29th March 2014: I was down in Publika for Earth Hour 2014. No, not really. Here’s a picture of wayang kulit being staged anyway!

The real reason, of course, was to catch The Bee’s Lot 36 series – Saturday night gigs with bands of high caliber. That night? Dotters’ Division.

They’re an all-girl band, fronted by Melissa, who is also in another all-girl band called Crinkle Cut that plays electro-acoustic stuff.

Dotters’ Division, however, are a gigging band that plays covers. What makes their sound different, though, I’d point at the keyboardist and band leader Linet Goh, and the saxophonist Audrey Then.

Rebecca on drums.

Jie Er on bass. This beautiful bass is a Traben.

Linet. I like that the band has a consistent theme each time – here, they’re all decked in denim!

Their repertoire spans approximately the 70s to modern day hits, with a tendency for music with a big groove, examples being Michael Jackson (and his second coming, Bruno Mars). The saxophone is used to great effect where you may expect it e.g. George Michael – I’m Never Gonna Dance Again and where you may not e.g. an instrumental version of Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music where the saxophone sings the lead vocals.

The band pimps Jie Er.

They did Pharrell Williams – Happy, from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. I think these glasses make her look like a minion.

Fast forward to next week, 5th April 2014, for yet another Lot 36 night. Oh it’s Jie Er again, thinking it’s me again.

So yes, Dotters’ Division again!

One thing I really like about this band, is the vocal harmony – it’s not overdone like how some girl bands do it, as if to be saccharine sweet, as if to win merit by just having sweet feminine vocals.

They just sing and do the song justice. Like their Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit cover – when it hits the chorus, the vocals just double, instead of harmonizing, giving it literally the chorus effect that a chorus pedal would give you.

This time, the theme was leather. Leather looks really nice when colored light reflects off it!

More groove.

The only two-instrument-player for the night.

Oh damn.

See what see hah?

I think they were covering Kool & The Gang – Celebration!

I am jealous of Melissa’s dyed red streaks.

Meanwhile, guess who’s back! This teddy bear disappeared from this exact location a while ago. I just noticed that it had reappeared. Previously it was holding a can of beer; now, a can of Pepsi.