, while the instrumental "Star Time" plays it like a James Brown future shock show entrance jam. Diana Young-Blanchard's voice is strong, sexy and soulful (imagine Tina Turner & Bon Scott's most pissed off bastard love child in heat), and her performance on this album is nothing short of epic. More proof positive as to why she was named one of the best voices in rock by Spains Popular One magazine. Dave Crider's guitar (of Mono Men & Estrus Records fame) hits like a brazen bare knuckled streetfighter on a late night Beale Street gin binge, while rhythm-men Scott Greene and Phil Carter keep time like two meth-soaked metronomes. "Hard Fixed", "Nice 'N' Ruff", and now the Dt's are back with "Filthy Habits", the third installment in the Dt's ongoing testimonial of rock n' soul snakebite. Filthy Habits? Yeah, the Dt's got'em …and bad never sounded so good.

DECEMBER 5, 2006
DT'S AT CHIRIBINS - BELLINGHAM - SATURDAY - 12.09.06
Dig it...



OCTOBER 22, 2006
DT'S AT THE ROGUE HERO - BELLINGHAM - SATURDAY - 10.28.06
Haunted HardSoul Halloween get down this weekend...

AUGUST 4, 2006
DT'S AT THE COMET TAVERN - SEATTLE - FRIDAY - 8.25.06
Zachary Hobbs did us up another amazing poster for this gig....

JULY 24, 2006
NICE N RUFF CD TO BE RELEASED ON GET HIP!
Nice-n-Ruff: Hard Soul Hits V.I will soon make its U.S. debut courtesy of Get Hip Records, in Pittsburgh, PA - the home of hard steel brings you some hard soul. Nice-n-Ruff... is the Dts' 2005, cool covers recording engineered by the one and only Jack Endino, and previously was available only in Spain...Look for it September 5th! Nice-n-Ruff will also enjoy its South American coming out via the good people at Gabeira on September 6th. We couldn't make Brazil this year, but our record will! 

More Slabs on the Way:
- "Lights Out" single on Gearhead Records, San Fran due out next week (July, 25ish)
- "Mystified" single from Ruta 66 Records still TBA (what's up dudes?)

...and our biggest news, the Dts' have finished mastering their 3rd full length recording, entitled FILTHY HABITS - this is all original material - to be released in November of 2006 on Get Hip Records!!! (monkey like it)

Wanna see something cool? Check out our TV2 (Spanish national television) appearance on video posted on our Myspace account at this LINK... (you need an account to view).

APRIL 28, 2006
DT'S & HKO AT THE ROUGE HERO - BELLINGHAM - SATURDAY - 5.13.06
check it...badass poster design for this show by Zachary Hobbs who is also manning the pencils for our upcoming single on Gearhead Records.

FEBRUARY 18, 2006
DIANA DT SNAGS TOP VOCALIST SLOT
the Dt's lead lung, Diana Young-Blanchard, has been voted one of the top vocalists of 2005 by Spanish national music magazine POPULAR 1 ...well alright!

JANUARY 26, 2006
NEW SINGLE RELEASED - NEW SONG POSTED AT MYSPACE
WELL ALRIGHT!!! Our new single on Groovie Records in Portugal is out this week!! You can check out the a-side, Sweet Words, at our MySpace page...The single features hot trottin' hand silkscreened artwork by Amy Jo Hendrickson and is a limited edition of 500 copies. We'll have the actual singles at our upcoming show next month at Chribin's so you's can get your hard fix than.

NOVEMBER 7, 2005
GOODBYE MY FRIEND...
our friends and label mates, DMBQ, were involved in a tragic auto accident this past friday while on their way to a show in Brooklyn, NY. China Nishiura was killed. The rest of the band and their tour manager sustained injuries but are ok.

China was one of the most talented musicians and kindest souls I have met. Her enthusiasm and pure joy regarding music will continue to inspire.

Thank you, China...you will be missed.

