Pride Alliance hosts as part of the
Queer Music Riot:

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The Shondes
Featuring The Male Gaze
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
8:00pm-11:00pm
WMUC Radio Station above the South Campus Diner
Open to the Public - Free Admission


"The Shondes (taking their name from the Yiddish word for "shame" or "disgrace") are a rock quartet based in Brooklyn, New York, who make dramatic and powerful rock music, fusing elements of Classical and traditional Jewish music with their punk sensibility. Made up of drums (Temim Fruchter), bass (Louisa Solomon), guitar (Ian Brannigan), violin (Elijah Oberman), and powerful, intertwining vocals (Solomon, Fruchter, Oberman), they have been compared to Patti Smith and Sleater Kinney. The result is unique sound that is devastating, heartbreaking, and transcendent, transfixing audiences with the richness and passion of their songs.

The Shondes are known for their complex, melodic rock sound combined with soaring, rich vocals, and a live show that explodes with energy. Their instrumentation fuses the various musical traditions of Classical, Jewish, Queercore, and Feminist Punk, while their vocal melodies move effortlessly from anthemic to haunting, textured by the distinct qualities of voice." (http://www.shondes.com/home.html)

"The Male Gaze is so pervasive in advertising that it is assumed or taken-for-granted. Females are shown offering up their femininity FOR THE PLEASURE OF AN ABSENT MALE SPECTATOR."


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Find out more about
The Shondes at http://www.shondes.com
The Male Gaze at http://www.myspace.com/themalegaze
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