A Ping Pong Double Bill
Jessie Evans (ex the Vanishing, Autonervous, Subtonix, US, Berlin) & Toby Dammit (ex Iggy Pop, Swans, The Residents, US, Berlin)
PLUS
Gay Against You (Adaadat Records, Scotland)
Saturday 15 December
The Liquid Lounge
10euro@10pmtillLate
www.myspace.com/jessieevansmusic
www.myspace.com/tobydammit
With her siren sax, hypnotic voice and truly neurotic sense of rhythm JESSIE EVANS has been shaking her shit around since she first appeared in 2000 in the legendary San Francisco all girl group SUBTONIX.
By 2002 she had formed THE VANISHING, a trio led by her on bass, vocals and saxophone. Their dark futuristic sound was excelled by her wild shimmying stage presence and their live shows never failed her the opportunity to put the dance floor on its heels. Several US and European tours, three albums, and numerous singles later left audiences crying for more.
JESSIE formed AUTONERVOUS in 2003 as a medium to explore a more electronic sound. In 2004 collaborations started with Portland legends GLASS CANDY, then she moved to Berlin where she teamed up with HANIN ELIAS (singer of ATARI TEENAGE RIOT), then formed a moody electro cabaret duo with BETTINA KOSTER (singer of 80's cult group MALARIA!). The recently released AUTONERVOUS album (featuring Bettina) was recorded in the winter of 2005-06.
This past summer she traveled from the former broadcasting and communications center of the DDR in Berlin to the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico to produce her first solo album. TOBY DAMMIT (IGGY POP, SWANS, RESIDENTS) joined her in and out of the studio, adding his exotic array of live drums and percussion. Other guest musicians on this forthcoming album include BUDGIE (SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, THE CREATURES), NAMOSH (Berlin), and the EXTRA ACTION MARCHING BAND (SAN FRANCISCO). The album is still in the works, being recorded in Berlin by THOMAS STERN (EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN/CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION) and mixed in Tijuana by PEPE MOGT (NORTEC COLLECTIVE, LATINSIZER).
TOBY DAMMIT, now officially accompanying JESSIE EVANS live as a duo, invites JESSIE yet again into interesting territory. DAMMIT, largely known for a 9 year stint with IGGY POP, while simultaneously balancing a career with SWANS and THE RESIDENTS, has also recently relocated to Berlin. His list of collaborations boggles the mind; RUFUS WAINRIGHT, ELY GUERRA, KEREN ANN, BERTRAND BURGALAT, DEVENDRA BANHART, FRANK BLACK, STEPHAN EICHER, MARK EITZEL, JOHNNY DEPP, RYAN ADAMS, NEIL TENNANT...whew! Many a traveled mile this boy has since leaving his home mountains of Tennessee, but a trail lined with such incredible artists can only lead to the conclusion that he must know what he's doing.
No doubt this duo's appearance offers a rare glimpse of two of the most unusually prolific American musicians living in Berlin sharing a stage at last and obviously not to be missed.
GAY AGAINST YOU (Adaadat records, Scotland)
www.myspace.com/gayagainstyou
gay against you are the enthusiastic, messy and very, very friendly duo of lachlann rattray and joe howe, who inhabit the middle ground between cyndi lauper and the locust.
in the two years since they formed, they have toured extensively in the uk, performing with acts such as lightning bolt, coughs, park attack, channels 3+4, cutting pink with knives, esquilax, shitmat, misty's big adventure, volcano, help she can't swim, lucky dragons, dj scotch egg, noxagt, comanechi, rataataag and shitdisco amongst others. phew!
last summer GvsY embarked on their biggest tour to date, taking in 16 dates in the uk, plus 10 days in central europe. the previous summer GvsY also made appearances at the Glade, Overkill and TDK cross central festivals and playing many festival shows in the uk and europe this year.
GvsY have recorded a session for channel 4 radio's slash music with tom ravenscroft and appeared on bbc radio one's rob da bank show, resonance fm and have been featured on numerous podcast and music blogs. they were also the highest new mover for three subsequent weeks on last.fm's download chart earlier this year.
GvsY have recieved coverage in many european music papers, from terrorizer, to i-D magazine, to future music.
reviews:
'a council estate butthole surfers' - terrorizer magazine
'Two subterranean creatures dressed in primary school P.E. kits, complete with charcoal-stained eyes and badly-concealed erections, howl unintelligibly over spaz-core electronics.' fused magazine
'rabidly screaming fit-throwing duo put on a live show so attention-seeking - all day-glo cupcaked, shrieking nose to nose with bewildered audience members and a strangely alluring chalked -out 'friend circle' - that any and all attempts to figure them out involved an after school trip to the analyst's couch' - plan b magazine
www.myspace.com/pingpongcork
Jessie Evans (ex the Vanishing, Autonervous, Subtonix, US, Berlin) & Toby Dammit (ex Iggy Pop, Swans, The Residents, US, Berlin)
PLUS
Gay Against You (Adaadat Records, Scotland)
Saturday 15 December
The Liquid Lounge
10euro@10pmtillLate
www.myspace.com/jessieevansmusic
www.myspace.com/tobydammit
With her siren sax, hypnotic voice and truly neurotic sense of rhythm JESSIE EVANS has been shaking her shit around since she first appeared in 2000 in the legendary San Francisco all girl group SUBTONIX.
