Check out this event: The Queers "Beat Off"
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Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Thursday Jun 26, 2008
at 9:00 PM
Where: North Star Bar
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130
United States
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The Queers are an American pop punk band formed in 1982 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King (A.K.A. Joe Queer). Supposedly, the name 'Queers' was used simply to poke fun at what he called the "Art Fag" community in New Hampshire. The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1990. That year, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up. The album earned the band notoriety within New England, but with the release of their next album 1993's Love Songs for the Retarded, on Lookout! Records, their following grew to larger proportions.




In 2006 after releasing 6 albums on Lookout!, the band rescinded their master rights from the label, citing breach of contract over unpaid royalties. Later that year they signed with Asian Man Records.

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Check out this event: Voodoo Glow Skulls
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Wednesday Jun 11, 2008
at 8:00 PM
Where: The Legendary North Star Bar
2639 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|39 19130
United States
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Check out this event: Voodoo Glow Skulls
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Wednesday Jun 11, 2008
at 8:00 PM
Where: The Legendary North Star Bar
2639 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|39 19130
United States
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North Star Bar

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Check out this event: Sea Wolf
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Thursday May 29, 2008
at 9:00 PM
Where: North Star Bar
2639 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
United States
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Sea Wolf with Jealous Girlfriends / Cheers Elephant




SEA WOLF
http://www.myspace.com/seawolf




JEALOUS GIRLFRIENDS
http://www.myspace.com/thejealousgirlfriends




CHEERS ELEPHANT
http://www.myspace.com/cheerselephont

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Check out this event: Firewater with Death In The Park
Current mood: jubilant
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Sunday May 25, 2008
at 8:00 PM
Where: North Star Bar
2639 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
United States
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North Star Bar

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Check out this event: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Saturday May 10, 2008
at 9:00 PM
Where: North Star Bar
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130
United States
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North Star Bar

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Check out this event: TONIGHT ONLY! The Teenagers
Current mood: happy
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Friday May 09, 2008
at 9:00 PM
Where: North Star Bar
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130
United States
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Check out this event: Sloan with The Golden Dogs
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Sunday Jun 15, 2008
at 8:00 PM
Where: North Star Bar
2639 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
United States
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North Star Bar

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Check out this event: TONIGHT! Men featuring JD and Jo from Le Tigre
Current mood: adored
Category: Music

Hosted By: North Star Bar
When: Tuesday Mar 04, 2008
at 8:00 PM
Where: North Star Bar : Philadelphia
2639 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
United States
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RESS FOR MEN -

Philly Weekly

Men

Not a total departure from the riot grrl/electro-dance days of Le Tigre, bandmates JD Samson and Johanna Fateman have taken on a new project that's more reminiscent of '80s no-wave, Baltimore club and crunk. Since their new gig is a DJ collaboration called Men, the disparate genres they combine all seem to work at the drop of a hat. With no label, no album and only two tracks posted online, they'll probably make their set straight-up DJ—but hey, you can make requests via their MySpace page. Maybe they'll play some Bikini Kill. (Katherine Silkaitis)

Digphilly.com

MEN AT WORK
The electro-feminist DJ duo MEN brings their unique and exquisite funk to Philadelphia
By Matthew Ray

Born from the fabulous trio LeTigre, MEN is an amazingly popular electronica/new-wave/punk act known for its highly political lyrics, dealing with issues of feminism and community. Bluntly, MEN is a DJ team like no other. Mixing social commentary, raw sounds and fresh licks. MEN is an experience that will make you sweaty on the dance floor—then thinking and humming for hours. DigPhilly jawed with JD SAMSON Samson and Johanna Fatemanhanna Fateman, the women behind MEN.

DIGPHILLY: With only women members, why call the group MEN?
Johanna Fatemanhanna Fatemen: First of all, for all the Johanna Fatemankes that we find endlessly entertaining: "MEN are DJing tonight. MEN have been topping the charts for weeks," etc. I think the best humor underscores what is pathetic about our culture. . . In this case the enduring exclusion/tokenization of women at all levels of the music industry. It also serves as a reminder to demand what we deserve. After all, we're MEN!

