ON SCREAMALES & ROCK RELEVANCE, ETC

(clearly a g-chat conversation between Ali & myself)

me: omg, i wish you could have seen screaming females last night it was SO EPIC.

me: like, so, so so epic

Ali: oh yeaaah

me: they play with these tiny amps but because it was in that place it was all mic'd up and they sounded so fucking heavy

me: it was like the perfect sound for them

me: best i've ever heard them

me: and the applause was insane i was like, holy shit, if people didn't like them before...

me: it was straight up insanity

Ali: that is awesome, how was dinosaur jr?

me: they were good, but seriously it was like, such a hard act to follow! they played for an hour and a half which was soooo excessive

Ali: wowww

me: and they didnt play "in a jar" which was a total bummer

me: you know, it was total dino jr though, they were tight, super shreddy

me: just... its hard seeing bands like that when what theyre doing is "old" - screaming females are just so relevant, it was hard to juxtapose the two and see dino jr and not just think what theyre doing is kinda self-congratulatory

Ali: interestinggg

Ali: yeah that makes sense though it's often weird seeing older bands alone let alone with a super strong opening act

me: yeah, absolutely especially when theyre playing like that, for so long - and how SO many bands from that era are doing this now

me: these reunions and new albums and tours

Ali: totally like sonic youth too they have a new album and touring

me: THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I COMPARED IT TO haha

Ali: it's good but like i dunno i feel like i need a break from them or something

Ali: i saw them last summer at mccarren and in LA when they did daydream nation

Ali: i just dont need any new music from them

Resistance Behind Bars review online

Vikki Law posted the review I did of Resistance Behind Bars on her website. She even uploaded a PDF. Sweet! Thanks Vikki!

6/26: CARNAL KNOWLEDGE REUNION SHOW

[Flier by Lauren S.]

BACK FROM THE DEAD! CARNAL KNOWLEDGE REUNION JUNE 26TH
local all girl hardcore favorites are back! one night only! (http://www.myspace.com/carnalk)

JUNE 26TH - DYKE MARCH BENEFIT SHOW with:

INA! INA!
http://www.myspace.com/inainabrooklyn

ZOMBIE DOGS (ex carnal knowledge, all-lady thrash)
http://www.myspace.com/zombiedogsnyc

DEATH FIRST (ex carnal knowledge, female fronted brutality)
http://www.myspace.com/deathfirstbk

THE DIAMOND SEA (on tour from australia, sweet!)
http://www.myspace.com/slowsignal

Friday, June 26th @ Silent Barn 915 Wyckoff Ave
L to Halsey or M to Myrtle-Wyckoff
8PM, 5-10 bux sliding scale

Proceeds go benefit the 17th Annual NYC Dyke March:
The NYC Dyke March is a protest march to demonstrate for lesbian rights and visibility within the larger LGBT community. The reason for the creation of the various Dyke Marches was to protest what many women saw as the control of Gay Pride events by white gay men at the expense of lesbians in general and women of color in particular. Many of the organizers were also concerned that New York's Gay Pride March was losing its political edge as it became more accepted by the city and courted by corporations. This illegal protest march steps off on Saturday, June 27th at 5PM sharp at 42nd and Bryant Park, marches down 5th ave and ends at Washington Square Park.

[show curated by Kathi K.]

REVIEW: Resistance Behind Bars

A sudden return to writing. I guess it's been awhile on that front, but I don't like posting my reviews before they actually get published. July's MRR just came out and to my surprise, my review of Resistance Behind Bars was in there. Also, check out the awesome review of the Zombie Dogs demo and some other cool lady-punk jams by the likes of Turboslut and Libyans!

[UNEDITED]

Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women
By Victoria Law
PM Press
http://www.pmpress.org/
2009

Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women is a premier effort to increase the visibility of women’s prison resistance in the United States. Victoria Law has dedicated much of her life to prisoners’ resistance, honing in on the lack of discussion about the specific plight that women face in prison, and their efforts to challenge the prison system. Law started off self-publishing prisoners’ stories in zines and circulating them in publications like Clamor, Punk Planet, and off our backs. A lot of this work is represented and revisited here, in Law’s first book, Resistance Behind Bars.

MONDAY, JUNE 15

I'm booking a show for Canadian Rifle from Chicago. I put some of my favorite local ragers on the bill too.

I think I'm officially dubbing this GIRL GERMS GIG VOL #1.

Editor's Note (06/2010): Due to the Girl Germs DJ night in the UK run by Tukru, I am actually renaming my curatorial moniker to Girl Gang Gig Vol.


MONDAY, JUNE 15
AT TOMMY'S TAVERN
8PM - SHOW MUST BE OVER BY 12

1041 Manhattan Ave.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

G train to Greenpoint Ave.
B61 or B43 bus

IRON CHIC
[CATCHY JAMS FROM LI, MEMBERS OF LATTERMAN, SMALL ARMS DEALER] http://www.myspace.com/ironchicsmyspace

CANADIAN RIFLE
[ON TOUR FROM CHICAGO, DON'T MISS]
http://myspace.com/canadianrifle

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
[ON TOUR FROM CHICAGO]
http://www.myspace.com/daylightrobberychicago

FATAL ERECTION
[YR NEW FAVORITE HARDCORE BAND. FROM LONG ISLAND] http://myspace.com/fatalerectionny

PASSIVE AGGRESSOR
[LOCAL BROOKLYN RAGERS]
http://www.myspace.com/passiveaggressorbk

* * BRING $3-5 FOR TOURING BANDS * *

MRR

Maximum Rocknroll has had a major site overhaul, you should check it out! Speaking of which, one of my past reviews didn't make it to print and I'm not reviewing for the August issue. So keep yr eyes out for a review of Resistance Behind Bars here, after I return from Chi-boogie!

10:39AM

[photo from Bedtime]

All these friends sending me photos of my work and getting tattoos of stuff I've done makes me so stoked! Totally re-affirms any reason for me to keep doing things.

ART ABOUT TOWN

[photo from Jess]

Jess sent me this from her phone. I sold these owl prints for $1 each at LEAVE HOME, Ian pasted one on his bedpost.

Laura got a tattoo of my coffee cup cloud! How cool is that?! Tattoo by Noah V.