[Dave]

...for details on the accident and a link to make donations in behalf of the band go to this page: www.estrus.com

OCTOBER 2, 2005
WEBLOG IS LIVE - EURO TOUR DATES 10.05
the ACTION SHACK is back in action....we will be updating the web log as often as possible throughout the upcoming euro tour so be sure to check that link regular like....here 'tis: the Dt's Action Shack

here's the confirmed tour schedule:

THE DT'S NICE 'N' RUFF EURO TOUR - OCTOBER 2005:
- Spain - Portugal: 10/06 - 10/20
- 10/06 (thur) Valladolid, Spain (Malbicho)
- 10/07 (fri) Badajoz, Spain (Mercantil)
- 10/08 (sat) Lisbon, Portugal (Barreiro Rocks Festival)
- 10/09 (sun) TRAVEL DAY - OFF
- 10/10 (mon) Madrid, Spain [promo day - RADIO3 & TV3 - 9am]
- 10/11 (tues) Madrid, Spain (Gruta 77)
- 10/12 (wed) Burgos, Spain (Carmen 13)
- 10/13 (thur) Bilboa, Spain (Azkena)
- 10/14 (fri) San Sebastian, Spain (Irish Disco)
- 10/15 (sat) Vitoria, Spain (Helldorado)
- 10/16 (sun) Ulldecona, Spain (L'Ermita)
- 10/17 (mon) Barcelona, Spain [promo day - radio & tv]
- 10/18 (tues) DAY OFF - Barcelona
- 10/19 (wed) Barcelona, Spain (Sidecar)
- 10/20 (thurs) Girona, Spain (La Merce o la Via)
- UK: 10/21-10/30
- 10/21 (fri) arrive Glasgow, UK (Travel day)
- 10/22 (sat) Edinburgh, UK (Cafe Royal Bistro)
- 10/23 (sun) Glasgow, UK (Mono)
- 10/24 (mon) Liverpool, UK (Heaven & Hell)
- 10/25 (tues) Brighton, UK (Polo Bar)
- 10/26 (wed) Leicester, UK (The Charlotte)
- 10/27 (thurs) London, UK (Brixton Windmill)
- 10/28 (fri) Nottingham, UK (Sonic Dirt show @ Junction 7)
- 10/29 (sat) Birmingham, UK (Cold Rice show @ Bar Academy/Academy 3)

... the tour is in support of our brand new full length CD, NICE 'N' RUFF, which was released in Spain on GP records on September 12th. Check the RELEASES page for more info on that slab.

JULY 22, 2005
SPAIN - PORTUGAL - UK SHOWS IN THE WORKS FOR OCT-NOV 2005
Yup...we'll be heading back for some more hard soul action in Spain as well as a couple of shows in Portugal and our first stop in the UK. CHECK THE SHOWS PAGE FOR DETAILS...All of the Spanish dates will be with our friends Chicoboom while a good portion of the UK swing will be with The Grease Monkeys and is being set up for us by the crew at Bronx Cheer Records. GP Records is setting up all of the Spainish/Portugal action and will also be releasing our new full length CD, NICE 'N' RUFF, in europe as well. NNR should be out in time for the euro shows as the release date is September 15th. NNR is the slab that we recorded a few months back at MARS Studios here in Bellingham with Jack Endino. Art Chantry designed the artwork for us and totally kicked it!

