THE PARTY IS OVER

[photo by Ben Pier]

Okay folks, this is it: CHEEKY'S LAST SHOW EVER IS TONIGHT.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 2009
7PM
A Benefit for the Walk for PKD
$6-$10 sliding scale

CHEEKY
SHELLSHAG
SLINGSHOT DAKOTA
STUPID PARTY
ZOMBIE DOGS

@ DEATH BY AUDIO
49 S. 2nd Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Here is what some other people had to say about the end of Cheeky*, since I don't really know what to say yet:

Punknews
Death by Audio/Entertainment4Every1
Exploding Penguin
Screaming Females
THE FMLY
Star Beat
Rock and the Single Girl
Planet Chocko Zine
Just A Visual / At the Movies

[* 12/6/2009: I'll be adding more as they come up]

GIRLS & DRUMS

[photo of Krista by me, you can tell by the thumb]

As you may know, I am all about women & girls playing music. That's why I've written about Tom Tom Magazine: A Magazine for Female Drummers, and that's why I've written about lots of my girl friends who play music. So, combine the two and you get my dream article.

Debuted this evening in Tom Tom: Angie, my current bandmate (in an of yet unnamed project, and also, Cheeky), interviews Krista, my past bandmate (in Carnal Knowledge)! And Maggie, current drummer of Scantron [who I just saw the other day for the first time and damn! Girl can play the dance beats!] took photos of the whole thing. Angie asks a lot of great questions, and Krista covered so much about the feminist music scene in New York, while also detailing experiences of sexism. It really gives a full picture of what it's like to be a woman playing music and all the things, especially the challenges, that come along with that.

It's a good day for women drummers, and especially, yours truly (not a drummer -- yet).

CHEEKY LAST GIGS EVER - POSTER

[poster by BLACKANDREDEYE]

My good friend, fellow organizer, and creative partner Lauren Measure designed this rad poster inspired by Annie for Cheeky's last shows. Check out more of Lauren's stuff at Black And Red Eye! Tom, another friend of mine, ridiculous drummer of Slingshot Dakota and mastermind behind Bird Apartment Printing (myspace / facebook), will be screening these as posters to be sold at the shows.

SCREAMALES BEST OF

Jarrett D., friend of Cheeky and infamous drummer of Screaming Females, named "What the Heck" one of the best albums of 2009. Thanks Jarrett! We love ye!