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On the glorious occasion of her 11th birthday, Brenda will be dragging her tail feathers across the dancefloor of The Star and Garter, the dark little disco den where it all began back in the summer of ’99. And who better to preside over this ramshackle bacchanal than Mr David Hoyle, who will be presenting the very first instalment of ‘KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY’ - a series of six shows in which David and a special guest commentator explore 'notions of Truth, Honesty, Justice and The Authentique!' through a unique format of ribald and surreal debate. As his first guest, David has chosen his old sparring partner, the unforgettable Gerry Potter Poet, once Chloe Poems, always a true legend. DO NOT MISS THIS DEBUT SHOW BY TWO CLUB BRENDA ORIGINALS! Enlivened, as always, by musical mayhem from DJs Jayne Compton, Debbie Jump, and Elvis. Friday 23rd July Star & Garter, Fairfeld Street M1 2QF 10.30 pm onward £4 Related Posts Brenda’s Alternative Pride Weekend Ursula Martinez, hooker, Jess Love hosted by David Hoyle Mini Brenda presents David Hoyle 08

SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF HEBDEN! On Saturday 5th June 2010 Club Brenda boards the TransPennine Express for a one-off party at the legendary Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. For this special expedition, we'll be treating you to wonky magic from The Trudy and Judy Show, incendiary girl-punk from (hooker) and all the usual mayhem generated by resident rave-magnets. So strap on your Sprayways, buff up your binoculars and sample the wildlife, Brenda-style! [caption id="attachment_1506" align="alignleft" width="470" caption="club brenda hebden bridge"][/caption] The Trades Club, Holme St, Hebden Bridge HX7 8EE 9pm – 2.00am tickets £5/7 http://www.wegottickets.com/event/79199 THE TRUDY AND JUDY SHOW: Experience The Trudy and Judy Show. You will witness incredible illusions, tantalizing tricks, and fascinating feats of the memory. This is comedy magic, set in a theatrical cabaret style... but not as you know it. This bizarre threesome will blow your mind. Hooker (hooker) are a gloriously brash Manchester-based femme-punk outfit. Creating sounds that oscillate between delicate and bruised, and fiercely raw and dynamic, (hooker) are emotive, dirty, beautiful. http://www.myspace.com/hookerstuff Related Posts Ursula Martinez, hooker, Jess Love hosted by David Hoyle Brenda – Sounds from the Other City Festival 06 Bootsy Bootsy EP: swalf15 launch

Club Brenda Saturday 22nd May Coming together on Saturday 22nd May are the indisputable talents of the performance art provocateur Ursula Martinez; gloriously brash femme punk band hooker and Australian circus icon Jess Love, with local legend , David Hoyle hosting the proceedings for a night of fantastic music and subversive art thrills. Deaf Institute, Manchester M1 7HE 10pm – 3.30am  £6 THE quietly outrageous Ursula Martinez first appeared as part of Queer Up North ten years ago, having emerged from the ‘Duckie’ gay cabaret scene in London. Since then, this astute entertainer has gone on to show her work all over the world and to star in the new-wave vaudeville variety show, La Clique. She also has a rather famous trademark part of her show. Known as Hanky Panky, it’s a magic striptease which essentially consists of Ursula shedding her clothing as a red hanky is made to disappear, only to reappear in her skirt, then her bra, then her knickers, then, by the time she’s fully nude . . . well, I’m sure you get the picture! http://www.lacliquelondon.com/ David is an artist/human being who has dedicated his life to art and expression since time immemorial. He is standing for election - The Avant Garde Alliance Party:  http://www.davidhoyle.info/theavantegardealliance.htm Enduring ...

Friday 12 February 8:00pm till late Contact theatre - Oxford Rd £5 The Sisters of Transistors The Sisters Of Transistors is the latest project of Graham Massey, one of the founding fathers of Techno as we know it today. His latest adventure however is poles apart from 808 State. Here, he joins forces with four organists for a baroque horror disco extravaganza, complete with harmonised singing matching outfits. http://www.myspace.com/thesistersoftransistors ******************************************************************************************* The Real Dolls The concept of The Real Dolls came from rapper, Rod Hotly. Hotly joined forces with Manc Japanese rapper Yoshi, production-savvy Real Dave and world-class scratch DJ, Peter Parker (Fingathing) to form The Real Dolls . Falling in step with the likes of N.A.S.A, Santigold & M.I.A, they are a party band, they like to make you move with their bold, fresh mix of hip-hop, electro, punk and the J-pop sound of ParaPara to make PRONK! _or sex punk_their own brand of music. Their dynamite combination of cred and killer hooks is already causing a buzz in underground circles and it wont be long before The Real Dollstake over the planet. Live they are in their element with shows constantly changing and energy levels always pushed to 11. Entertainment is high on the agenda as this 4 piece ...

A headspace where young creatives collide with gallery directors, leading industry professionals renowned artists; crying out Art sounds amidst live painting and digital worlds whilst loveable monsters play with doodles in new spaces." Doodlebug NoiseFestival.com steps out of the virtual realm into the retail world - smack bang in the heart of Manchester. Supported by Manchester City Council the NOISE Free Arts Lab takes over an empty retail premises on the city's busiest shopping hotspots 13 January 2010 Features Club Brenda and the Same teens Set up by Jayne Compton, Club Brenda successfully blends music, art, poetry and performance. The success of Club Brenda helped to set up Switchflicker Records which was responsible for launching the Ting Ting's stellar career. Meanwhile... described by Clint Boon as perhaps the most important thing to happen on the manchester music scene since The Sex Pistols hit the Free Trade Hall, Same Teens was founded by a group of Mancunian kids who decided to promote their own club/live music events. In the space of two years they have worked with the likes of Foals and Black Kids and their successful on-line fanzine XOX has recently won the prestigious Umbro Industries Bursary Award Related Posts No related posts.

ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU on Friday 18th December Join us at KRAAK for a night of festive flesh, mayhem and merry-making. Seasonal soundtrack supplied by Club Brenda, PRONK! & Switchflicker DJ's Since 2009 was a year of hit after hit for Switchflicker and Brenda launched a book we have made the party FREE! Just bring yourself, some tinsel and plenty of party snacks. From 9 onwards If the door is locked phone Lou on 07958050730 Copies of the Brenda book will be available to buy. (Also available in Magma, Piccadilly Records and the Urbis Book Shop) Friday 18th December Kraak Gallery 2nd Floor 11 Stevenson Square (behind Hula Bar), Manchester, M1 1DB From Café Pop, Oldham Street turn right onto Stevenson square walk past the Koffee Pot, cross over Lever St and you will see the yellow coloured Hula Bar, walk down the adjacent alley – Full directions here http://kraak.co.uk/?page_id=30 [nggallery id=9] Related Posts Brenda’s Alternative Pride Weekend Club Brenda Book Launch, Strange Trees

Strange Trees Book Launch/Art Fair Urbis, Cathedral Gardens Manchester Tuesday 1st December 2009 7:30pm – 10:00pm Free entry Book Preview in PDF format Order now for £9.99 Club Brenda Book Launch; STRANGE TREES Having first begun in 1999 as an ‘avant-garde’ performance night at Manchester’s Star and Garter, Club Brenda is fast approaching a decade of subversive art thrills. Presenting the city with diverse performance and music, the innovative club night remains loyally attuned to the sounds of the Manchester DIY underground, from emerging bands and musicians, to a network of artists, photographers, film-makers, designers and poets. ‘Imagine what a club would be like if it combined bands, performance art and a deliberately eclectic music policy…if it reached out to everyone: gay, straight, black, blue; but in particular, welcomed life’s uglier ducklings - the outsiders, the strange ones…’ To mark this occasion we are launching the limited edition Brenda book, Strange Trees, which moves through the history of club Brenda, using a series of classic narratives to form a dark urban fairytale, alongside a series of commissioned photography and artwork. Instead of Jack and the Giant, we have Dirty Honky, turning vaudeville tricks for magic beans. Savage ...

Club Brenda is an exotic soiree blending performance art, new bands and general debauchery. The next installment of Manchester’s sauciest shindig will be… Brenda's Alternative Pride Party Sunday 30th Aug ‘09 Chaos and mayhem by: NO BRA – London’s most talked-about avant-industrial duo join the dots between Peaches, Throbbing Gristle and Suicide. They’ve jarred audiences far and wide with their brand of ‘doleful pornographic poetry’ (Q magazine) and gratuitous toplessness, notching up supports with The Gossip, Patrick Wolf and Fischerspooner. DAVID HOYLE – Needing no introduction whatsoever, the artist formerly known as The Divine David once more straddles the Brenda stage to thrill and horrify in equal measure. THE REAL DOLLS - Introducing the new line up with VEBA and Zoe Hooker. They are a party band! They like to make you move playing high energy shows It’s all about gettin’up and gettin’ down in Manchester. Pervy pop supplied by DJs: JAYNE COMPTON DEBBIE JUMP BRUNO BROOKES The Ruby Lounge 26-28 High St, M4 1QB £6 advance / £8 door Tickets available from Piccadilly Records & Clone Zone or online from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/55078 Ticketline Artist links http://www.nobra.co.uk http://www.therubylounge.org/ http://www.alexcalledsimonprojects.com/acsp_news.html http://www.myspace.com/therealdolls Related Posts Mini Brenda presents David Hoyle 08 Brenda presents David Hoyle 08 Brenda’s Alternative Pride Weekend

Book Preview in PDF format Order now for £9.99 Strange Trees is now for sale as a book funded by the Arts Council. This book uses a series of classic narratives to form a dark urban fairytale, created by writer John Myatt, along side a series of commissioned text and artwork. The book moves through the history of our performance night, Club Brenda, as several archetypal stories meet in the unique performance-experience space. Instead of Jack and the giant, we have Dirty Honky, turning vaudeville tricks for magic beans. Savage Wolf prowls through the ever-changing forest but isn’t quite the predator we expect, what with the girl in red being so keen to please. The same goes for Holly Gore’s Arcade (artist Rachel Goodyear), who some like to call the witch. And of course, we’ve got a Cinderella and the Ugli Sisters (resurrected and dusted down for one night only). Jayne Compton is the omnipresent narrator, ensuring Brenda brings out the best, or most different. While a tarot reader adds some narrative tension with the occasional fated revealing of plot. No one is what they seem. And in the strange ...

The Best of Manchester Awards celebrate innovation in art, music and fashion. Organised by Urbis and judged by a panel of industry experts, these annual awards spotlight the boundary-breaking, genre defying kind of work for which Manchester has long been renowned. Related Posts Club Brenda Book Launch, Strange Trees Bootsy Bootsy EP: swalf15 launch Disco Punk Resistance: swalf08 launch