MAY 1, 2005
THE DT'S PAGE UP AT MYSPACE.COM
We have set up a page on MySpace.com with a condensed version of most of the news from the site here as well as some streaming music tracks from the Hard Fixed CD and few more live shots from the Spainish tour. CHECK IT OUT: we have also posted a LIVE version of "On The Ground" from our on-air appearance at KBOO Radio in Portland last summer on the new page..this one is unavailable elsewhere and you can check that out at this link: the Dt's at MySpace.com

APRIL 22, 2005
RECORDING UPDATE: TWO SESSIONS - TWO ALBUMS - TWO SINGLES
Thanks to all you all who made it out for the smackfest this past weekend at the 3B tavern....triple bill thrill with the Dt's, DMBQ and Federation X. it was a killer. Sorry for the lack of notice on that one, but althou it has appeared all quiet here at Hard Soul HQ we have in fact been bad n' busy working hard on our TWO upcoming full length releases and TWO 7" singles. Laid the basics down at MARS Studios here in Bellingham in TWO separate sessions with TWO different friends helping with the recording. Jack Endino behind the board for the Hard Soul Hits sessions and Johnny Sangster at the helm for the tentatively titled Dirty Clean slab. Might make sense to just call that one TWO. Stay tuned for more details on all of the upcoming release and recording action....we got some live shake coming your way this weekend...here's the dope on that action:

*SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD: THE STANWOOD TAVERN (STANWOOD, WA.)
We will be playing our second show here in the NW since our return from Spain this coming Saturday [4/23] at the one and only Stanwood Tavern in Stanwood WA. Our friends Ovipositor from Oakland will be hooking up with us for this one so head on down, or up as the case may be, and help us get up with the get down.

MARCH 5, 2005
NEW INTERVIEW AND REVIEWS IN LOWCUT MAGAZINE
Lowcut Magazine in Denmark has posted a new Dt's interview on thier web site as well as reviews of our show in Madrid, Spain in January and the Hard Fixed full length. All three by thier "main in Madrid" Jon A. and all three in English as well. Find'em at the links below:
LOWCUT MAGAZINE [Interview - Denmark]
LOWCUT MAGAZINE [Live Review - Denmark]
LOWCUT MAGAZINE [Hard Fixed Review - Denmark]

FEBRUARY 26, 2005
SOUTH AMERICAN VERSION OF HARD FIXED OUT NOW!
Scatter Records in Argentina has released the South American version of Hard Fixed in Argentina and Brazil. The official release date was Friday, February 25th. A string of shows to support the release is in the works...

...the deluxe gatefold vinyl version of Hard Fixed on GP Records has been delayed until mid-March.

DT'S RECORDING SESSIONS SET
we'll be recording tracks for our two upcoming full length releases as well as a seven inch slab the first part of April in two separate sessions. One with Jack Endino and the other with Johnny Sangster. We will be recording all of the basic tracks here at MARS Studios in Bellingham. Check the Action Shack for in session updates...

we will also have our first round of shows here in the NW since returning from Spain in April...here's the details on that action:

APRIL 2005:
- 4/15 (fri) Bellingham, WA (3B Tavern) w/ DMBQ and FEDX
- 4/22 or 23 (fri or sat) Stanwood, WA (Stanwood Tavern) w/ Ovipositor [tbc]
- 4/28 (thurs) Seattle, WA (Funhouse) w/ Hot Rollers
- 4/29 (fri) Portland, OR (Tonic Lounge)
- 4/30 (sat) Tacoma, WA (Java Jive) w/ Hot Rollers

be sure to check the SHOWS page for updates....

FEBRUARY 2, 2005
CONQUEST OF SPAIN [ROUND ONE]
We are back from kickin' some hard soul ass in Spain...be sure to check our blog for the lowdown on the tour at this link: the Dt's Action Shack

Here's some links to reviews and photos from the tour:
Void & Action [review/photos - Badajoz]
SpaceRockHeaters [review/photos - Cáceres]
iPunkRock [photos - Madrid]
La Maquina De Huesos, photographer [photos - San Sebastien]

...thanks to Imanol and JL from GP Records for all of thier hard work on the tour!

We Dt's will be heading back to Spain for another round of festival shows this summer...more details soon.

JANUARY 15, 2005

NEW BLOG IS UP
We have set up a new Blog site just in time for the upcoming tour of Spain. We'll be updating the site as often as we can from the road so check in for the latest get down. Here's the link: the Dt's Action Shack

...the Hiplog is still up but we won't be updating this too often now that the action shack in rolling, regardless here's the link if you wanna check out the past action: the Dt's are Go!

