Upset The Rhythm presents…
SHOPPING
DOG CHOCOLATE
BIG JOANIE
Tuesday 6 February
Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette St,
Hackney Central, E9 6NU
7.30pm | £9 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/424325
SHOPPING are propulsive bass lines, primitive disco-not-disco
drums and guitar lines sharp as broken glass. The band was formed in 2012 by
members Rachel Aggs (guitar), Billy Easter (bass) and Andrew Milk (drums),
who've all done time in a plethora of notable UK DIY bands including Trash Kit
and Wet Dog. They pull from a well of 70's post-punk with a voraciousness
seldom seen these days, bringing to mind the jagged aggression of Gang of Four,
the voracious yelp of The Slits and the dance inducing thrust of Delta 5 .
Their debut LP 'Consumer Complaints' was released November 2013 in the UK via
MILK records and quickly sold out its first pressing. A US re-issue of
'Consumer Complaints' came out in 2015 via Fat Cat records, followed up by
their excellent second album 'Why Choose?' The band are tirelessly committed to
taking their sound to new audiences and spreading the Shopping gospel, securing
impressive gigs along the way including main support for ESG and Gang Of Four
as well as a BBC 6 Music session for Marc Riley. They have toured in the UK and
throughout Europe numerous times over the last few years and last year toured
the USA with also awesome Gauche, look out for a new album ‘The Official Body’
through FatCat imminently!
DOG CHOCOLATE sound like a crowded room but are actually four individuals from
London. Having played in many other bands including Yeborobo, Limn and Gasp!
Cracking Eggs, united they recognise Dog Chocolate as their one true love.
Abandoning notions of elegance, cred and professionalism they embrace the
ramshackle, instant and fun, capturing a vivid spontaneity with their music.
Their sound is a shabby, fast, over-excited ball of wet fur falling down the
stairs, knocking over plant pots along the way and staining the carpet. With an
average song time of 2 minutes, Dog Chocolate are on to the next treat before
fully digesting the last. Chewing up bits of punk, post-punk, noise and pop,
Matthew and Robert's guitars race around each other like wasps, pitch-shifting
and phasing all over the place while Jono's rolled-up-newspaper drums chase
them round the room. The band's new album ‘Moody Balloon Baby’ is readying for
release through Upset The Rhythm, who also released their debut 'Snack Fans' in
2016.
BIG JOANIE are a black feminist punk band based in London, UK.
They formed in July 2013 to play First Timers in November that year - a gig
where every band played their first set. Big Joanie are Chardine Taylor-Stone
(drums & vocals), Stephanie Phillips (guitar & vocals) and Estella
Adeyeri (bass & vocals). Big Joanie are influenced by Nirvana, Throwing
Muses, X-Ray Spex, The Bags, My Bloody Valentine, Darlene Love, Tina Turner,
Jesus and the Mary Chain, Breeders, PJ Harvey, Shop Assistants... They're like
The Ronettes filtered through 80s DIY and riot grrrl with a sprinkling of
dashikis. Big Joanie formed to make powerful music but also to create a
continuum for black punks by presenting a strong, powerful vision of black
womanhood and discussing the black punks who came before them. By making black
punks more visible, they believe they can inspire young black punks to start
the bands they always wanted to hear.
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