| Sadie
Hawkins Dance
In
case you haven't heard of SADIE HAWKINS DANCE, they are a hyped-up,
female-fronted melodic rock quintet with hard metal and emo punk
icing...and more fret-fireworks than a cold November's eve.
With
intelligent, spiky lyrics, SHD urge their listeners to harness the
energy generated at a live gig, and use it to fight the good fight,
remembering that there is more to life than consuming and individualism.
Singer
Crystal Grenade, described by Manchester's City Life as "Gwen
Stefani on a bad acid trip", heads the troupe. With the dress
sense of Penny Crayon, the Rock poses of Freddie Mercury and the
voice of Hazel O'Connor, all lacquered perfectly into place with
umpteen cans of glitter spray, Ms. Grenade causes quite a technicolour
splash where e'er she tottles in her 6 inch stilettoes.
2005
saw the band tour Norway, with Scandanavia's answer to Tool, Ribozyme.
Comparisons to the Sadie Hawkins sound and stage show range from
Sioxsie and the Banshees to Skunk Anansie, via Garbage and Soundgarden,
with lashings of pizz and zazz.
There
is currently much excitement in Camp SHD, with the arrival of new
drummer Grazer Bennett, and the sudden courtship of several noteworthy
record labels, which has led to some free studio time this month.
Upcoming
gigs:
Thurs
19th Jan @ The Duke, Barrow-in-Furness
Sat 28th Jan @ Civic Hall, Whitehaven
Fri 10th Feb @ The Cross Bar, Barrow-in-Furness
Thurs 2nd March @ The Duke, Barrow-in-Furness
Fri 10th March @ The Yorkshire House, Lancaster
Written
by Sadie Hawkins Dance. The views expressed in these comments are
those of the contributor and not the BBC.
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