partyline + spider and the webs european tour 2005

p a r t y l i n e

out of the ashes of the washington d.c. suburban dude music scene crash the three ladies of partyline! armed with politics, punk and a penchant for partying, they party on vigilantly against boredom, the bush regime and body control! girls with glasses, they'll squash you like a bug!

partyline consist of singer allison wolfe (bratmobile, cold cold hearts, dig yr grave, deep lust, hawnay troof), guitarist angela melkisethian (savage boys & girls club, crucial defect, hott beat), and drummer crystal bradley (the applicators, atlanta) and fuse partying and politics to perfection, nailing such hot topics as Ralph Nader (unsafe at any speed), brainy broads (girls with glasses), female trouble (no romantic), and feeling trapped like a bug (cicada summer).

their debut cd ep, 'girls with glasses' is out now on retard disco. a 7" ep on local kid (a split with spider and the webs, featuring two new songs from each band) is out in october - just in time for the tour!

mp3: unsafe at any speed (demo)

www.partylinedc.com
www.retarddisco.com

s p i d e r . a n d . t h e . w e b s

photo by mabel damunt

formed in the summer of 2004 by tobi vail (frumpies, bikini kill, the go team), james maeda (serum greys, november witch, boo-boo) and chris sutton (c.o.c.o., dub narcotic sound system, hornet leg), the spider and the webs sound is the result of many disparate factors, but is always minimal, peircing and melodic. as urgent and imediete as you'd expect, "spinning intersections between the past and the future to create the present. spider and the webs are NOW meets WOW".

re-inspired to play guitar by nu post-punk groups like erase errata, meltdown and quix*o*tic, tobi's songwriting harken's back to her most musically innovative group, the go team. preferring the raincoats, young marble giants and the television personalities to the gang of four, tobi uses simplicity and starkness as punctuation, creating space for notes to be felt and rhythms heard. her guitar playing is deliberately spare yet meticulous where james' is wild and eccentric, with a 1981 northwest punk/1966 psychedlic flavour - like ricky erickson meets greg sage in a filed of flowers. all the while, chris keeps the rhythms solid and driving yet simple, in a modern lovers/tronics kind of way, inciting dancers to chant and yell "SPIDER MAGIC!" until they fall on the floor, exhausted. the singing is classic tobi vail style, varying between SCREAMY SCREAMS and WHISPER-CORE. when they switch instruments it is clear their biggest influence is growing up in olympia, listening to the first black flag single while looking at pictures of mary weis.

a cd of demos is available from bumpidee. a 7" ep on local kid (a split with partyline) is out in october - just in time for the tour!

www.myspace.com/spiderandthewebs
www.bumpidee.com

u n d e r . e i g h t e e n .?

where possible we try to all shows we're involved in accessible to everyone. this can be difficult due to many venues having licences which insist they enforce an unfair over-18 only policy. please contact us if you have any questions about the age restrictions on this tour. please let us know of any good all-ages venues in your town.

note that the following shows on this tour are all ages (no age restrictions):

25 oct - tours
26 oct - nantes
01 nov - lyon
02 nov - piacenza
03 nov - zurich
05 nov - amsterdam
07 nov - london
19 nov - london

the following show on this tour is over-14 only:

10 nov - cardiff

the following show on this tour is over-16 only:

08 nov - exeter

a c c e s s i b i l i t y

please contact us if you have any questions regarding wheelchair or other access to any venues on this tour.

p o s t e r

click here, or on image below to download the printable (fits A4) tour poster...

