Venus De Mars, ELOUR, Partial Traces, DJ Shannon Blowtorch
Schedule
Sat Nov 16 2024 at 08:30 pm to Sun Nov 17 2024 at 12:45 am
UTC-05:00Location
3533 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, United States | Minneapolis, MN
**Venus de Mars**, & All The Pretty Horses is a glam-punk quartet formed in 1993Past Band members include: Bill Bailey, Ed Ford, Matt Bachelor Tiffany Tieche, LeeAnn MacDougall, Jendeen Forberg, Eden Taylor, Tempest Crane, Raymond Breed, J Even LeFreak, Jazz Stafford, Mercy Victor.
ATPH line-up: Venus, T-Rev Hawley, Susanna Mae Schlagen (Susanna Sweet), Danimae Vossen.
https://venusdemars.bandcamp.com/track/even-with-scars
**ELOUR** (pronounced "allure") is what Elizabeth Ghandour categorizes as Femme Rock. Elizabeth’s direct lyrics, diverse background and classically trained voice, combined with Ned Barclay's soaring guitar, Joe Scarpellino's tasty bass and Ryan Vee's creative drumming, yields a sound that's raucous and rebellious, and yet very stylish.
I see my music as empowering for females because of my honesty. I think women often try to keep our emotions in check because it’s so easy to be called crazy or hysterical, or to be seen as “too much” or too intense or aggressive, while males seem to get away with much more, without being labeled or ostracized. I like to lean into those labels and challenge those stereotypes by showing that there is strength in showing emotions, even if they’re emotions that are discouraged for women, such as lust, rage, or anger. “Good Girl” challenges the notion that women should suppress valid emotions in order to satisfy some external (patriarchal) version of “good.” “Reputation” and “Beautiful Girl,” each in their own way, go farther and recommend throwing off unhealthy, limiting societal chains.
I titled my album “Blood Running” after a lyric from the song “Ha.” The song displays the anger I felt after a relationship breakup, but underneath the anger was immense hurt. I was unseen and my pain and struggle didn’t matter. I feel it’s a bit of a female anthem because as females we are often dismissed or go unacknowledged. We play so many valuable roles in a society that is still run by men. Our effort seems endless and often we are left feeling powerless. It’s my hope that the album inspires people, and women especially, to find validity in all their emotional expression, and to claim their own power.
ELOUR released their debut full length album, Blood Running, in April, 2023.
https://elourmusic.com/home
**Partial Traces** is an indie rock band from Minneapolis, members other projects include The Soviettes, Banner Pilot, Gateway District and Dear Landlord.
https://partialtraces.bandcamp.com/album/stay-dreaming
**Shannon Blowtorch** is an award winning, DJ, promoter, professional party thrower, sound engineer, businesswoman, and entertainment consultant. She’s a DJ who was named by the City Pages and Star Tribune as being the Best Club DJ multiple times, as well as making the Suntimes top 100 DJs. She’s been featured in Curve magazine, and 100 woman we love in Go Magazine a few occasions. She currently has a weekly Saturday night show (at midnight) on MPR’s 89.3 The Current.
Blowtorch was the DJ for GRRRL PRTY and has opened for international acts: Salt N Peppa, Madonna, Juicy J, & Peaches to name a few. Also, playing at Prince’s Paisley Park and the house DJ for the X Games 2017, she is now curating the infamous Dre Day celebration. Along with competing in the world renowned Red Bull The3style competition, Shannon Blowtorch is one of the hottest DJ in the Twin Cities. Known not only for her professionalism, but her eclectic music collections, and her incredible ability to read a crowd to keep the party bumping.
https://shannonblowtorch.com/
