"About as punk as you can get, essentially smart pop, yet his unsentimental worldview, lyrical and performance honesty are quintessentially punk – which he somehow makes refreshing." Pasadena Weekly
"A cross between a younger and more handsome version of Joey Ramone, Trent Reznor or Iggy Pop with jet black hair fusing folk, blues, country, punk and bad-ass-ness into his own brand of rock 'n' roll.." Orlando City Beat
"Joie Blaney's punk folk anthems of heartbreak and redemption
embody the emboldened approach of antifolk and the unflinching
honesty that is its ethos. Clad in black leather leather and armed with
fierce hooks and heart-on-sleeve tales, Blaney sings of "looking for the
answers to the questions never heard." Grammy Magazine
"Joie Blaney, of the band Dead Blonde Girlfriend, had a sensitive lyric touch that belied his punk-rock look and attack. With something of Paul Westerbergs heart-on-sleeve rock swagger, Mr. Blaney also had a stage presence that is rare." The New York Times
"Dead Blonde Girlfriend, an energetic and smart band fronted by the antifolk survivor Joie Blaney "
The New Yorker
"He sings his songs with the soul of a poet and with the voice of a cement mixer. He writes from the heart. He writes honestly and never once complains. Never once sounds like Livejournal poetry. Never once falters. Like all true artistic anomalies, Joie Blaney, under the guise of Joie Dead Blonde Girlfriend, is a genius. " Scenepointblank.com
"Punk as Fuck" Village Voice
"Overwhelmingly honest. It's not rockstar emotion by numbers. He is a fucking genius.
Grand statement? Yes, obviously. But it's so true. This guy is excellent!" Careless Talk Costs Lives
"Antifolk's punkiest exponent, Joie/DBG delivers attitudinal, acoustic punk vignettes
with a gruff voice and aggressive guitar action. His song "Bleecker Street" explains
the anti in antifolk." Time Out London
"Hovering between the comical and the anguished his song intros bordered on stand up,
and his Iggy like energy wrenched emotion through enormous eyelined brown eyes.
He has the ability to write lyrics that pinch you, Funny and honest, angry and sad,
songs explode intense and intent, you have to watch him." Trakmarx.com
"A Dave Van Ronk type of songster able to get truly meaningful
in his songs" N.J Coast News
"New York anti-folk heroes wear cynical paeans on their sleeve like
black hearts cooked for the audience" CMJ 2001
"His guttural crooning sounds sweet, charged with his trademark mix of isolation and hope,
which truly must be experienced" Shout Magazine
"Local favorite Antifolk, acoustic punk performer Joie/DBG frantically strums
his acoustic guitar, sings gruffly and is made to be heard in a bar in an
adequately lubricated state" Time Out New York
"Raspy-voiced punk performer" Baltimore City Paper
"Smashing performance in the punk-folk genre" The Aquarian
"He can do 8 songs in 2 minutes he plays pretty fast" WBAI radio
"He plays punk songs of frustration, railing rage and eternal questionings in
a blur of strumming on an acoustic guitar amped to 11" musicdish.com
"This is angst-ridden punk rock carried out wholly on an aggressively played acoustic guitar.
Bristly vocals front these staunchly amelodic songs" Listen.com
"Brilliant, More Tragedies and Horror stories about being a
Starving musician. Cool!" N.Y. Hangover
"This folk-punker writes tunes that rant on Bleecker Street, the music
business, and growing old" CMJ
What's up? How's everything in L.A.? I'm going back to NY this week. I'll play the Sidewalk on thursday. Man I still remember the first time I played it a couple of years ago, you got me that gig !!! Thank you so much, you have really been an inspiration for me :-)
whats up joie,love the new song,reminds me alot of cranford nix's tunes and he like u is one of best songwriters..wish u would repost..rock and roll tragedy..keep in touch brother,keep rockin..Jim
Right back atcha darlin'...what a treat to have you in the room all night and get the chance to catch up. It's unlucky for the East coast you're so damn happy on the West;)
It's been awhile but I hope all is well! I haven't done many shows lately as I'm working on tours at the moment, but we'll have to join forces soon and get one done!
