Facebook | Twitter UPCOMING SHOWS Jan 21Queer Is Where The Heart Is at Samtökin 78, Reykjavík, Iceland July 27 at Metro Gallery, Baltimore An art exchange between Iceland and the US that explores the many nuances of queerness with a special interest in how queerness relates to place. As a transitory and ever-evolving identity and social group, roughly defined by what we are not, queers are no strangers to claiming place– making home where the heart is — often in the margins, with fluid definitions, in self-defined categories, relationships, and places. This project includes exhibitions in Reykjavik and Baltimore, an online archive, an exhibition zine, and a compilation music cd. MUSIC The Degenerettes The Oops VIDEO YouTube WRITING Private Lazinesses City Paper PROMOTIONAL Maryland Film Festival Hit and Stay Liz Downing Charm City Kitty Club Transmodern FestivalTumblr (3.0; @rahnealexander)http://www.rahne.com/<a href="http://judyxberman.tumblr.com/post/16788263761/please-submit-to-my-fun-painful-zine-book-project-and">Judy Berman: Please submit to my fun/painful zine/book project, and also reblog.</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://judyxberman.tumblr.com/post/16788263761/please-submit-to-my-fun-painful-zine-book-project-and">judyxberman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS<br/><br/>It’s Complicated: Feminists Write About the Misogynist Art We Love<br/>ed. Judy Berman and Niina Pollari<br/><br/>“Listening to the Sex Pistols, trying to figure out if ‘Bodies’ was really an antiabortion song, I discovered that it was something even worse. It was an outburst of loathing…</p> </blockquote>http://www.rahne.com/post/17043515623http://www.rahne.com/post/17043515623Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:14:41 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkgqbnkAa1qe1n8ho1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1><a href="http://queeriswheretheheartis.wordpress.com/" title="QueerIsWhereTheHeartIs">QueerIsWhereTheHeartIs</a></h1> <h4><em>Queer Is Where The Heart Is </em>is a an art exchange between Iceland and the US that explores the many nuances of queerness with a special interest in how queerness relates to place.  As a transitory and ever-evolving identity and social group, roughly defined by what we are not, queers are no strangers to claiming place– making home where the heart is — often in the margins, with fluid definitions, in self-defined categories, relationships, and places.  This project includes exhibitions in Reykjavik and Baltimore, an online archive, an exhibition zine, and a compilation music cd</h4> <h4><strong>Samtökin 78, Reykjavík, Iceland, </strong><strong>Opening Sat Jan 21,<br/> Opening Reception 5-8pm, Screening 7pm<br/></strong><strong>On View: Jan 21-Feb 29, 2012</strong></h4> <h4><strong>Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD. </strong><strong>Opening Fri Jul 27,<br/></strong><strong>On View: Jul 27-Sep 1 </strong></h4> <h5><em>Artists<strong>:</strong><br/></em>Rahne Alexander, Kristen Anchor, Berglind Agustsdottir, Michael Farley, Joseph Faura, Kati Green, Hafsteinn Hafsteinsson, Hakon Hildibrand, Kate Huh, Cyriaco Lopes, Cyle Metzger, Madsen Minax </h5> <h5><em>CD Contributors:<br/></em>Lovers, Once A Pawn, Le Panique, The Degenerettes, Liam Barnes, Humble Tripe, Shenandoah Davis, Saddle of Centaur, Fucking Lesbian Bitches, Berglind Agustsdottir</h5> <h5><em> </em><em>Zine Contributors:</em><br/> Michael Farley, Rahne Alexander, Megan McShea, Cyriaco Lopez, Martina Kartelo, Kati Green, Hilmar Magnusson, Þór Matthías Theódórsson</h5> <h5><em>Curators:<br/></em>Jaimes Mayhew (Icelandic Artists), Kristen Anchor (U.S. Artists), and Andrea Shearer (Music)</h5></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/15607021342http://www.rahne.com/post/15607021342Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:03:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw8pdkooYI1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>9pm Saturday Jan 7 <br/>Metro Gallery <br/>1700 N. Charles Baltimore</p> <p><a href="http://degenerettes.com/">The Degenerettes</a> CD release of their new album: Philosopher Queens</p> <p>with <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/saddleofcentaur">Saddle of Centaur</a>, <a href="http://www.schwervon.com/">Schwervon!</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sssnacksss">Snacks</a></p> <p>$7 at the door, includes CD</p> <p>Come wish bon voyage to Chrissy!</p> <p><span class="text_exposed_show"><br/> The Degenerettes second studio album, Philosopher Queens, is a lofi pop fuzz anthology with nods to blues, new wave, and early punk. Philosopher Queens combines jangly guitar, super-charged melodic bass, sweet harmonies, old school pop hooks, and Rahne’s literary song style into 11 tiny narrative universes. Like a collection of short stories, the album chronicles the deeds of heroic friends, mad scientists, and philosopher queens. The songs also tribute some of the greatest degenerettes of the 20th century: Gertrude Stein, Amber Hollibaugh, Candy Darling and Baltimore’s first lesbian rockabilly band, The Roc-a-Jets. <br/><br/> Recorded (on tape) and mixed by Rob Girardi at Lord Baltimore and mastered by Steven Berson at Total Sonic Media (Brooklyn, NY).