By 2002 she had formed THE VANISHING, a trio led by her on bass, vocals and saxophone. Their dark futuristic sound was excelled by her wild shimmying stage presence and their live shows never failed her the opportunity to put the dance floor on its heels. Several US and European tours, three albums, and numerous singles later left audiences crying for more.
JESSIE formed AUTONERVOUS in 2003 as a medium to explore a more electronic sound. In 2004 collaborations started with Portland legends GLASS CANDY, then she moved to Berlin where she teamed up with HANIN ELIAS (singer of ATARI TEENAGE RIOT), then formed a moody electro cabaret duo with BETTINA KOSTER (singer of 80's cult group MALARIA!). The recently released AUTONERVOUS album (featuring Bettina) was recorded in the winter of 2005-06.
This past summer she traveled from the former broadcasting and communications center of the DDR in Berlin to the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico to produce her first solo album. TOBY DAMMIT (IGGY POP, SWANS, RESIDENTS) joined her in and out of the studio, adding his exotic array of live drums and percussion. Other guest musicians on this forthcoming album include BUDGIE (SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, THE CREATURES), NAMOSH (Berlin), and the EXTRA ACTION MARCHING BAND (SAN FRANCISCO). The album is still in the works, being recorded in Berlin by THOMAS STERN (EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN/CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION) and mixed in Tijuana by PEPE MOGT (NORTEC COLLECTIVE, LATINSIZER).
TOBY DAMMIT, now officially accompanying JESSIE EVANS live as a duo, invites JESSIE yet again into interesting territory. DAMMIT, largely known for a 9 year stint with IGGY POP, while simultaneously balancing a career with SWANS and THE RESIDENTS, has also recently relocated to Berlin. His list of collaborations boggles the mind; RUFUS WAINRIGHT, ELY GUERRA, KEREN ANN, BERTRAND BURGALAT, DEVENDRA BANHART, FRANK BLACK, STEPHAN EICHER, MARK EITZEL, JOHNNY DEPP, RYAN ADAMS, NEIL TENNANT...whew! Many a traveled mile this boy has since leaving his home mountains of Tennessee, but a trail lined with such incredible artists can only lead to the conclusion that he must know what he's doing.
No doubt this duo's appearance offers a rare glimpse of two of the most unusually prolific American musicians living in Berlin sharing a stage at last and obviously not to be missed.
GAY AGAINST YOU (Adaadat records, Scotland)
www.myspace.com/gayagainstyou
gay against you are the enthusiastic, messy and very, very friendly duo of lachlann rattray and joe howe, who inhabit the middle ground between cyndi lauper and the locust.
in the two years since they formed, they have toured extensively in the uk, performing with acts such as lightning bolt, coughs, park attack, channels 3+4, cutting pink with knives, esquilax, shitmat, misty's big adventure, volcano, help she can't swim, lucky dragons, dj scotch egg, noxagt, comanechi, rataataag and shitdisco amongst others. phew!
last summer GvsY embarked on their biggest tour to date, taking in 16 dates in the uk, plus 10 days in central europe. the previous summer GvsY also made appearances at the Glade, Overkill and TDK cross central festivals and playing many festival shows in the uk and europe this year.
GvsY have recorded a session for channel 4 radio's slash music with tom ravenscroft and appeared on bbc radio one's rob da bank show, resonance fm and have been featured on numerous podcast and music blogs. they were also the highest new mover for three subsequent weeks on last.fm's download chart earlier this year.
GvsY have recieved coverage in many european music papers, from terrorizer, to i-D magazine, to future music.
reviews:
'a council estate butthole surfers' - terrorizer magazine
'Two subterranean creatures dressed in primary school P.E. kits, complete with charcoal-stained eyes and badly-concealed erections, howl unintelligibly over spaz-core electronics.' fused magazine
'rabidly screaming fit-throwing duo put on a live show so attention-seeking - all day-glo cupcaked, shrieking nose to nose with bewildered audience members and a strangely alluring chalked -out 'friend circle' - that any and all attempts to figure them out involved an after school trip to the analyst's couch' - plan b magazine
www.myspace.com/pingpongcork
