Band of the Week: Bettie Serveert

Bettie Serveert are from Amsterdam and their lead singer Carol Van Dijk has an edgy attitude that gives Karen O a run for her money. The band began nearly two decades ago, releasing a debut album in 1992 and joining the Matador family. After releasing eight albums (including a Velvet Underground tribute record), Bettie Serveert have returned full force in 2010 with Pharmacy of Love, a dizzying collection of menacing punk and grime, doused with screeching, slightly distorted guitars—with a bit of cabaret thrown in for good measure (“Mossie”). They have that lust-for-life sound that is almost exclusively found in bands that are still relatively unknown, and they want to confirm all of your mother’s fears about the unbridled dangers of rock n roll.

Bettie Serveert - Deny All [mp3]

Bettie Serveert on MYSPACE

Tour Dates:
Sep 30, 2010: Magic Bag (Ferndale, MI, USA)
Oct 01, 2010: The Abbey (Chicago, IL, USA)
Oct 02, 2010: First Avenue & 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Oct 04, 2010: Larimer Lounge (Denver, CO, USA)
Oct 06, 2010: Empyrean Coffee (Spokane, WA, USA)
Oct 07, 2010: Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA, USA)
Oct 08, 2010: Biltmore Cabaret (Vancouver, BC, CAN)
Oct 10, 2010: Dante's (Portland, OR, USA)
Oct 12, 2010: Cafe Du Nord (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Oct 13, 2010: Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Oct 16, 2010: The Rialto Theatre 'Club Crawl' (Tucson, AZ, USA)
Oct 17, 2010: Launchpad (Albuquerque, NM, USA)
Oct 19, 2010: The Prophet Bar (Dallas, TX, USA)
Oct 20, 2010: Stubb's (Austin, TX, USA)
Oct 22, 2010: Blueberry Hill (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Oct 23, 2010: Exit / In (Nashville, TN, USA)
Oct 24, 2010: Earl (Atlanta, GA, USA)
Oct 25, 2010: Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC, USA)
Oct 27, 2010: Brillobox (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Oct 28, 2010: North Star Bar (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Oct 29, 2010: Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY, USA)
Oct 30, 2010: The Record Collector Store (Bordentown, NJ, USA)
Oct 31, 2010: Iota Club & Café (Arlington, VA, USA)
Nov 02, 2010: T.T. the Bear's (Cambridge, MA, USA)
Nov 03, 2010: Maxwell's (Hoboken, NJ, USA)
Nov 04, 2010: Daniel Street (Milford, CT, USA)
Nov 13, 2010: De Oosterpoort (Groningen)
Nov 21, 2010: Beauforthuis (Austerlitz bij Zeist)
Nov 26, 2010: Podium Asteriks - Blokhuispoort (Leeuwarden)
Nov 27, 2010: 't Beest (Goes)
Dec 03, 2010: De Waerdse Tempel (Heerhugowaard)
Dec 10, 2010: Muziekgieterij (Maastricht)
Dec 23, 2010: De Vorsting (Hilversum)