<br/><br/> The CD release party is also a going-away party for bassist Chrissy Howland, who is moving to Europe later this winter. Chrissy joined the band in the summer of 2007, about a month before we set off on a three-week tour and then came right home to record our first record, Bad Girls Go To Hell. We hit the ground running and were off on a fantastic 5-year collaboration which included being part of Riot Acts, a feature-length doc about trans musicians, several collaborations with The Miss America Puppet Show, two records, and countless great shows. Chrissy’s contribution to the Degenerettes sound is beyond measure.<br/><br/> Tonight we toast our collaboration, bid Chrissy bon voyage, and celebrate the new CD with some of our favorite bands and our friends!</span></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/14257675394http://www.rahne.com/post/14257675394Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:05:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzbox6yuJ1qe1n8ho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NOV 22 - GOLDEN WEST CAFE - 10pm - $6</p> <p>JEFFREY LEWIS & THE JUNKYARD<br/><a href="http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span class="word_break"></span><span><a href="http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com">www.thejeffreylewissite.com</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>/</a><br/><a href="http://www.myspace.com/jefflewisband"><span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/">http://www.myspace.com/</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>jefflewisband</a><br/><br/> THE CREEPERS<br/><span class="text_exposed_show"> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/creepingwiththecreepers"><span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/">http://www.myspace.com/</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>creepingwiththecreepers</a><br/><br/> THE DEGENERETTES<br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedegenerettes?ref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/">http://www.facebook.com/</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>thedegenerettes?ref=ts</a><br/><br/> get tix <a href="http://sonartoo.thundertix.com/events/4318/performances" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://</span><span class="word_break"></span><span>sonartoo.thundertix.com/</span><span class="word_break"></span>events/4318/performances</a><br/> $6.00<br/><br/> Doors at 10 <br/> All Ages<br/><br/> Born and raised Lower East Sider Jeffrey Lewis leads a double-life, as both a comic book writer/artist and a musician (or is that a triple-life?). His band Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard also has a schizophrenic existence, ranging between contemplative folk narratives and distortion-fueled garage rock. Live shows incorporate “low budget videos,” Jeff’s large illustrations displayed to accompany certain songs, such as Jeff’s educational multi-part “History of Communism” or flights of fancy like “The Creeping Brain.” In 2001 Jeffrey Lewis signed to Rough Trade Records (The Smiths, The Strokes, Belle & Sebastian, etc) and has since released five albums, in addition to touring the world and performing with Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Devendra Banhart, Black Dice, Thurston Moore, The Fall, The Vaselines, Beth Orton, Frank Black, The Fiery Furnaces, Daniel Johnston, Scout Niblett, The Mountain Goats, The Moldy Peaches, Cornershop, The Cribs, Dr. Dog, Kimya Dawson, Adam Green, Akron/Family, Roky Erickson, Au Revoir Simone, Peter Stampfel, and other luminaries.<br/><br/> The album Jeffrey Lewis: 12 Crass Songs, released by Rough Trade in late 2007, is a collection of songs by the legendary anarchist punk band Crass, reworked by Jeffrey into glorious folk, rock, psychedelic, orchestral and electronica productions which dazzle the ear while losing none of the political power of the originals - an album which garnered praise from Crass themselves as well as four stars in Rolling Stone magazine and many other enviable plaudits. The most recent release by Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard is 2009’s ‘Em Are I, which was also widely praised; a full-page feature in Mojo Magazine declared it “brilliant… full of wit and musical variations,” while a 9-star review in All Music Guide called ‘Em Are I “not just Lewis’ most consistent album, but also his most truly affecting and easily his most successful outing to date.” Jeffrey has written multiple articles for the New York Times’ “Measure For Measure” songwriting feature, and most recently has been creating a series of historical illustrated songs for the History Channel website. His critical writings on the comic book Watchmen have lead to Jeffrey lecturing on Watchmen around America, Australia, Europe and the UK; Jeffrey’s own comics have been published in collections like “Wobblies!” (a history of the Industrial Workers of the World), “The Beats,” “Jews & American Comics” and others. Jeffrey’s most recent self-published comic book Fuff is an anthology series combining biographical pieces, fiction, and travelogues, and is currently up to issue eight.