Win Tickets: Vivian Girls @ Holocene | 60s-style Girl Band, Surf, Indie Pop
May 4, 2011 — PDXPIPELINEPipeline has a pair of tickets to see Vivian Girls at Holocene on Sunday, May 8. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend . Winners will be drawn and emailed on Friday, May 6.
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From our sponsors at Holocene:
Vivian Girls
w/ No Joy, Blood Beach
Sunday, May 8
8:30 p.m. | 21+
$10 advance | $12 show
Purchase Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets
Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org
The influence of ’60s girl bands, The Ramones as well as surf and indie pop, still ring true for Vivian Girls. Yet on their newer material, we find a darker, moodier energy; a trait which arguably makes the band an even more appealing proposition this time round. Over the last year, the Vivian Girls have toured the US and Europe extensively, received a considerable amount of national and international press, sparked fierce debate as to whether they are a refreshing blast of unselfconscious punk rock energy or a crew of contemptible, incompetent posers and, perhaps most significant of all, become the subject of a question on the Jeopardy US game show.
Female-fronted noise pop group No Joy splits time between Montreal and Los Angeles. Not content to mine the depleted fields of shoegaze and twee indie sounds for inspiration, the group creates a maelstrom of melody out of both, with a layered, fuzzy approach that incorporates big, clean riffage, anonymous vocals hiding in the background, and a considerable churn across memorable four-minute pop songs. There’s a great deal more structure in their work than is found in many of their contemporaries, and their contemplative song structures work in favor to this approach. It’s the perennial box of chocolates filled with razor wire, but even the most fastidious of modern music archaeologists won’t see this one coming.
May 4, 2011 at 12:26
The Vivian Girls were the last show I saw before I moved out here. My best friend, who was at that show with me, is coming to visit from Ohio. This is the first time I will have seen her in a couple years and she would be so excited if I surprised her with tickets to one of our favorite bands!
May 4, 2011 at 17:10
I would like to attend this show because every time Vivian Girls have been in town before, I’ve had to play a show somewhere else the same night. I’m so excited for my first time!
May 5, 2011 at 10:57
We’ve never seen them, but are always looking to check out new bands.
May 5, 2011 at 13:23
There’s just never enough bands that explore the sounds of ’60s girl bands, and I would like to help keep this music alive by being present at the show!
May 5, 2011 at 15:05
Love surf punk!
May 5, 2011 at 15:08
Vivian girls yay!!! I like what I hear from them on SiriusXM, would love to see them live :)
May 5, 2011 at 15:09
I love surf punk more! nee-ner. No but really, I would LLOOVVEE to see this show!
May 5, 2011 at 15:54
I love this resurgence of surf rock that seems to be going on lately, I’d love to get to see this.
May 5, 2011 at 16:13
Absolutely any and EVERYTHING. I am there!
May 5, 2011 at 17:07
Love me some vivian girls. Lots.
May 5, 2011 at 17:22
NO JOY ARE TEH BEST AND I LUV VIVIAN GIRLZ AND I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK TO BROVALLIS wahhhhhhh
May 5, 2011 at 19:19
best mother’s day gift for my wife
May 5, 2011 at 21:05
OK~~~!!!!
May 6, 2011 at 00:28
i’d like to catch this show, but damn that wendy’s story beats all. g’luck, wendy and friend!
May 6, 2011 at 08:24
My cousin is coming to town this weekend. She just got back from her 3rd tour in the Middle East. This show would be an awesome thing for her to see while she’s visiting.
May 6, 2011 at 08:58
I’d love to go to the show!
May 6, 2011 at 09:13
If the YouTube video “Moped Girls” is a glimpse of this band, they appear to be as fun as the BareNaked Ladies, a band that always put fun at the center of their shows. This would make big points for me if I could take my daughter to see them.
May 6, 2011 at 09:27
I would like tix, because I actually surf … and I like rock music. Put them together and it should be one helluva night!
May 6, 2011 at 20:16
Would love it!