		p a r t y l i n e out of the ashes of the washington d.c. suburban dude music scene crash the three ladies of partyline! armed with politics, punk and a penchant for partying, they party on vigilantly against boredom, the bush regime and body control! girls with glasses, they'll squash you like a bug! partyline consist of singer allison wolfe (bratmobile, cold cold hearts, dig yr grave, deep lust, hawnay troof), guitarist angela melkisethian (savage boys & girls club, crucial defect, hott beat), and drummer crystal bradley (the applicators, atlanta) and fuse partying and politics to perfection, nailing such hot topics as Ralph Nader (unsafe at any speed), brainy broads (girls with glasses), female trouble (no romantic), and feeling trapped like a bug (cicada summer). their debut cd ep, 'girls with glasses' is out now on retard disco. a 7" ep on local kid (a split with spider and the webs, featuring two new songs from each band) is out in october - just in time for the tour! mp3: unsafe at any speed (demo) www.partylinedc.com www.retarddisco.com s p i d e r . a n d . t h e . w e b s photo by mabel damunt formed in the summer of 2004 by tobi vail (frumpies, bikini kill, the go team), james maeda (serum greys, november witch, boo-boo) and chris sutton (c.o.c.o., dub narcotic sound system, hornet leg), the spider and the webs sound is the result of many disparate factors, but is always minimal, peircing and melodic. as urgent and imediete as you'd expect, "spinning intersections between the past and the future to create the present. spider and the webs are NOW meets WOW". re-inspired to play guitar by nu post-punk groups like erase errata, meltdown and quixotic, tobi's songwriting harken's back to her most musically innovative group, the go team. preferring the raincoats, young marble giants and the television personalities to the gang of four, tobi uses simplicity and starkness as punctuation, creating space for notes to be felt and rhythms heard. her guitar playing is deliberately spare yet meticulous where james' is wild and eccentric, with a 1981 northwest punk/1966 psychedlic flavour - like ricky erickson meets greg sage in a filed of flowers. all the while, chris keeps the rhythms solid and driving yet simple, in a modern lovers/tronics kind of way, inciting dancers to chant and yell "SPIDER MAGIC!" until they fall on the floor, exhausted. the singing is classic tobi vail style, varying between SCREAMY SCREAMS and WHISPER-CORE. when they switch instruments it is clear their biggest influence is growing up in olympia, listening to the first black flag single while looking at pictures of mary weis. a cd of demos is available from bumpidee. a 7" ep on local kid (a split with partyline) is out in october - just in time for the tour! www.myspace.com/spiderandthewebs www.bumpidee.com u n d e r . e i g h t e e n .? where possible we try to all shows we're involved in accessible to everyone. this can be difficult due to many venues having licences which insist they enforce an unfair over-18 only policy. please contact us if you have any questions about the age restrictions on this tour. please let us know of any good all-ages venues in your town. note that the following shows on this tour are all ages (no age restrictions): 25 oct - tours 26 oct - nantes 01 nov - lyon 02 nov - piacenza 03 nov - zurich 05 nov - amsterdam 07 nov - london 19 nov - london the following show on this tour is over-14 only: 10 nov - cardiff the following show on this tour is over-16 only: 08 nov - exeter a c c e s s i b i l i t y please contact us if you have any questions regarding wheelchair or other access to any venues on this tour. p o s t e r click here, or on image below to download the printable (fits A4) tour poster...
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co-headlining uk / european tour o c t o b e r.. +. n o v e m b e r ..2 0 0 5 october (partyline only) friday 21 s t l a d y f e s t . b r i g h t o n b r i g h t o n - the core club address: 12-15 kings road, brighton, bn1, UK tel: 01273 326848 \| doors: 7.30 pm \| admission: £ 6/7.00 \| ages: 18 + festival tickets: £15 day pass / £40 full weekend pass advance tickets: ladyfestbrighton.co.uk, edgeworld, rounder, resident disabled access: none promoter: www.ladyfestbrighton.co.uk with: jenny wilson the corey-o's truly kaput yuchi (panel with tobi vail and allison wolfe) sunday 23 r d l a d y f e s t . b r i g h t o n b r i g h t o n - the marlbourgh theatre address: 4 Princess Street, Brighton, UK tel: 07782 278 521 \| doors: 2pm - 5pm \| admission: £ 3/4.00 (free w/ wristband) festival tickets: £15 day pass / £40 full weekend pass advance tickets: ladyfestbrighton.co.uk, edgeworld, rounder, resident disabled access: ? promoter: www.ladyfestbrighton.co.uk \| venue: www.marlbourghtheatre.org RIOT GRRRL PANEL A look at the legacy of this cultural movement with original riot grrrl organisers Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Girl Germs) and Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill). Also a discussion about what happened to riot grrrl when it crossed the Atlantic, with Julia (Manifesta) and Red (riot grrrl