</span></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/13079912400http://www.rahne.com/post/13079912400Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:58:00 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt7v6jnnru1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>8pm MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2011</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.shonenknife.com/tournews.html">SHONEN KNIFE</a> </strong></p> <p><strong>with <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/#!/thedegenerettes">THE DEGENERETTES</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Plurals-Baltimore/100002918181207">PLURALS</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/quarantines">THE QUARANTINES</a>!</strong></p> <p><strong><a title="The Ottobar" href="http://www.theottobar.com">Ottobar</a></strong><br/> 2549 Howard Street<br/> Baltimore, MD 21218</p> <p><strong>ALL AGES!</strong></p> <p>$10 Advance tickets at <a href="http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/12316/shonen-knife">MissionTix</a>, The <a title="The Ottobar" href="http://www.theottobar.com">Ottobar</a>, and <a href="http://charmingtons.wordpress.com/">Charmington’s</a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=169678079783928">MEET SHONEN KNIFE!!</a></strong></p> <p>Shonen Knife will be in-store at <a href="http://www.atomicbooks.com/calendar.html">Atomic Books</a>/<a href="http://celebratedsummerecords.blogspot.com/">Celebrated Summer</a> from 6-7pm Oct 24!!</p>http://www.rahne.com/post/11572448585http://www.rahne.com/post/11572448585Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:32:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpkyw7H1pt1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Weds 11 Aug 6pm-close</p> <p>INSUBORDINATION FEST KICKOFF PARTY</p> <p>Sidebar Tavern, 218 Lexington St., Baltimore</p> <p>$8 door</p> <p>Insubordination Fest returns to its legendary birthplace once again at the Sidebar Tavern, kicking off the 2011 Insubordination Fest with sets by </p> <p>MOTORETTES <br/> MALLSTARS <br/> DEGENERETTES <br/> FLAMINGO NOSEBLEED <br/> BRACEFACE <br/> SINGLETON <br/> LEXINGTON ARROWS <br/> MANDROIDS</p>http://www.rahne.com/post/8618836613http://www.rahne.com/post/8618836613Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:07:19 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnw7t37LCJ1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>7pm Thursday 7 July 2011</p> <p>The Windup Space</p> <p>12 W. North Ave.<br/><br/>An aviary of experimental birds and horrors<br/><br/>Short works on film & video <br/><br/>“Four Ravens” and “Birdilodica” - Kelley Bell<br/>“Bird of A Nation” - Rahne Alexander<br/>“Aliki” - Richard Wiebe<br/>“Sapsucker” - Christopher Holmes<br/>“Enrique Wrecks The World” - David Chai</p> <p>Stick around for Mondo Baltimore’s <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159401094128607">BIRDEMIC</a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159401094128607"><span></span></a></p> <p><br/>Admission: FREE AS A BIRD</p>http://www.rahne.com/post/7290442254http://www.rahne.com/post/7290442254Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:46:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnb0hm5knk1qe1n8ho1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Saint Lucy Launch Party</strong></p> <p>Thursday, June 30 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-06-30T17:30:00"> </span>5:30pm</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-06-30T20:30:00"> </span>8:30pm</span></p> <p><span class="fn org">Wind Up Space</span></p> <p>12 W. North Avenue</p> <p>Baltimore MD</p> <p><strong>featuring performances by</strong></p> <p><strong>The Degenerettes and Jaimes Mayhew</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong><a title="Saint Lucy" href="http://saint-lucy.com/"><a href="http://saint-lucy.com/">http://saint-lucy.com/</a></a></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/6869619581http://www.rahne.com/post/6869619581Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:58:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdgxpWkb01qe1n8ho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/><strong>June 11: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=161299587264591">Sex. Art. Rock N Roll.