RTP-area local music and culture

[Kim Gray <kim AT 307knoxrecords.com>]

Queertober Part Deux!

Who: Bitch + The Exciting Conclusion, Ex-Members and Midtown Dickens
What: An awesome line-up of bands
When: October 11, 2007
Where: Duke Coffeehouse
Why: I ask why not?
How: Walk, Run, Bike, Drive, Fly, Swim...just get there
Cost: $6.00/Duke Students $5.00

Yeah people come on out and celebrate Queertober events this Thursday at Duke 
Coffeehouse.
   
  Armed with an electric violin, bass and ukulele, Bitch, (formerly of Bitch 
and Animal) has launched her new band, Bitch and The Exciting Conclusion, in 
collaboration with Daniela Sea (The L Word) and is touring nationally with 
such idols as The Indigo Girls, Ferron, and Melissa Ferrick, to promote her 
most recent record "Make This/Break This," a new release from Kill Rock 
Stars. Film audiences can also catch her in John Cameron Mitchell's (Hedwig 
and the Angry Inch) latest feature, "Shortbus." Since the beginning of her 
career, being taken under the wing of Ani Difranco, Bitch has pulled 
audiences to their feet world-wide with her music that she considers 
"electric folk" and is symphonic, beatworthy, break-your-heart ballad-y, and 
raise the roof revolutionary.
   
  Keeping the party going all night long comes the dark, drum machine-rocking 
anthems of Ex-Members. Thumping beat-maker Melissa York creates the frame for 
David K's angular post-punk guitar sounds that stretch across to give Shirlé 
Hale's smoky vocals and pounding bass a surface to create a ferocious 
electro-rock party vibe.  "It's a dance-rock party that would fit in nicely 
between LeTigre and the Gossip, only Hale's low, smoky vocals are more like 
Chrissie Hynde..." says Pitchfork.
   
  Ringing in the night will be the ever charming and witty Midtown Dickens.  
The multi-tasking, antifolk, adoracore duo that's been creating excessive 
nonsensical categories to fit ourselves into since 1982. 
   
  Come on out and getdown!