Dorothy is the brainchild of singer and songwriter Dorothy Martin. Formed in Los Angeles, the band released its first EP in 2014 and has evolved its sound into a melodic mix of 70s blues rock swagger and modern hard rock. Dorothy is currently prepping for the kickoff of festival season and a summer run alongside Godsmack and Stone Temple Pilots and kicked it all off with a special performance at Foxwoods casino.
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The Friday night show almost felt like an unofficial kickoff to the summer concert season. There was no opener, so Dorothy took the stage promptly at 8:00. The band’s 2025 track “I Come Alive” was on the PA as the lights went down and Dorothy Martin led her band to the stage, ripping into their 2017 single “Down To The Bottom”. The crowd response was immediate; the venue was about 3/4 filled but the crowd was loud and into the show.
It’s easy to still think of Dorothy as a new, up and coming band, but their catalogue is deeper than you expect. The first four tracks were made up of different releases over the past decade. The twelve-song set saw the band touch on six different releases with the most recent release, 2025’s The Way and the full-length debut from 2016 Rockisdead both providing4 songs in the set. The current lineup of Dorothy was on fire throughout the night. Martin herself is a ball of rock n’ roll energy. She rarely stood still and exuded a commanding stage presence that made it all but impossible to look away.
Dorothy Martin took a few opportunities to address the crowd but mainly preferred to let her music speak for itself. The middle section of the set featured two tracks from the last record, “BONES” and “MUD” that shifted seamlessly into two debut album tracks, “Raise Hell” and “After Midnight”. The older tracks felt like they had slight tweaks to their arrangements which gave them a little more muscle to stand alongside the newer, more blues-based songs.
“Rest In Peace” felt like the highlight of the set. Most of the crowd was on its feet singing along. That electricity as Martin worked to the end of set, closing with the Slash collaboration “Tombstone Town”. The Foxwoods casino crowd was hoping for more, but after only 60 minutes, the lights came on. While the set was fantastic, it would have been great if it was a little longer. Being a Friday night, the crowd was ready to rock way past the 9:00 pm stop time. Perhaps a cover or an extra song or two from the band’s catalogue could have filled out a few more minutes.
I will admit, I didn’t know much about Dorothy prior to the show. I knew some of the radio hits and her work with Slash, but was hardly prepared for what I saw. Dorothy is a lean, muscular band that doesn’t rely on over-the-top production or backing tracks. The band displays a talent that comes across as both effortless and impressive. At times, I felt the them channeling the energy and feel of Bad Company with Dorothy Martin showing the confidence and swagger to rival the best in the business.
