FRIDAY 31st AUGUST
@THE LOUISIANA (Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 6UA 0117 9265978)
LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR in association with LADYFEST BRISTOL presents
THE MENTALISTS
“The sort of tunes the Raincoats and Slits would have been proud of” -ARTROCKER MAGAZINEThe Mentalists are four girls who make ultra catchy tunes to make you dance in a Slits-meets-Long Blondes style. Their debut performance in 2005 saw them supporting Belle & Sebastian and Babyshambles. Not bad for a first gig! Their music takes in stabs of Siouxsie & The Banshees, X-Ray Spex, the Slits with a pinch of Blondie and the Breeders. Debut single ‘Don’t Know What To Do With You’ (produced by Gavin Monaghan, producer for Editors/Rakes/Kings of Leon) available now on iTunes.
www.myspace.com/thementalists Watch video at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AbAc_UZYdEMANIC COUGH
"Like the ghost of Bikini Kill resurrected and given a good kicking” -Everett True, PLAN B MAGAZINE
“Their lo-fi riot-grrl-flavoured wonk-punk is pretty much irresistible in the X-Ray Spex/Bratmobile mode. Enough to make you want to run away and follow them around on tour forever!” –NMEBrighton-based collective Manic Cough are no strangers to Ladyfest, having previously played at Ladyfest Leeds, Cardiff and Brighton over the past couple of years. Fronted by the ever-energetic Annie with Indie legend Delia on bass (writer for Artrocker magazine and member of numerous bands including riot grrrl pioneers Mambo Taxi). After just one single they’ve picked up airplay on Radio 1 and Marc “Lard” Riley personally invited them to play a session on his BBC 6music show. Always an entertaining live experience, with outlandish costumes, Bratmobile-style thrusts and songs about hips, lips, eggs, chips and Weetabix!
www.myspace.com/maniccoughhCOLLIDING LEMONS
“With C86 indie-pop swaying guitar riffs, falling somewhere between cutie-era Primal Scream and 1960s compilations of lost girl-group gems” – ARTROCKER MAGAZINE
“1960's girl pop group but with a touch of grunge and punk, plenty of ambition and sense of adventure” – BRISTOL EVENING POST
“Bangly Go-Go all girl pop of a rather beautiful bent” – VENUE MAGAZINEBristol girl band Colliding Lemons formed at school and would often practice on a school night instead of getting their homework done. Rock ‘n’ roll! The band take their influences from Blondie, Pixies, Donnas combined with the sweet sounds of Shangri-Las and various 60’s girl groups. You may also hear echoes of Bristol's musical history via Sarah Records during their more jangly guitar pop moments, and a definate nod to K Records’ All Girl Summer Fun Band.
www.myspace.com/collidinglemonsPANTHER GIRLS
“They've got tails, they've got attitude - and they've got the moves to make any party go with a swing” –BATH CHRONICLEAll-feline dance troupe from Bath, donning panther ears and matching costumes. They perform synchronised dance routines to tunes by the Long Blondes, Soho Dolls, the Gossip, Lulu and many more. Regulars at Bath’s Purr gigs over the past two years, this will be their final performance before they all go their separate ways to university in September, so catch ‘em while you can.
www.myspace.com/thepanthergirlsPLUS music played between the bands supplied by the Lipstick On Your Collar DJs.
Doors open 8pm / first band 8:20pm / curfew 11pm
TICKETS £5 (plus booking fee) ON SALE NOW FROM
www.bristolticketshop.co.uk (OR CALL 0117 929 9008)then afterwards head down to the Warehouse on Prince Street where Lipstick On Your Collar will be DJing upstairs at Club Wonky until 3am (please note: gig ticket for the Louisiana does not include entry to Wonky. Wonky is £4 on the door before midnight, £5 after)
Hope to see you there,
Gareth and the LOYC DJs xx
