Member Since: 4/8/2007
Band Website: www.mandylauderdale.com
Band Members: “How to describe Miss Lauderdale? A fine-featured Atlanta belle turned scandalous by New Orleans dixieland? A New York stage gypsy determined to scratch her way into the national limelight, one sculpted fingernail at a time? An accomplished vaudevillian who can turn any page from the songbook into a novelty number? All of the above? Lauderdale’s is the most theatrical cabaret act I’ve witnessed in Austin, replete with audience participation that would make Zach director Dave Steakley blush with envy. Let’s see, she set up a kissing booth, staged a toenail-painting session, shimmied with her mom and sis, and blasted “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy†with an endearing clown in a kilt. Come to think of it, she’s like an early, less raunchy Bette Midler, caressed by class. Her material is shaded light blue - woman-proud, man-crazy, faintly campy. Lauderdale, you’ve got it.†–Michael Barnes, Austin360.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The fourteen-track album collapses breathy and brassy as she alternates between purring and belting. Lauderdale evokes Betty Boop’s mock innocence teamed with Julie London’s sweet tones, Marilyn Monroe’s seductiveness, and the Rat Pack’s swing bands. These are songs about pleasure and romance strung up along a common thread of tuneful innuendo. Much of its seductive nature carries over from her live performances, which are famous for their, um, visual appeal and crowd interaction. Tough to capture on audio CD, but this is as close as it gets. Blatant come-ons to the horn section help.†-Kira Matica, Austin.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Mandy sizzles. Period. Any show that starts out G-rated and ends up dancing the edge of R by the end is worth the trip. It starts as an unassuming but engaging cabaret show and then never stops escalating. You won't be able to anticipate where she's going until she is already there and moved on to the next song. Then you realize that almost all of the music is new and original, not just the same old jazz. I won't give anything away, so I'll just tease you with this: free cupcakes baked by the chanteuse herself, lingerie shower, a fishing rod, champagne, the sexiest jazz you’ve ever heard, LOTS of feathers, and a little man named Mister Stevens. Oh my.†–Curtis Mittong, review in The Austin Chronicle
Influences: Peggy Lee, Pink Martini, Anita O'Day, Keely Smith, Madeline Peyroux, Nouvelle Vague, Bette Midler, Feist, Eydie Gormé, Paris Combo, Keren Ann, Big Bad Voodoo Daddies, Lily Allen, Jim Bianco, Imogen Heap, Brigitte Bardot, Brian Setzer, Mika, Coralie Clément, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Ann-Margaret, Goldfrapp, Baguette Quartette, Lucille Ball, Michael Buble', Cia, Stacey Kent, Marilyn Monroe, Jessica Rabbit, Louis Prima, The Knife, Harry Connick Jr., Squirrel Nut Zippers, Gotan Project, Liza Minelli, April Stevens, Frou Frou, Royal Crown Revue, Bernadette Peters, Helios Jive, Theivery Corporation, Koop, Ditty Bobs, Blossom Dearie, Bettie Boop, White Ghost Shivers, Amy Winehouse, Esthero, Lady Tron, Mario Spinetti, Carol Bernett, Charlie Chaplin
Sounds Like: "If James Bond and Johnny Cash tag-teamed Ann Margaret while Julie London did a strip tease for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band while Marilyn Monroe made out with Jessica Rabbit while Jerry Lee Lewis, Link Wray, and Fats Domino took pictures, this would be the soundtrack that played on the Victrola in the corner." -Mandy Lauderdale & James Salter, Singer & Producer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Type of Label: Unsigned