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Alien She Concerts

About Me

ALIEN SHE CONCERTS
Rooted in the DIY punk scene ALIEN SHE CONCERTS, a one-woman project, puts on gigs in Bonn, sometimes in Cologne and sometimes entire tours. Musically I'm interested in Punk/HC and all genres that emerged from the spirit that fuels this movement. I am especially keen on providing a platform for female artists. All work is done on a non-profit basis. Please feel free to get involved.
I also write for Trust and Toilet Paper Fanzine and play in several bands (drums, guitar, singing): A Boy Named Sue, Non-Practising, Blockshot.
Past Shows and Tours have hosted artists like: mika miko, victory at sea, metal hearts, carla bozulich, partyline, ill ease, trouble vs. glue, blockshot, hrsta, sunsetdown, super 700, jet black, karlsson, phew!, heartcore, gertrude, la par force, hinterlandt, one drop does it, blue croquettes, kill.kim.novak, removal, schtimm, woburn house, five leaves left, bonnkers clikk, dusty blinds, miao mio, lyndsey cockwell, positano, world downfall, bubonix, cissy, origami, kamikaze kid, brother hide, the other, quest for rescue, medications, lingby, randy's ripcord, duesenjaeger, the meaning of,no age, the truth about, fuse and, fluid to gas, astrophil & stella, trick 17, raketenhund, kippen, presence of mind, 7 days awake, monoment, tim barry (avail), diabolic three (Indie Dj Team), Lesbians on Ecstacy, Concorde GT, nymphets, Lee Major 7, A Boy Named Sue, Heavenly Creatures (Queer Photography Exhibition), mustang y la negrita, kassete, kill rock stars (video screening), ef, lonely kings, lichter, quincy, sutter kane, orange lane, baby, you can follow me down, scorefor, not available, griesgram, callejón, punk dc (lecture) facing my inner fears, green frog feet, dimitrij, worlds between us, pitfall, zosch!, the force within, luke, i'm your dad, statiks, pete the pirate squid, kinzki, never, horny funky chicken dogs, three minute poetry, flying windmill, morning wood, anna lee, avatare, four roses, poverty jet set, bronco, slimboy, betongpiltz, sacrifice, behind the maks (animal liberation front movie), mental service, sombrero skulls, justus parker, dora diamant, my ingenius, nicoffeine, isle of me, noe!, noisy pig, the colour peng! and many more...

My Interests

People, Fanzines, Records, Gigs, Politics

I'd like to meet:

YOU! At this show:

Music:

My life in records:

07: Mary Timony Band - The Shapes we make
06: Two Ton Boa - Parasticide
05: Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
04: Victory at Sea - Memories Fade
03: Gertrude - Up the Wrong Tree
02: Bangs - Call and Response
01: Le Tigre - Feminist Sweepstakes
00: Discount - Crash Diagnostic
99: Ani DiFranco - To the Teeth
98: Bonfire Madigan - From the burnpile
97: Shift - Get In
96: Bikini Kill - Reject All American
95: Team Dresch - Personal Best
94: Hole - Live Through This
93: Tilt - Play Cell
92: L7 - Bricks are Heavy
91: Operation Ivy - Energy
90: Supertouch - The Earth is flat
89: Fugazi - Repeater
88: Youth of Today - Break Down the Walls
87: Dead Kennedys - Give me convenience or give me death
86: Descendents - Enjoy
85: Black Flag - In my head

Movies:

Me and You and Everyone we know
Girl, Interrupted
La Strada

Television:

Sucks!

Books:

Susanna Kaysen: Girl, Interrupted
Sylvia Plath: Bell Jar
Gertrude Stein: Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Jane Hamilton: Book of Ruth
Joyce Carol Oates: Foxfire

Heroes:

If I could pick band mates freely from everyone who's ever been in a band, this would be my dream line-up

Janet Weiss - Drums
Sherry Fraser - Bass
Mary Timony - Guitar
Madigan Shive - Cello
Me - Vocals