The New Morty Show at Bimbo's 365 Club.


 

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Press highlights:

"The New Morty Show,... does the best duets since Louis Prima and Keely Smith in the golden era of Las Vegas lounge acts. Not to be missed, lounge lizards."
- the late Herb Caen, columnist and 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner, San Francisco Chronicle

"Swing King Morty Okin ... leads one of the hottest bands in town ... has become the centerpiece of the hyperactive local swing scene ..."
- Joel Selvin, music critic, San Francisco Chronicle

''The New Morty Show brought the jitterbug swing era back into the spotlight... And what a spotlight!"
- Las Vegas Times



 

 Left to right:
David Murotake
Van Hughes

Blowing the House down at The New, New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas

 


 


More press highlights:

"The New Morty Show is not to be missed."
- Silke Tudor, SF Weekly

"On stage, the nine members of The New Morty Show bop along, bouncing solos off one another like tennis balls as horns bleat, drums beat and the whole house swings."
- Neva Chonin, San Francisco Bay Guardian

""An evening with The New Morty Show is a total sensory experience and complete entertainment package. They'll appease the critical ear, dazzle the eye, and tickle the funny bone. Name another current swing band with a duet of vocalists. Name another band that swing-a-fies heavy metal and punk rock tunes. Their repertoire is broad and varied enough to make every act different. And they've managed to do the unthinkable by developing a bridge between the gap of rock and swing, which puts them in a category all their own."
- Aaron Seymore, Swingtime magazine

"What we have here, amidst this current swing revolution,is a legend in the making.....Mortyfied jams and wails with vigor and ease."
Irene Yadao, Slamm magazine

"It's a very visual aggregation that puts out enough energy per 45-minute set to power up half the neon on the Vegas strip."
- Cynthia Robbins, San Francisco Examiner

 

 Jeff and Cynthia
working the room.

 

 


Still more press highlights:

"In the case of The New Morty Show, it's hard to hang with these jive bombers without slinging a fair amount of slobbering praise their direction."
- Geoff Carter, Scope magazine/Las Vegas Sun Times

".....a multimedia swing stew featuring vintage swing tunes,comedy,highfalutin visuals and energy to spare..."
-Metroland Weekly, Albany, NY

"Young bands such as The New Morty Show have brought the lounge/swing revival in the rest of the country home to Las Vegas."
- Mike Weatherford, Las Vegas Review Journal

"The band's nonstop antics make them the 'Fishbone' of Swing."
- Matthew S. McDonald, San Diego Reader

"....madcap entertainment with universal appeal."
- James Guyette, The Cleveland Times

"....The New Morty Show is a leading light in this groove..."
- David Serchuk, The Boulder Weekly

"...tight,professional,yet thunderous and driving....San Francisco's zaniest and most varied swing act."
- Associated Press

"...off the wall,wildly-inspired.....This cd carries on the Lois Prima/Keely Smith tradition of repartee-as-entertainment."
- Pulse Magazine

"...high energy show..."
- Bob Talbert, Detroit Free Press

"Morty Swings."
- Jim Minge, Sunday World Herald, Omaha, NB.

"The New Morty Show proves that in the right hand, the renewed interest in pre-rock pop music(big beats, sassy horns, the whole nine yards) isn't necessarily a bad thing."
- John Soeder, Cleveland Plain Reader

"The New Morty Show has a sound so powerful it may knock you out onto the dance floor before your feet have a chance to protest."
- Richard J. Davis, Morning News of NW Arkansas

"Its a show you'd be square to miss."
- Chris Page, The Californian, Bakersfield, CA.

"...pushing the limits of swing to the very edge...turning every note into solid gold..."
- Eric Stone, River Cities' Reader Davenport, IA.

"The New Morty Show is unique in that it boasts a wealth of musical talent...as well as a healthy sense of humor."
- The Journal, Alexandria, VA.

"...check out The New Morty Show...swing with an edge."
- Vermont Review, Manchester, VT.

"Mortyfied is realer than the real deal Holyfield"
- Brian McMahon, The Peninsula Beacon, San Diego, CA.

"They exist more on the fringe,a bit more alternative than the rest...very much a force in bringin swing back to its now great status."
- Jeff Kaiser, Audio Spank, Salt Lake City, UT.

"...sheer talent and artistry...one hot group"
- Big Boy Peach, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC.

"If you missed.....you missed out big time....funny,extremely danceable,and just darned entertaining in the extreme."
- Fayettville Weekly, Fayetteville, AK.

"These guys are for real."
- Saturated Fat, Lewisville, PA.


 



 

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