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Upset The Rhythm presents…
BIG JOANIE
SECRET POWER
SOLUTION HOURS
Friday 15 February HQI, The Rotunda, Wood Lane, White City Place, London, W12 7TP (3 min walk from White City tube up Wood Lane. Behind the green gates) 7.30pm | £7 | TICKETS
BIG JOANIE are a black feminist punk band. They're like The
Ronettes filtered through 80s DIY and riot grrrl, with a sprinkling of
dashikis. Big Joanie formed in the summer of 2013 to play at First
Timers (a gig where every band plays their set for the first time) at
the close of the year. In 2014 they self-released their 4-track EP
'Sistah Punk', and in the years following went on to tour the UK and
Europe supporting acts such as The Ex, Parquet Courts, Downtown Boys,
Shopping and more. In November 2018 they released their debut album
'Sistahs,' a bold record covering topics of friendship, frustration,
resistance and sisterhood. Big Joanie formed not only to make music, but
to create a continuum for punks of colour by paying homage to their
forebears. By presenting a powerful vision of black womanhood they hope
to encourage young punks of colour to get involved in making music and
claiming their space in the scene. And with the release of 'Sistahs',
acclaimed by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and more, Big Joanie are set to
spread their mission even further.
https://bigjoanie.bandcamp.com/ SECRET POWER are Jessica Ashman (guitar and vocals), Peter Lam (drums) and Summer Scott (keyboard and vocals). Combining a love of post-punk with R&B girl group harmonies, lots of reverb and wavy alt soul, the group have been quietly but assuredly making themselves known in the D.I.Y punk scene of London for the past year. The group’s incarnation came out of the First Timers scene of D.I.Y Space For London in 2017 and started with a duo. After a few Facebook shout-outs, the group re-formed with new members and became a trio. Since then, Secret Power have been playing in and around London and Brighton, playing events such as Decolonise Fest 2018 and Synth Punk Fest 2018. Secret Power will be releasing their debut self-titled EP in February 2019, with For The Sake of Tapes, as well as supporting Big Joanie on their upcoming UK tour. https://www.facebook.com/secretpowerband/
SOLUTION HOURS are a two-piece from London, using a mix of spoken word, dynamic drumming, discordant guitar and ambience.
https://solutionhours.bandcamp.com/
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Upset The Rhythm presents…
KRISTIN HERSH (Electric Trio)
With ROB AHLERS (drums) & FRED ABONG (bass)
FRED ABONG (support set)
Sunday 10 March & Tuesday 12 March Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 7LJ 7.30pm | £25 | TICKETS FOR MARCH 10 / TICKETS FOR MARCH 12
KRISTIN HERSH, most recognised as the front person for the
influential art-punk band Throwing Muses and power trio 50FOOTWAVE, will
be touring the UK in Spring 2019 with Rob Ahlers (50 Foot Wave) on
drums and Fred Abong (Throwing Muses, Belly) on bass. Throwing Muses
first gained traction in the early '80s, playing with similarly singular
artists, such as The Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. They continue to release
ground-breaking music, most recently with 2013's double CD masterpiece
'Purgatory/Paradise'. Kristin's solo career spun off in 1994 with the
release of 'Hips and Makers', a widely acclaimed album that included
'Your Ghost', a duet with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe. Since then, Kristin
has released a steady stream of distinctly individual solo albums,
including 2010's 'Crooked', released as her first in the inventive
book/CD format for which she is now known.
2016's 'Wyatt at the Coyote Palace', on which Kristin played all of
the instruments, received rave reviews; an explosive defined by
blistering guitars, powerful drumming and her signature visceral vocal
technique. Her poignant true stories bring the listener into what the
BBC calls Hersh's "dark and dizzy world". In 2004, Kristin formed the
noise rock power trio 50FOOTWAVE, releasing a series of frighteningly
intense mini-albums, all available for download free of charge. Their
most recent 'Bath White' EP was described as "a series of loud
explosions, of velvet like dreams all intermingled at the same time.
Bath White takes no prisoners." Kristin's writing career has flourished
with the highly acclaimed 'Paradoxical Undressing' (released as 'Rat
Girl' in the USA) and the award winning 'Don't Suck, Don't Die', a
personal account of her long friendship with the late Vic Chesnutt, as
well as the enchanting books which now accompany each of her record
releases. Kristin's tenth studio album, 'Possible Dust Clouds' (out this
October on Fire Records) is a highly personalised sociopathic gem
delivered as a futuristic rewriting of how music works, a melodious
breeze with a tail wind of venomous din. Enveloping the juxtaposition of
the concept of 'dark sunshine', a brooding solo record created with
friends to expand her off-kilter sonic vision; a squally, squeaky mix of
discordant beauty. 'Possible Dust Clouds' is a glorious return to form
for one of alternative rock's true innovators.
FRED ABONG will be supporting Kristin on her current UK tour
dates. Fred is a friend of Kristin’s and former Throwing Muses and
Belly bass player. Fred will be touring his new solo acoustic EP,
described by himself as sounding like a “ragged Replacements”.
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