Dirt Woman
Interview conducted on March 06, 2020
The dirtiest women from Ocean City Maryland: R.I.P Donnie Corker (Dirtwoman) December 7, 1951 – September 26, 2017
DIRT WOMAN‘s The Glass Cliff comes swathed in the trippy cover renderings of Hayden Hall and will be released on limited edition CD and digital formats March 13th
Band Members
Avery Mallon- Drums
Kearny Mallon- The big guitar
Zoe Koch- Guitar and Vocals
Gabe Solomon- Guitar
What is psychedelic doom music?
Slow heavy music with the ability to put you in a trance-like state.
What music influence while growing up?
We’re all over the place with our influences, but we can all agree on King Crimson, Black Sabbath, Yoko Ono, (the) Melvins, Heart, Rush, Babes in Toyland, Sleep, etc.
How did you start your band?
Gabe and I just started out jamming in his garage, everything that happened after that was a natural progression. Gabe was drumming but he’s more of a guitar player and I had only been playing guitar for a few months so we didn’t hit the ground running, it took some time for us to evolve into Dirt Woman. After Kearny and Avery joined, we recorded our demo ep and started taking things seriously.
What was your first gig together like?
It was awesome. We played in someone’s back yard and four people showed up.
What is live music like in Salisbury Maryland?
Music in Salisbury seems to fluctuate. When we started playing gigs there was only one venue that would book us called W.O.R.K, it was a haven for artists in Salisbury until they closed. Recently the music scene has been blossoming with new bands and venues, we’re excited to see what comes out of it.
Tell me how Donnie “Dirtwoman” Corker was namesake of the band?
About two days after Donnie Corker passed, we heard a piece on NPR about his life, he was such an inspiration to us and the name Dirt Woman just stuck.
Tell me about the Spero’s Benefit you were part of on Sept. 06, 2019?
(Zoe) I was volunteering at Inspired Thrift Store in Ocean City over the summer. The owner is an amazing woman devoted to helping people in the community and I wanted to throw a benefit show to help reach one of her biggest goals, opening Spero, a resource center for survivors of domestic abuse. The outpour of support from the music scene made a positive impact in our small town, I think that’s the most valuable tool the D.I.Y community holds.
Gabe- In 2016, you sold your guitar gear and was going to get a Rickenbacker 4003. Did you get it?
(Gabe) Yeah, I did end up getting it. I traded a bunch of gear for it at Atomic Music in Beltsville when I was playing bass in a band. It was awesome, but a pain to set up. I ended up selling it to get a new guitar amp once Dirt Woman started.
I see that Koe and Gabe were at a Peaceful Protest at Donald Trump Rally back in 2016. How did it go? And how do you feel about his immigration policies?
(Zoe) Well, the rally was held at our high school on 4/20/2016, and that was the first time Gabe and I met. Our school was already experiencing tension when Trump came so as you can imagine his rally quickly divided our town, it was painful to see the kind of hatred Trump can inspire. I had a friend in school, her parents had immigrated to the United States from Mexico and she was wearing a Mexican Football jersey when she got kicked out of the Trump rally. She was sitting with some friends waiting for the rally to start when she heard people chanting “Send them back” she told me the people chanting were people she knew form school and from the local community. It shows how people can lose basic empathy and respect for human life. Everyone in Dirt Woman is against Donald Trump’s immigration policy.
Kearney- What is you’re feeling about Net Neutrality?
(Kearney) Net Neutrality is critical in maintaining access to a vital resource that everyone reading this relies on, being that so much of the machinations of the society we live in takes place in a virtual environment, not having reliable access effectively negates you from being a part of that society.
Avery- You are from Seattle. Do you feel that your band would fit into the Puget Sound music scene?
(Avery) I know nothing of the current scene, but traditionally speaking, God, I’d like to think so
How is 2020 looking for your band?
2020 is looking good for us, with the release of our album and the goal of finding a van big enough to fit all of our gear in without strapping Kearny to the roof
How do you see yourselves in 5 years?
In 5 years, we hope to still be making music together, we’re so grateful to be together and we want to go as far as this will take us
Anything you like to say to your fans?
Thanks for supporting us
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