Dirty Penny is a glam metal band from Santa Cruz, California. Their music is identified as glam or sleaze metal, with their influences being Motley Crue, AC/DC, Skid Row, Judas Priest, Poison, and Guns N' Roses. Dirty Penny has currently released two albums, Take it Sleezy (2007), and Young & Reckless- released on September 17, 2009.
Dirty Penny formed in Santa Cruz, California. They gained popularity by winning a "Battle of the Bands" run by jpotmusic.com. Their music has been described as "glittery-glam", "sex-fueled", and "leather-encased". It is reminiscent of 80's glam metal made popular by the likes of Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N' Roses, RATT, and Skid Row. Dirty Penny was originally a Poison cover band, ironically called Antidote.