“Dirty Martini is overnight the hottest band in town.”
Jonathan Nicholas, The Oregonian

“The mixture of acoustic songs and full-on rock makes Tea And Revenge a very enjoyable ride, almost like going through a theme park in slow motion.  Lyrics go back and forth between being very direct and emotional, and abstract yet beautiful through its organization, not unlike Jeff Tweedy and some of Wilco’s best work.�?
John Book, Okayplayer.com

“Dirty Martini released their second album Tea and Revenge fulfilling the promise of their uneven live debut with a sparkling collection of 3-woman-fronted harmonies and Americana-style songs that get better with repeated listening. I can’t wait to finally see these ladies live, gotta get myself down to Portland more often.”
Abe Beeson, KEXP.org Seattle

“I’ll take tea over revenge if it is served by Dirty Martini. The Portland-based girl rockers are so clever and spunky that I’d hate to be on their black list. The trio is back with a sophomore album, Tea and Revenge, that is so easy to like, yet off the already-heard-it path, that it makes me want to tack a poster to the inside of my locker and put their patch on my backpack.”
Jennifer Gelband, Boise Weekly

“Like any good cocktail, the band Dirty Martini is, in a sense, a kind of chemistry experiment. You want compelling flavors, ingredients that contrast but complement, a balance of smoothness and kick. Whether the formula is a variation on an old familiar or a novel approach, the concoction needs to strike your senses like something natural if not inevitable.

The cover photo is especially fitting: Within an antique frame, the three singers sit, in elegant quasi-Victorian dress, over cups of tea. It’s a set piece meant to convey beauty, allure and refinement. You might not even notice at first the big, menacing black birds that hover over their heads, like shadows of bitterness and turmoil.

And yet, for all the disquieting emotional undercurrents, the album has such a lovely, easy flow and appeal to it that you can sip away, so to speak, happy in the sensations of a flavorful chemistry.”
Marty Hughley, the Oregonian

“Dirty Martini’s first disc was a subtle, brooding, playful and inventive mix. Here is a group of seasoned and diverse musicians writing ambitious textures with rich, expressive voices. The songs from the new album seem harder-edged than on the first CD. Yet they still contain that mix of intimate lyrics, complex harmonies, songwriting prowess and considerable musical ability.”
Southeast Examiner

“A few martinis can lead down the path to temptation and sin. So can Dirty Martini songs. The only way a martini can’t compare is that Dirty Martini can turn up the volume, write darkly beautiful love songs that are more vitriol than valentine, and be strong and sassy on stage.”
Vanessa Salvia, Eugene Weekly

“Dirty Martini has captured the hearts of music fans all over the Northwest; audiences are enchanted not only by their individual talents, but also by the ease in which three diverse and eclectic styles meld into a cohesive whole.”
reallymusicradio.com

“Dirty Martini did an awesome, heartbreaking cover of Prince’s “When Doves Cry” at a show at the Mission Theater several months ago. To quote my colleague Marty Hughley when he reviewed their “Tea and Revenge” album: “…it concentrates on blend and balance and finding a distinctly Dirty Martini sound. Taking a more collaborative approach to songwriting –at least in the finished work –the three have arrived organically at common ground, without washing out any of the individual personalities.” Which is a fancy way of saying they’re pretty cool.”
Luciana Lopez, The Oregonian