</a> <br/><a href="http://www.redemmas.org/2640/">Area 405</a></strong> <br/>405 E. Oliver, Baltimore <br/>VIP RECEPTION: 6pm-8pm ($40) <br/>MAIN EVENT: 9pm-12am ($10) <br/>starring <strong><br/><a href="http://degenerettes.com/">The Degenerettes</a> <br/><a href="http://www.shondes.com">The Shondes</a> <br/><a href="http://www.myspace.com/WarOnWomen">War On Women</a></strong> <br/>Burlesque by <strong><br/><a href="http://www.gildedlilyburlesque.com/">Gilded Lily Burlesque</a> <br/><a href="http://stickybunsburlesque.com/">Sticky Buns Burlesque</a></strong></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/6248954801http://www.rahne.com/post/6248954801Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:15:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lljzquQcBH1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Saturday, May 28 · <span class="dtstart"><span class="value-title" title="2011-05-28T19:00:00"> </span>7:00pm</span> - <span class="dtend"><span class="value-title" title="2011-05-28T23:00:00"> </span>11:00pm</span> <br/><span class="dtend">ALL AGES! No Booze!<br/></span> <br/><span class="fn org">2640 Space</span> - 2640 St Paul St. Baltimore, MD<br/>100% pure queer jams for lambs! $5-$10 sliding scale and ALL AGES! Doors open at 7pm, music at 8pm. <br/><br/> Performers include:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silence-Kid/158320260858082">Silence Kid</a><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Silence-Kid/158320260858082"><span></span></a><br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saddle-of-Centaur/107976285924619">Saddle of Centaur</a><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saddle-of-Centaur/107976285924619"><span></span></a><br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedegenerettes">The Degenerettes</a><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/thedegenerettes"><span></span></a><br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lovers/69708633343">Lovers</a><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lovers/69708633343"><span></span></a><br/>and video trickery by <a href="http://brinsonrenda.com/">Brinson Renda</a>! <br/><a target="_blank" href="http://brinsonrenda.com/"><br/></a></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/5700341002http://www.rahne.com/post/5700341002Sat, 21 May 2011 12:13:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lisbo9FPTx1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.rahne.com/post/4165875468http://www.rahne.com/post/4165875468Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:31:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgbh70OR6o1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Mar 12: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108374785906985&ref=ts">Moveable Feets</a> <br/>BikeCurious presents a Dance Party to Benefit <a href="http://rideforthefeast.kintera.org/">Ride for the Feast</a>!</strong> <br/><a href="http://www.themetrogallery.net">The Metro Gallery</a> <br/>1700 N. Charles St., Baltimore <br/>$12-$20 donation <br/> starring <strong><br/><a href="http://www.theswinginswamis.com/">The Swingin Swamis</a> <br/><a href="http://degenerettes.com/">The Degenerettes</a> <br/><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Firecrackers/181821421854?v=info">The Firecrackers</a> <br/><a>D.J. John Eaton</a></strong> <br/> Dance Contests, Prizes, and Bribeable Celebrity Judges!</p>http://www.rahne.com/post/3185749978http://www.rahne.com/post/3185749978Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:04:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpsq2VV9v1qe1n8ho1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Thursday, January 6, 2011</strong> <br/><strong>7:00pm - 10:00pm</strong></p> <p>The Windup Space</p> <p>12 W. North Ave.Baltimore, MD<br/> More crappy cinema at the Windup, and as always it’s free!</p> <p><br/><br/> 7PM - Action, Action! - A live mash up of the worst and the best action sequences of all time with live circuit-bent toy soundtrack. Created by Kristen Anchor. Soundtrack performed LIVE by Kristen Anchor, Rahne Alexander, and Andrea Shearer <br/><br/> 8PM - For Your Height Only - A pint-size Filipino James Bond… what more can we say?!</p>http://www.rahne.com/post/2384900210http://www.rahne.com/post/2384900210Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:58:50 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcti74SyJ01qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Cabaret of Music and Video<br/>Music by Tippy Canoe, AntonetteG, Silence Kid and The Oops<br/>New video work by Kristen Anchor and the premiere of Dance Tranny Dance<br/><br/>9pm, Fri 3 December 2010<br/><span class="text_exposed_hide"></span><span class="text_exposed_show">The 14Karat Cabaret<br/>218 West Saratoga<br/>Baltimore, Maryland<br/>410.962.8565<br/>$6 21+ <br/><br/>ABOUT THE ARTISTS<br/><br/>Tippy Canoe<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.tippycanoe.net/"><a href="http://www.tippycanoe.net/">http://www.tippycanoe.net/</a></a><br/>Originally from Baltimore and now based in sunny Oakland, songbird and solo uke-slinger/guitarist, Tippy Canoe is on a mission to bring sincere uplift in a severely down-slanted era by spreading her hook-laden pop-meets-roots music. On her 2008 debut album, Parasols & Pekingese, Tippy and her backing band The Paddlemen shows off their enchanting mixture of 60’s girl group and classic country sound Her songwriting highlights a variety of influences ranging from 20’s and <br/>30’s acts like The Boswell Sisters and Jack Teagarden, to 50’s and 60’s performers like Brenda Lee and The Chiffons, and catchy post-punk bands like Squeeze and Blondie.