Venus in Furs, Ladyscissors
Harmony Bar and Grill 2201 Atwood Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Ladyscissors
press release: Venus in Furs was established in 2010 with the mission to play surfy dancy punk enthusiastically, loudly and in the service of encouraging drinking, jumping, dancing, and being happy for everyone. Nat plays bass, Marlo plays drums, Vic plays guitar, and Cyn plays the other guitar and sometimes keys. Egalitarian through and through, vocal duties are shared communally via a vocal wheel posted in a prominent place in a shared space. Sounds like the soundtrack to a b-horror beach party with feminist zombies, smells like a party, looks like we’ll see you at our next show.
"The band takes the world by the hair and whips it through a hyperactive post-punk, surf-rock wall of sound." - The Onion / AV Club
Stream their album, "Just Try it On"
https://venusinfurswi.bandcamp
Ladyscissors -- The four-piece plays jangly, slinky rock that ranges from REM-like pop to moody, hypnotic rockabilly, a la, early Velvet Underground. Female harmonies float over crunchy guitars with urgent, potent lyrics holding it all together. And catchy. The band is catchy. Even the background vocals will get stuck in your head.
"The [quartet] blends those late-Fifties-style vocal elements and early-Sixties instrumental references, protecting the ethos of the not-too-studied brand of rock musician that delivers it straight from the gut while spiking the punch with a dose of punk raunchiness. As the name might suggest, Ladyscissors keeps the music fun and the production decidedly real." - Local Sounds Magazine
Ladyscissors is:
Lorrie Hurckes - guitar, vox
Brent George - guitar
Anne Bull - bass, vox
Stephanie Rearick - drums, trumpet, vox
"Swampy" by Ladyscissors
Info
harmonybarandgrill.com