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  • From: Joly MacFie <joly AT punkcast.com>
  • To: "Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)" <typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [TypicalGirls] In London this Sunday?
  • Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 04:05:30 -0400

Not a bad line-up..


NAKED ON THE VAGUE
GRASS WIDOW
WETDOG
Sunday 10 October
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Islington, N1 9JB
7.30pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/93774

NAKED ON THE VAGUE, from Sydney, Australia, fell into existence with a found organ, broken bass guitar, borrowed drum and some old poetry. Lucy Cliché executes distorted keyboard melodies, while Matthew P Hopkins plays psyched out bass guitar. Diving deep into a world of apocalyptic pop and psychedelic weirdness, their disparate vocals grip onto stabbing keys and menacing hook-laden basslines, pushed on by an unrelentling drum machine far past the end of its warranty period. For their new 'Heaps Of Nothing' album on Siltbreeze, Naked on the Vague eschew their tantalisingly sparse duo attack for a quartet line-up, and the results are as sensational as they are sinister. While the rickety, no-wave splat found on previous efforts had its appeal, the heft of a "proper" rhythm section has only helped Naked on the Vague delve deeper into the landscape of post-punk murk. 'Heaps of Nothing' is a 21st century codification of the gallows wit and mesmerising otherworldliness of ('Dub Housing' era) Pere Ubu, Primitive Calculators and Lemon Kittens. Shuttling mutant urbanity from past to present, Naked on the Vague is only too eager to confirm that the Earth isn't flat. Because 'Heaps of Nothing' is here to flatten it.
www.myspace.com/nakedonthevague

GRASS WIDOW formed in 2007 in San Francisco. Influenced by all-female punk and post-punk acts such as The Neo Boys and Kleenex, they quickly caught the attention of the Bay Area and beyond. The band also note Roy Wood's The Move and The Kinks as a major source of inspiration, which can be heard in their wonderful three-part harmonies, complex arrangements and odd chord progressions. Bassist / vocalist, Hannah Lew, drummer / vocalist, Lillian Maring and guitarist / vocalist, Raven Mahon, chose the name Grass Widow to represent the approach they take to writing music. The phrase commonly referred to a woman whose husband is away at sea, but the visual associations of each word also provides an opportunity to interpret meaning on multiple levels. The band approach lyrical content in much the same way, using metaphor to express complicated, intimate themes. Inspired by the personal, they use myth and allegory to synthesise ideas and create new landscapes wherein listeners can draw their own meaning. In 2009, Grass Widow released their first self-titled LP on local indie imprint Make-A-Mess Records as well as a 12" EP on Brooklyn label, Captured Tracks. This October sees Kill Rock Stars release their new album 'Past Time' on CD and LP.
www.myspace.com/grasswidowmusic

WETDOG shake their coat and all manner of dirty, pretty sounds fall out, demanding inspection. Exhuming and embracing the post-punk aesthetic of The Slits and Au Pairs, they're unlikely to make you ponder your navel and cry, but certs to get you smashing things up with wanton cathartic aggression. Splendid deadbeat drums, lumbering bass and wilfully mis-tuned guitars urge Rivka Gillieron's voice to yelp and admonish - early Banshees stylings are retooled until every sudden rhythm shift counts. Latest album 'Frauhaus!' is out now on Angular Records.
www.myspace.com/wetdogthebest

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