[event] Frottage: Casual Encounters at The Pigeonhole v. // 9th Feb 2012 @ The Pigeonhole

We are at it again, bringing you the cult series of intimate musical presentations Frottage, at book cafe and dynamic arts space The Pigeonhole. Number five in the series sees indie folk-pop artists in the form of Jess Locke and Virginia Sook – both hailing from Sydney, Australia – who are touring together in Southeast Asia for the first time. Supported by awe-inducing atmospheric rock band This Is Atlantis (first show in almost a year!), and wistful acoustic trio Penpusher, this installment is a gem not to be missed.

9th February (Thursday)
The Pigeonhole, 52/53 Duxton Road
Doors open at 7.30pm, performances begin at 8pm.
$10 at the door

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JESS LOCKE

Jess Locke plays simple yet infectious songs that could be folk, country, pop, indie and sometimes even punk. Hailing from the Central Coast of NSW and currently based in the heart of Sydney, she has created several collections of songs including an EP, an album of home-recorded demos and, most recently, a split tape/CD with N. Martin. Jess has been writing and playing solo since around 2006 and can now be found playing with her band all over Australia.

VIRGINIA SOOK
 

Lindsay, also known as Virginia Sook has turned her stripped back acoustic songs into full band arrangements, which brings her on the road for her SE Asia tour with good mate Jess Locke this Feb. Perfect for fans of lovely storytelling and acoustic music.

THIS IS ATLANTIS
 

With a magnificent aptitude for texture and a distinctive blend of both the intricate and organic, Fadzil, Wan G, Sufi and Noor’s chemistry makes them unmistakably This Is Atlantis. Guitar works that complement each other with each own’s unique style, sometimes uniting to deliver strength in a single guitar pattern to give their music trouble free dynamics, edge and that definitively post rock climaxes. Their drummer, quite decisively seems to refuse to give in to the atmospheric soundscapes solely, and chooses to escape by giving those ethereal melodies some little mathy calculative madness. With each member’s unique style, an arguably genuine sound arises.

PENPUSHER
 

Penpusher is quite simply a songwriting unit still in the works. Ave Chan, Brian Leery and Thomas Wu meet up with the intention to perform songs that weave observations of everyday thoughts and emotions. They try to express it all as little soliloquys that seek to take the audience into tiny worlds within tiny universes.

Hardcore Destruccion w/ Warthreat (AU) and The Frankenstone (ID)

The tagline for Blackhole212 right now appears to be "no filthy money power, just DIY hardcore-punk." Damn right it is, count down to Mar 2 as they bring you a show with some of the sickest DIY hardcore-punk bands in the region, with raging d-beat punx WARTHREAT (AU)* and punk rockers THE FRANKENSTONE (ID) headlining!

Enough said, we can already foresee this to be a blast. Details all on the flyer, see you there!

*More tour details here. We would not recommend that you miss them!

THE FRANKENSTONE (ID) Singapore/Malaysia Tour (Mar 2012)

It's exciting seeing more and more Indonesian DIY hardcore-punk bands coming to these parts, although it is not always easy for them! This time, we see punk rock outfit THE FRANKENSTONE as they come to Singapore and Malaysia for a quick 5-day tour. Having heard raving reviews from touring bands who have shared the stage with them as well as from our fellow Indo punx, we're pretty stoked. This is some pretty cool honest and straightforward passionate punk rock we're hearing!

They will be on the same bill as WARTHREAT (AU) in Singapore on Mar 2. Show details a few posts ahead.

In the meantime, you can check out a few of their songs on Yes No Wave Music, a Jogjakarta label which they are on.

Tour brought to you by us and some other some awesome collectives and labels in the region!

Night of Circle Pit 3 w/ Video Nasty (AU) and TakexOnexStep (ID)

Night of Circle Pit 3
Friday, 10th Feb 2012
7pm till 10pm (*note: show starts at 7.30pm sharp and ends on time so please be on time, you fuckers!)
$10 at the door
The Substation Gallery
45 Armenian Street

with:
TAKEXONEXSTEP (fast posi hardcore, Indonesia)
VIDEO NASTY (nasty thrash, Australia)
PLUTO (young, fast, and brash)
VAARALLINEN (Scandi-hardcore worship)
2FOLD (hardcore youth)
ANALDICKTION (beach boy grindcore)
RECOVER (wall-breaking hardcore)

Brought to you by Prohibited Projects. See you there!

VIDEO NASTY (AU) SE Asia Tour (Feb 2012)

We told ya, Feb is Aussie month. Following hot on the heels of CLOWNS, JESS LOCKE, and VIRGINIA SOOK is thrash/fastcore outfit VIDEO NASTY. We have a special penchant for short, fast, and loud bands so this is something we are highly anticipating. We've seen some pretty crazy-looking shows courtesy of YouTube with their manic vocalist Mishu so hold tight for this! 

Word has it that they will be releasing a tape in time for the tour, too. There will also be shirts. And as if all of this wasn't good enough, Malaysian and Indonesian punk kids will see this band's (English) lyrics translated into the respective native languages too. We love it when stuff is accessible to everyone.

Watch out for Singapore show details round the corner.

JESS LOCKE (AU) / VIRGINIA SOOK (AU) SE Asia Tour (Feb 2012)

It looks like it's Aussie month this Feb. We're booking more than a few of them and JESS LOCKE and VIRGINIA SOOK (ooh, double bill!) provide additions to the good ol' kangaroo party. 

We only very rarely have folk/pop DIY bands approach us so we're happy for that respite amidst all that raging punk intensity, as we expect something a little more laid-back, a little more wistful, and a lot more folk. We need to chill out from the harsh stuff sometimes!

This is going to be a part of the Frottage series we've been doing at the Pigeonhole so look out for details coming your way in the next couple of days.

CLOWNS (AU) SE Asia Tour (Feb 2012)

This is as literal as it gets. Punk rock clowns CLOWNS (AU) will be doing a quick 2-week tour covering Singapore, Malaysia (Borneo as well!), and Indonesia so look out for them in your city.

Imagine punk and hardcore at its purest: fast, intense, and with a punch that'll snap your head back. Mosh it up, kids! Just be careful of that whiplash.

More details a-comin' your way, as usual.