JANUARY 12, 2005

THE DT'S HIT SPAIN!
We will be be heading to Spain to support the release of our Hard Fixed full length on GP Records the last part of this month...here's the dope:

THE DT'S - SPAIN - JANUARY 2005:
- 1/19 (wed) Madrid, SPAIN [Live On-Air -Radio 3]
- 1/20 (thurs) Badajoz, SPAIN (MERCANTIL)
- 1/21 (fri) Cáceres, SPAIN (BELLE EPOQUE)
- 1/22 (sat) Burgos, SPAIN (SEPTIEMBRE)
- 1/23 (sun) TBA, SPAIN
- 1/24 (mon) Ponferrada - León, SPAIN (TARARI)
- 1/25 (tues) Lierganes - Santander, SPAIN (LOS PICOS)
- 1/26 (wed) Madrid, SPAIN (GRUTA 77)
- 1/27 (thurs) Santurtzi - Bizkaia, SPAIN (X- TREME)
- 1/28 (fri) Donostia - Guipúzkoa, SPAIN (GASTEZENA)
- 1/29 (sat) Vitoria - Gasteiz , SPAIN (HELLDORADO)

...we are working on getting the blog set up for updates from the tour.

DECEMBER 20, 2004
NEW YEARS EVE GET DOWN WITH THE DT'S!
We will be ringing in the New Year in high voltage hard soul style at the one and only 3B beer joint here in Bellingham...here's the scoop:

- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31st - BELLINGHAM, WA (The 3B Tavern)
  w/ 76 Charger, Everybody's Debbie and Wingman

...it's gonna be a hot n' sweaty stone cold hard soul testimonial fer sure...come early. stay late. bring yer headgear!

DT'S FEATURED ON THE COVER OF NEW VOID & ACTION WEBZINE
Our friends Japanese web zine Void & Action have posted the latest issue of their supa kool webzine which features we Dt's on the front cover as well as TWO feature interviews with the band....you can check'em out here:

VOID & ACTION VOL. 1 ISSUE 3

NOVEMBER 14, 2004
HARD FIXED TO BE RELEASED IN SPAIN ON BOTH CD AND VINYL!
GP Records in Spain will be releasing Hard Fixed on CD in December with a deluxe vinyl LP version to follow in January 2005. The LP will be pressed on 180 gram vinyl and come packaged in a supa slick gatefold LP jacket designed by Jim Blanchard. The first pressing of the LP version of the slab will also include a 4 -panel fold-out poster penned by Jim B as well! Holy shit shakers, Assman! We'll have copies of the LP available thru the merch page when those hit here, so stay tuned for that action...we are working on throwing down a two week Spanish tour to celebrate the release the first part of '05...

TAPES ROLLING FOR DT'S SECOND SLAB
We have started recording the tracks for our second full length slab at Lab Partners Studios here in Belllngham with Johnny Sangster manning the knobs. We are planning to split the recording of our sophomore slab up into several sessions over the next few months. No firm release date set as of yet but are shooting for Spring '05.

NEW INTERVIEW POSTED AT VOID & ACTION WEBZINE
Our friends at the ultra cool Japanese web zine Void & Action have posted a new Dt's interview....you can check it out here:

VOID & ACTION INTERVIEW

Void & Action has also posted a transcription of the Dt's interview from Issue #19 of Mondo Bizarre Magazine...you can check that out here:

MONDO BIZARRE INTERVIEW

SOUTH AMERICAN VERSION OF HARD FIXED DELAYED
Scatter Records in Argentina has rescheduled the release of the Hard Fixed CD there in Argentina and Brazil to the first part of December. A Brazilian tour is in the works for May 2005.

HARD SOUL HIT SQUAD BUTTONS HAVE LANDED
we'll have these on hand at our upcoming shows...