Queer Contact: Switchflicker Records Presents
Friday 12 February 8:00pm till late
£5
Switchflicker Records - Manchester's avant-garde record label - presents a very special night of cutting edge music.
Featuring:
PLUS Club Brenda DJs in the Lounge 'til late.
PLEASE NOTE: Bands will be on stage from 8pm.
Part of LGBT History Month 2010 http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk
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The Sisters of Transistors
The Sisters Of Transistors is the latest project of Graham Massey, one of the founding fathers of Techno as we know it today. His latest adventure however is poles apart from 808 State. Here, he joins forces with four organists for a baroque horror disco extravaganza, complete with harmonised singing matching outfits and a rather camp sensibility.
http://www.myspace.com/thesistersoftransistors
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The Real Dolls
The concept of The Real Dolls came from rapper, Rod Hotly. Hotly joined forces with Manc Japanese rapper Yoshi, production-savvy Real Dave and world-class scratch DJ, Peter Parker (Fingathing) to form The Real Dolls .
Falling in step with the likes of N.A.S.A, Santigold & M.I.A, they are a party band, they like to make you move with their bold, fresh mix of hip-hop, electro, punk and the J-pop sound of ParaPara to make PRONK! _or sex punk_their own brand of music.
Their dynamite combination of cred and killer hooks is already causing a buzz in underground circles and it wont be long before The Real Dollstake over the planet.
Live they are in their element with shows constantly changing and energy levels always pushed to 11. Entertainment is high on the agenda as this 4 piece join forces with Veba (Groove Armada, Rae & Christian) and Zoe McVeigh (Hooker) to make effortlessly cool music!
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He has performed at some of the worlds most prestigious galleries & theatres including: Tate Britain; Tate Modern; ICA; Whitechapel Gallery; Royal Festival Hall, Royal Opera House and Roundhouse.
He has collaborated with some of the world's most influential practitioners including: Station House Opera; Augusto Boal; Duckie; Kate Moross and Emma Bell.
His brash, clumsy and obnoxious approach to performance has left audiences confused, annoyed & amused. Whatever you think of Scottee - he probably won't care.
(hooker) are a gloriously brash Manchester-based femme-punk outfit. Creating sounds that oscillate between delicate and bruised, and fiercely raw and dynamic, (hooker) are emotive, dirty, beautiful. - 'It's a complete mystery why they are not absolutely massive.' (Manchester Music)
(hooker) are one of Manchester's most engaging and powerful live acts, touring regularly in the UK, supporting bands such as The Slits, The Gossip, Interpol, Le Tigre, 50ft Wave, Uh Huh Her, Katastrophy Wife, Brassy, Television and The Donnas, as well as playing a string of gigs and festivals in Europe, including shows in Amsterdam, Berlin, Bordeaux, Cologne, Leiden, Madrid, Toulouse and Paris.
(hooker) recently took part in the TV pilot of 'The Next Big Thing', winning the heart of the legendary Toyah Willcox, and going on to win the final, and the title of 'The Next Big Thing 2009' at London's Clapham Grand last September.
“I’m the tranny you can’t look in the eye because I don’t tick the box you think I belong in, but from the safety of the Internet, you study every detail”.Zsa Zsa Noir
From the age of fourteen, Zsa Zsa Noir has continually blurred the gender boundary that decides how we all fit into ‘social normality’, not necessarily with choice.
Zsa Zsa’s continuous creativity takes on a myriad forms, and has allowed her to explore her identity openly in places where transgenderism still stewards a last bastion of social ridicule.
Look closely and you will see her agenda; that no matter how commercial or underground, no matter how mainstream or obscure her art, she represents everyone different who still wishes to succeed.
Through visual image, music, performance and social visibility, Miss Noir is telling more than her own story. Appreciate and enjoy Miss Noir’s art at face value, or pay no heed if you wish but beware, Zsa Zsa Noir is more than your first glance summation.
http://www.myspace.com/zsa_zsa_noir