<br/>Hi-res images: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tippycanoe.net/images.cfm"><span><a href="http://www.tippycanoe.net/">http://www.tippycanoe.net/</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>images.cfm</a><br/><br/>AntonetteG<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.antonettegoroch.com/"><span><a href="http://www.antonettegoroch">http://www.antonettegoroch</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>.com/</a><br/>A vocalist and storyteller since the age of 5, AntonetteG has delved into various musical styles including opera, musicals, rock, classical, country, folk and blues. Though she has been compared to other contemporary indie folk artists such as Neko Case, Penelope Houston and Mazzy Star, Antonette draws from this broad base of influences for a sound both pleasingly familiar yet at once all her own.<br/>Hi-res images: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.antonettegoroch.com/photos.html"><span><a href="http://www.antonettegoroch">http://www.antonettegoroch</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>.com/photos.html</a><br/><br/>Kristen Anchor<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://kristenanchor.com/"><a href="http://kristenanchor.com/">http://kristenanchor.com/</a></a><br/>Kristen Anchor was the founding Director of Creative Alliance MovieMakers, curating the screenings program and producing programs and workshops to support local filmmakers and the filmmaking community in Baltimore for 9 years. She is currently pursuing her MFA in UMBC’s Imaging & Digital Arts program. Anchor is a frequent panelist, moderator and presenter for film and video events and organizations, including: Maryland Film Festival, Experimental Television Center (Owego, NY), Morgan State University, Mix NYC, Art Institute of Portland, Hallwalls (Buffalo, NY), and MicroCineFest (Baltimore). She is a co-founder of the award-winning queer cabaret Charm City Kitty Club, is a video/installation artist, plays drums for Baltimore’s all-girl garage band The Degenerettes, and is the creator of the out of this world performance duo Monster Drummer Thunderupagus. She’s toured the US with films and music and her video work is featured in several DVD compilations including ETC: Experimental Television Center 1969-2009, Films About Nothing, Hondance , and Creative Capitalism’s Notebook.<br/>Hi-res images: Available upon request<br/><br/>Dance Tranny Dance: A film by Jaimes Mayhew & Rahne Alexander<br/>Dance Tranny Dance is the Alpha and Omega of dance competition reality shows tailored to the needs of the modern tranny.<br/>Hi-res images: Attached<br/><br/>Silence Kid<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://silencekidbaltimore.tumblr.com/"><span>http://silencekidbaltimore</span><span class="word_break"></span>.tumblr.com/</a><br/>Silence Kid is the lo-fi powerpop lovechild of Jack Pinder (ex-The Obscure Object/Tommy the Unsentimental) and Linda Chilcote (ex-Kill Meow). <br/><br/>The Oops<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Oops/"><span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pa">http://www.facebook.com/pa</a></span><span class="word_break"></span>ges/The-Oops/</a><br/>The Oops is a side project of the Degenerettes’ Rahne Alexander; and will be serving specially tailored tunes as the MC for the evening’s event.</span></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/2073575873http://www.rahne.com/post/2073575873Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:28:16 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lc729hSr8S1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/><strong>The Night Before Thanksgiving – Music & Projections</strong><br/><br/>Music by<strong> The Degenerettes, Squaaks, & Near East Family</strong><br/>Video by <strong>Kristen Anchor, Brinson Renda and Near East Family</strong><br/><br/><span class="text_exposed_hide"> </span><span class="text_exposed_show"><strong>Weds 24 November 2010</strong><br/><strong>Metro Gallery</strong><br/>1700 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://themetrogallery.net/"><span><a href="http://themetrogallery.net">http://themetrogallery.net</a></span><span class="word_break"> </span>/</a><br/>$8 ::: 21+ :::9pm