Essex, fingerbang distro). With riot grrrl zines, music and manifestos - this is an utterly unique opportunity to find out about a girl feminist movement which inspired Ladyfest and activism for our generation. Plus screening of riot grrrl documentary Don't Need You. (spider & the webs only) sunday 23 r d l a d y f e s t . b r i g h t o n b r i g h t o n - the engine room address: 1 preston street, brighton, bn1, UK tel: 01273 323161 \| doors: 1 pm \| admission: £ 6/7.00 \| ages: 18 + festival tickets: £15 day pass / £40 full weekend pass advance tickets: ladyfestbrighton.co.uk, edgeworld, rounder, resident disabled access: none promoter: www.ladyfestbrighton.co.uk \| venue: www.engineroomclub.com with: ill ease bat for lashes caroline martin poolcleaner bela emerson vale poher helen mccookerybook the alsations con mun gos wet dog (minus one) ray rumours tuesday 25 t h t o u r s - tir na n'og address: 19 impasse placier, 37 300 joué-lès-tours, FRANCE tel: 02 47 67 52 79 \| doors: 8.30 pm \| admission: € 6.00 \| ages: all ages advance tickets: on door only disabled access: sort of promoter: www.myspace.com/soazigmagique with: jonny boy wednesday 26 t h n a n t e s - big top address: quai emile paraf, coueron, FRANCE (at the ex “tréfimétaux” factory space. 10mins drive from nantes. follow big tower) doors: 8.00 pm \| admission: € 3.00 \| ages: all ages advance tickets: on door only disabled access: good with: faustine seilman thursday 27 t h b o r d e a u x - l'assonette address: 9 rue courbin, bordeaux, FRANCE doors: 9.00 pm \| admission: € 5.00 \| ages: all ages advance tickets: on door only disabled access: none promoter: www.vaisseaumere.com with: comet gain (partyline only) friday 28 t h l a d y f e s t . s p a i n m a d r i d - el sol promoter: www.ladyfestspain.org (spider & the webs only) saturday 29 t h l a d y f e s t . s p a i n m a d r i d - el sol promoter: www.ladyfestspain.org monday 31 s t b a r c e l o n a - be good club address: sancho de avila 78, 08018 barcelona, SPAIN tel: 93 300 71 61 venue: www.begoodclub.com with: ill ease november tuesday 01 s t l y o n - le clos fleuri address: 213, avenue berthelot, 69008 Lyon, FRANCE tel: 04 78 00 76 05 \| doors: 8 pm \| admission: € 6.00 \| ages: all ages advance tickets: on door only disabled access: good promoter: www.setantchaussee.tk with: rachelapp wednesday 02 n d p i a c e n z a - madly address: castelnuovo val tidone (pc) strada prov. 295, ITLAY tel: 339 6177444 \| doors: 9 pm \| ages: all ages advance tickets: on door only disabled access: good promoter: www.bus1.net \| venue: www.bus1.net/madly/index.htm thursday 03 r d z u r i c h - kalkbreite address: Kalkbreitestrasse 4, Zürich, SWITZERLAND doors: 9 pm \| admission: 5-10 CHF \| ages: all ages advance tickets: on door only disabled access: can be arranged promoter: www.jennywoolworth.ch friday 04 t h b e r l i n - supamolly address: jessner str. 41, 10247 berlin, GERMANY tel: 030 2900 7294 promoter: www.goodstuff-music.com \| venue: www.supamolli.de/molli.swf saturday 05 t h a m s t e r d a m - occii address: amstelveenseweg 134, amsterdam, NETHERLANDS tel: +31 20 671 7778 \| doors: 8 pm \| admission: € 5.00 \| ages: all ages advance tickets: on door only disabled access: good venue: www.occii.org monday 07 t h l o n d o n - the underbelly address: 11 hoxton sq, london, n1, UK tel: 020 76133105 \| doors: 8 pm \| admission: £ 6.00 \| ages: all ages advance tickets: from wegottickets.com disabled access: none promoter: www.upsettherhythm.co.uk \| venue: www.underbellylondon.com with: paradise island sonny tufts tuesday 08 t h e x e t e r - the cavern club address: 83-84 queen street, exeter, devon, ex4, UK tel: 01392 495370 \| doors: 8.30 pm \| admission: £ 4/5.00 \| ages: 16 + advance tickets: the cavern, solo records disabled access: down stairs (wide stairwell - staff assistance available) promoter/venue: www.cavernclub.co.uk with: paradise island *replaces sleater kinney show* wednesday 09 t h r e c o r d . l a u n c h . p a r t y b r i s t o l - the crypt address: beneath st paul's church, coronation road, southville, bristol bs3, UK doors: 8 pm \| admission: £ 2 - 5 (sliding scale - free on rollerskates) \| ages: all ages disabled access: none promoter: www.localkid.co.uk thursday 10 t h c a r d i f f - clwb ifor bach address: 11 womanby street, cardiff, cf10, UK tel: 029 20232199 \| doors: 8 pm \| admission: £ 5/6.00 \| ages: 14 + advance tickets: clwb.net disabled access: none (contact venue in advance individual requirements) promoter: www.peppermintpatti.co.uk \| venue: www.clwb.net with: the phsicists friday 11 t h a f t e r n o o n . s h o w c o r k - old college bar (university) address: ucc, cork, IRELAND doors: 1 - 2 pm \| admission: free \| age restrictions: 18 + disabled access: none friday 11 t h m y r t l e v i l l e - pine lodge address: myrtleville, county cork, IRELAND tel: 353 21 4832171 \| doors: 9 pm \| admission: free \| ages: 18 + disabled access: good saturday 12 t h d u b l i n - the hub address: 23/24 eustace street, temple bar, dublin 2, IRELAND tel: 01 670 7655 \| doors: 8.30 pm \| admission: € 10.00 \| ages: 18 + advance tickets: on door only