The show at the Art Bar this weekend will be an anniversary of sorts for Ye Mighty! and Cusses, as the date of the show brings about two milestones. Ye Mighty! have now been together a year since forming in February, 2011 and Cusses will have two months under their belt on the new release of their debut album. Additionally, both bands have girls in them, if you care about those sorts of things or coincidences in general.
Death of Paris (also a band with a hot chick) and Octopus Jones (sorry, no ladies in the OJ), will also be on the bill. Cover is only $5 and this is a great chance to see 4 local bands for the cheap! Word on the street is that Ye Mighty! brought down the house at New Brookland Tavern on NYE, so make sure you’re part of the magic this time around at Art Bar.
“also a band with a hot chick”? Maybe you are being ironic? I don’t usually comment on things like
this, but as someone who is active in Columbia’s music scene, it’s disappointing to see this kind of language being used to describe female musicians, especially on a site that is so widely read. I’m wondering why you felt the need to call it a “coincidence” that more than two female musicians will be performing tonight? I guess it’s cool that you’re psyched about women making the “foray” into rock and roll and all, but why must we be identified as women before anything else about us is recognized? It’s reductive and insulting, and I don’t think it matters that you are a woman, too. It’s frustrating to be tokenized, and it’s even more frustrating to be both tokenized and sexualized when female musicians are already widely perceived as sex objects. What this post communicates to me is, “There will be ‘chicks’ playing music at this event. Also, they’re hot.” I’m trying hard not to sound harsh, but we are dealing with an uncomfortable subject that is in serious need of attention, especially in South Carolina.
and by meatheads, i mean no disrespect, hahahah, except you david….
i do think they were being ironic, but, at the same time it is somewhat novel to have 3 bands with female front people in a genre predominantly(sp?)occupied by dudes. thats what they were conveying imo, and not personally sexualizing the women involved in these bands. knowing the people involved in scene sc; i have to say theyre pretty stand-up individuals, and certainly meant no disrespect to the band members involved(since they also know them personally), and were merely trying to draw attention to the show. which is again, primarily occupied with meatheads….
I think you’ve missed my point. I know that the author of this article didn’t intend to disrespect anyone, and I know that SceneSC would never intentionally publish disrespectful content. I’m sure the SceneSC folks are stand-up individuals, but that’s not the point. I’m not concerned with the content of anyone’s character. I’m concerned with statements within the article that take on tone of the kind of sexist language that is all too common in music, and as a result reflect negatively on the scene as a whole (and now SceneSC). The “I didn’t mean to…” or the “it’s just a joke” excuses don’t cut it because, no one ever MEANS to offend in situations like this/ it’s ALWAYS just a joke. I recognize that race and gender are not the same, so please pardon the comparison that I’m about to make… It doesn’t matter that “she didn’t mean it” just as it wouldn’t matter if a racist remark had been made unintentionally or “as a joke.” It’s a shame that these kinds of things can just slide on by, but someone’s got to say something, and I don’t care if I have to be the “uptight feminist” to do it.
Is it only coincidence that John Vail and Steve Moore are two of the sexiest guitarist in Columbia and are BOTH in the same band?
Is it only coincidence that Octopus Jones plays music so hot and sexy that I’ve actually watched girls take their shirts off at their shows?
No. It is all fact. I have pictures to prove it all.
I don’t see what you’re getting at here, David