doors<br/></span><br/><strong><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span>RSVP via Facebook:</strong> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/event.php?eid=155847771123894"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=155847771123894">http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=155847771123894</a></a><br/><br/><span class="text_exposed_show"><strong>ABOUT THE ARTISTS</strong><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://degenerettes.com/"></a><br/><strong><a href="http://degenerettes.com/">The Degenerettes</a></strong> are a queer art rock power trio from Baltimore, MD. The all-girl group, originally formed in a Baltimore basement in 2005, brings together three magnates of Baltimore’s DIY art and music scenes. Influenced by years on the garage rock, soul, roots, and punk rock scenes along with obsessive movie-watching, The Degenerettes’ bass-driven jangly fuzz guitar sounds combine with Rahne Alexander’s literary, often humorous songwriting, creating multiple narrative universes—from torrid mummy love affairs to teenybopper spies to Baltimore streets. They are the soundtrack of the Velvet Underground and the Runaways on a big gay double date at a midnight movie. In addition to performing in rock clubs, warehouses, and galleries on the East Coast, The Degenerettes collaborate with The Miss America Puppet Show, and are among the subjects of Riot Acts, an indie doc on transgender musicians released in 2009. <br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.myspace.com/squaaks"><span> </span></a>Part sixties garage rock, part eighties post-punk, <strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/squaaks">Squaaks</a> </strong>churns out catchy rock that recalls Warhol contemporaries T. Rex, The Kinks, and maybe some Beatles for good measure.<br/><br/><strong><a href="http://www.brinsonrenda.com/">Brinson Renda</a></strong> is a video / installation artist, painter, illustrator, editor and curator who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. Her works are often noted for their deviant style, awkwardness and sarcasm. Brinson utilizes a variety of styles that blends glitchy - choppy video & often found objects to convey the ideology behind her aesthetic. She is currently the Editor of Art Cards (Miami), and has recently moved to Baltimore, MD to pursue a residency at the Creative Alliance. In October, she co-curated The Drift, a multi-casted & meta-physical project based on Guy Debord’s theory of the Dérive, co-located in Tampa, Columbia SC and in Baltimore at The Hexagon.<br/><br/>Formed in Brooklyn in 2008, <strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/neareastfamily">Near East Family</a></strong> makes collaborative works that explore the intersection of sonic, visual, literary, performing and media arts to create performances, recordings, video, installation and hybrid forms. NEF emerged out of David and Tara Gladdens’ collaborative art practice and is a moniker for projects that often include other artists as extended “family members.”</span><span class="text_exposed_hide"><span class="text_exposed_link"><a><br/></a></span></span></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/1627981496http://www.rahne.com/post/1627981496Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:36:53 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lb0dr4Porw1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.rahne.com/post/1424360174http://www.rahne.com/post/1424360174Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:28:00 -0400Homophobia is so gay<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9hsf1DDMM1qe1n8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Oct 14: <a href="http://thedriftprjct.tumblr.com/">The Drift Project</a></strong><br/> with <a href="http://www.degenerettes.com">The Degenerettes</a>, Ketman and IED-IUD at <a href="http://www.hexagonspace.com">The Hexagon</a></p>http://www.rahne.com/post/1208820362http://www.rahne.com/post/1208820362Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:57:01 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9hs8zlG351qe1n8ho1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Friday, October 29 - The 6th Annual Bruisers Ball</strong><br/> The <a href="http://www.charmcityrollergirls.com">Charm City Rollergirls’</a> Supervillain Soiree! With <a href="http://www.degenerettes.com">The Degenerettes</a>, The Stalking Horses, & Hollowboy at <a href="http://www.theottobar.com/">The Ottobar</a>.</p>http://www.rahne.com/post/1208803884http://www.rahne.com/post/1208803884Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:53:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="240" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IHF63FDgWtc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Charm City Kitty Club Anniversary Trailer</p>http://www.rahne.com/post/1203460524http://www.rahne.com/post/1203460524Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:04:48 -0400