DIGPHILLY: What was the motivator to go from LeTigre to MEN?
JOHANNA FATEMAN: It's hard to explain exactly how these things happen. Le Tigre has
been on an extended hiatus and JD SAMSON and I were both doing remixes…JD SAMSON was DJing a lot, and then we started DJing together. Then we were in an airport together and decided on a name: MEN! We did some mash-ups and remixes as MEN, and then we thought it would be more interesting to write new songs. So we started working on original tracks. It was an unplanned occurrence that we cultivated.

DIGPHILLY: What does MEN say that LeTigre doesn't? Or vice-versa?
JD SAMSON Samson: MEN say no a lot. And, they ask for more money when they want it. They also ask for Reeses Peanut Butter cups and grape juice on the rider.

DIGPHILLY: Help us public school kids understand the term "electro-feminist
performance artists " …
JOHANNA FATEMAN: [Laughs] Well, that's actually a phrase from a skit that kicks off
the Le Tigre song TGIF on our album "Feminist Sweepstakes" and it's kind of a derisive label used by a clueless and sexist office supervisor to ridicule his feminist artist/band-member employee. So it's a category that doesn't make a lot of sense, but in Le Tigre we've come to proudly own that description as a band.

DIGPHILLY: When and where was MEN's first performance?
JD SAMSON: We first came together for a DJ set at the Museum of Contemporary Art in LA in the spring 2006. We played all night under the stars for a feminist show, playing only women's voices and had the crowd of feminist artists doing conga lines. It ruled. We decided that it seemed right to transition into a new project through DJing together and had an amazing time on our first mini-tour.

DIGPHILLY: What do you each bring unique to MEN?
JOHANNA FATEMAN: Hmmm, well I'm taller so I reach for things that are up high. JD SAMSON is smaller, so she gets things when someone needs to crawl through a tight space.

JD SAMSON: JOHANNA FATEMAN brings the thunder. JD SAMSON brings the lightning.

DIGPHILLY: Anything special planned for your performance here?
JOHANNA FATEMAN: Big plans to make everybody dance! We are on tour with Hey
Willpower! who are great friends and a great dance-pop phenomenon. Also, we are taking requests. So please Myspace us with your favorite tracks and special dedications so we can come prepared. We've been to Philadelphia many times (not as MEN though) and we always have a great time.

DIGPHILLY: Who bugs the shit out of you? What is the worst trend in the music/DJ scene right now?
JD SAMSON: When you talk shit about someone it really means you are talking shit about yourself. That is our new MEN theory. If you have fun and make other people have fun then that's what life is about. We like originality and we like people who are friendly and care about their community.

DIGPHILLY: If you couldn't be making music - what would you want to be?
JOHANNA FATEMAN: Well, I already moonlight, or daylight, I guess, as the
proprietor/receptionist of a beauty parlor: SEAGULL in NY's West
Village. I also love to paint and write and sometimes I daydream about being a courtroom stenographer, a life coach, or a highly paid consultant of some kind. And JD SAMSON and I want to be on the Amazing Race.

JD SAMSON: I have always wanted to be a pediatrician. It might be too late. But if I'm going to be 50, I might as well be 50 and a doctor, right?

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Men About Town - by Royce Epstein

MEN is the dynamic DJ duo of two ladies from electronic grrrl band Le Tigre, JD Samson and Johanna Fateman. Born from a long Le Tigre hiatus, the ladies were naturally DJing during their time off throughout the Spring of 2006 and through 2007, first JD and then JD along with Jo. Their DJing stints evolved into the creative project of MEN that will now come to Philadelpha on Tuesday, March 4th at the North Star Bar. Their live show consists of feminist and political rants over mad dance beats and is guaranteed to get your body sweating on the dancefloor. MEN is touring with Hey Willpower! and they are excited to play Philly to shw off their new project and positive vibes. They have been taking requests on their myspace page for songs to play, including remixes and mash-ups, so you have until Tuesday afternoon to make your wishes known. Their touring continues through the month of March, where they are headed to SXSW and then finish up in Virginia. MEN is working on new material too, which we hope will be out later this year.

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Tim and Eric are featured comedians on Myspace!
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Featured Comedians
Tim and Eric

Check out the stars of Adult Swim's hit show "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!"

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