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Ladyfest

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Ladyfest Northwest with Romanteek, Ash Reiter, She Beast, Monster Women, Pink Pussy Death Machine and short films between bands Sunday, May 2, at Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St in Arcata. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cost is $10, $8 advanced, $20 for 3 day pass available at the Works in Eureka and Arcata, Shipwreck in Old Town, Ramone’s in Old Town, and The Little Shop of Hers and is 21 and over. Buy lost coast beer @ Accident gallery and tickets for the drawing featuring items from over 30 local businesses whose proceeds will directly benefit Humboldt Domestic Violence Services. Sponsored by Lost Coast Brewery, The Clothing Dock, Stars Hamburgers and Umpqua Bank.

For more info contact: Aimee 707-599-5475
Courtney Jackson 707-443-6473
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ladyfest-Northwest/384917183528?v=info#!/pages/Ladyfest-Northwest/384917183528
http://www.myspace.com/ladyfestnorthwest
Find us on facebook at Ladyfest Northwest, or find out more details via our myspace page: myspace.com/ladyfestnorthwest. Email us at ladyfestnorthwest@hotmail.com with any questions you might have. 
 
Ladyfest Northwest is part of a tradition of grassroots-organized festivals showcasing the talents of women artists. The first Ladyfest took place in Olympia, WA in 2000. It was a woman-organized event with music, art, workshops, and panels featuring female bands and artists. The original event raised over $30,000 for women’s charities and motivated women around the US and in Europe to start their own Ladyfests.  Ladyfest Northwest is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization to both showcase women’s artistic expression and share ideas through a series of performances, films and public arts. Proceeds of the events and the drawing will benefit local women’s organization, Humboldt Domestic Violence Services. The intent is to create awareness and education regarding women’s issues and to support organizations fighting to improve the status of women worldwide as well as next door. Ladyfest Northwest is scheduled to take place Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 2nd, 2010. There are over a dozen bands traveling from all over the north west to perform here. 
 
Thank you so much! We look forward to hearing your response! 
Sincerely, 
Courtney Jackson & Aimee Taylor 
Ladyfest Northwest Organizers

http://www.myspace.com/drunkenboat
“Ash Reiter is a delightful young talent with already well-developed songwriting skills. Her voice could be compared to any number of familiar names, Zooey Deschanel or Jolie Holland being the most readily available, but it is a sign of her gifts that she really doesn’t benefit from comparison to anyone. Behind her vintage, lipstick-red National, she drives familiar yet distinct pop songs in a voice that, if anything, is stronger live than on her recordings. In her smoky blend of retro pop and modernism, sincerity and ironic detachment, her music brought to mind Sondre Lerche at several points. The tuneful nature of her compositions and the balance of wit and honesty in her voice are thoroughly winning.”
- Bay Bridged

http://www.myspace.com/romanteek
Romanteek  hails from Olympia, Washington, where they’ve cultivated their heart throbbing dance jams since 2001. Romanteek titles a new chapter in Olympia, Washington’s brilliant DIY musical history. The infectious hooks and driving beats sound somewhere between “Remain in Light” era Talking Heads and the funky stylings of Prince, and convey one solid message: all of life’s problems can be worked out on the dance floor. Imagine yourself in one of Olympia’s beloved punk house basements, crowded in with ten dozen people as diverse as the collection of show fliers on the wall. In a far corner the five members of Romanteek touch their representative fingers together in a pre-show ritual of love and unity, before unleashing a surprising dark disco rhythm on the room. The opening guitar melody is quick and hypnotizing, supported by brooding electric piano, a solid uhn-dit bass line and the clear, powerful drumming of Heather Dunn’s deft hands. The radiant Ruby Valentine stands center stage. With fresh flowers in her hair and a mischievous smile on her face, Valentine emanates all of the sultry sexuality of a 1940’s lounge singer. She sways with the music, and with the silky-molasses vibrato of her voice croons of the conflict and frustration of life, of love, and the inevitability of death. The crowd starts to move with more urgency as the song gains momentum, and so does Valentine. Bent over and belting into the mic with raging soul, the lady declares, “well I think I might be strung too tightly,” before taking her pants off and rocking down to the floor with her tambourine. By the time the show is over, you are breathless, sweaty and invigorated, and Romanteek has done their job.

http://www.myspace.com/themonsterwomen
The Monster Women started in early 2004 in the Garage. Aimee & Courtney (both from local Eureka punk band Automatic Pink) joined forces with Gary Silver (Peppyhen Records) and The Monster Women were created! Featured in the Rockumentary, Rural Rock-n-Roll, they’ve had the pleasure of playing with, Deerhoof, Gravy Train, DMBQ, Cemetery Love Club, The Husbands, the Vanishing, Two Ton Boa, Romanteek, Scream Club, Afrirampo, Scout Niblet, Anna Oxygen, Glossines, Barbara Manning, Old Time Religun, Mika Miko, The Slits(yes, the Slits), Imaad Wasiff and many other Great bands along the way.

She Beast: http://www.myspace.com/nighthairpdx

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