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@whorepaintpvd
New Record + Show w/Speedy Ortiz & Downtown Boys!
We are HORRIBLE at updating Tumblr! But here’s some cool news:
You can officially check out our new record, “Ultra Sound,” on Bandcamp, purchase it on iTunes, or grab the CD via Translation Loss records! Plus, we have vinyl on the way! IT’S TRUE!
Also, come hang with us at this rad show next week!
TELL YR BUDDIES-- WE'RE HEADING TO THE MIDWEST!!!! June 7 Baltimore, MD @ Ladyfest Baltimore June 8 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Shop June 9 Cincinnati, OH @ Rake's End June 10 Chicago, IL @ Township June 11 Milwaukee, WI @ House Show June 12 Detroit, MI @ The Trumbullplex June 13 Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium RAD TOUR POSTER BY ALISON NITKIEWICZ!
We are taking a break for a bit to write, but we've already got a few rad shows lined up for the spring!
--March 28th in Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ Dead Rider + Doomsday Student --April 12th in Northampton, MA @ Smith College w/ Potty Mouth + Drab
The first time I saw Whore Paint, a self proclaimed-feminist, Riff Rock/No Wave/Crooner Shred hybrid band out of Providence, RI , I was immediately 16 again and at my first Sleater-Kinney show in my busted Docs, baby barrette firmly lodged against the side of my head with a newfound
Thanks to Jaime Lowe for this write up at Bust!!
Hey, we made a video!
Directed by Peter Glantz!
this is a show @ my crib that everyone should come to ok
YES!!! SO PSYCHED!!
HEY FREAKS - $WEET SHOW IN DC
SEPTEMBER 26 @ THE ROCKETSHIP 7pm
HAVE U HEARD BIG MOUTH’S NEW LP?!?!
CAN U HANDLE THIS SICK SICK LINEUP?!?!
SICK MINITOUR THIS WEEKEND WITH SICK BANDS!!
You can now stream our entire new record on Bandcamp!
Official release September 3rd on Load Records. PSYCHED!
Swallow My Bones by Whore Paint
Introduction to the portfolio:
“The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.” -John E. E. Dalberg, The History of Freedom in Antiquity, (1877).
This is an Emergency! is a print portfolio project centered on reproductive rights and gender justice. There hasn’t been a safe time for women, gay or non-gender conforming people in North America since Europeans invaded this continent. The forms of oppression shift over time and while some aspects of life improve, we don’t have full justice and equality in the United States. This is evident in everything from our legislation to the culture at large; exampled in the hundreds of laws which detail and inform us on the exact circumstances under which we are allowed to have an abortion, to Rush Limbaugh’s hateful comments surrounding birth control, or former Senator and Republican Presidential nominee Rick Santorum’s horrendous comments regarding homosexuality. A society which had evolved to exist with full equality and justice would not create such legislation nor ferment such hateful cultural speech.
Instead of being a society which has evolved, the United States suffers from having a cultural and legal system dominated by a very small group of conservatives whose actions are driven by fear; fear of losing power which has been attained and maintained through exploitation and corruption. Those of us who do not conform to the narrow standard of conservatism outlined by this group find ourselves in a constant state of war. We exert our energy, time, money and resources in countering each legislative measure or cultural attack meant to control us. We find ourselves constantly on the defensive, as conservatives tend to succeed in the initial framing of issues through the creation and manipulation of language with words like “pro-life,” “slut,” and “dyke.” Sometimes we reclaim these words, but what if we refused to engage within their paradigm? The narrative they work within is a world of extremes; good versus bad, man versus woman, gay versus straight. Working within such a framework assumes there is only one right answer. It’s time to shift the narrative and focus on creating an alternate world view based on a spectrum instead.
The beauty of a spectrum is that it allows for an infinite range of possibility and nuance. Alfred Kinsey created a spectrum around the fluidity of sexuality. However, it’s not simply our sexuality which is nuanced and complicated. Our identities, beliefs and lives can shift over time and we can liberate our minds and bodies if we begin to think of ourselves as fluid rather than static beings. What if this spectrum is a circle, where two seemingly opposing ideas are in fact next to one another rather than at two opposite points of a line? All parts of a circle work together to create a whole. Artistically this idea is beautifully demonstrated in the circular power of our planet, sun, and moon. I believe justice and liberation can also be achieved by taking a holistic and circular approach.
What do I mean by that? Instead of falling into the “us” versus “them” mentality, we need to reframe the discussion. What if when we are called “sluts” we don’t simply deny or reclaim that word, but instead demand to live in a sex positive culture where we don’t judge one another for our sexuality? Instead of debating who has a ‘legal’ right to live in our country, what if we shift the argument to be that no person should be required to have identity papers to live anywhere in the world, and that all people deserve access to free healthcare and social services wherever they live? What would it mean to be in a community where everyone who has had an abortion (which is 1 in 3 women) would be supported by their community rather than feel they had to hide their experience or be judged? How much freer would our culture be if people did not make assumptions about the gender or identity of others, and our genitals did not define who we are from the moment of birth? How would our experience of love shift if the state and church were not granted the power to define or validate the meaning of our relationships? We need to start asking ourselves what we want our world to look like in order that we can create it into existence and demand that it be protected. All social justice measures must ensure the health and well being of all, not just provide justice for some at the expense of others.
In the 1820’s Henri de Saint- Simon dreamed that artists, scientists, and industrialists would work together to invent, analyze, and create all social initiatives. These words still have power two hundred years later. Artists can work with grassroots organizations to work for the creation of social justice initiatives. We can use art to communicate about the problems with the current realities, to demand justice and to dream up utopia.
This project you hold in your hands is a collaboration of over two dozen voices. These are people who have experienced gender and reproductive injustice and were moved to dream together. Stories, images and multigenerational interviews combine here to give a range of perspectives on how our lives are impacted by our ability (or lack there of) to experience equality. There is no way an endeavor of this nature could be comprehensive; instead it’s meant to be a small glimpse of some of the complex emotions, ideas and perspectives of people dealing with these issues. I hope this project will inspire dialog and communication. The intent is that it be used along with other organizing efforts to shift culture and provide historical perspectives about how these issues impact our lives in the early 21st century.
“This is an Emergency!” was made possible through the input, love, and financial support of over 80 people who supported this project though a crowd funding effort. We are indebted to the grassroots and larger scale organizations which provide continuous support and services through the crucial work they do. These organizations build movements and provide services, advocacy, visibility and legal support. Over two dozen organizations will be receiving a free copy of this portfolio. These organizations can utilize this project for exhibition purposes, use the graphics in their campaigns, sell the portfolio at a fundraiser or in any other way they determine to be useful. “This is an Emergency!” will be made available online. If you own a copy of this project display it on the walls of organizations, schools, galleries and other community spaces. This project is meant to be touched, held and interacted with. Thank you to all who have worked on and supported this project, and interact with it in the future.
With love, Meredith Stern
“It is we, the artists, that will serve as your avant- garde; the power of the arts is indeed the most immediate and the fastest. We have weapons of all sorts: when we want to spread new ideas among people, we carve them in marble or paint them on canvas; we popularize them by means of poetry and music…the song, history or the novel; the theatre stage is open to us, and it is mostly from there that our influence exerts itself electrically, victoriously. We address ourselves to the imagination and feelings of people; we are therefore supposed to achieve the most vivid and decisive kind of action; and if today we seem to play no role or at best a very secondary one, that has been the result of the arts’ lacking a common drive and a general idea, which are essential to their energy and success.” - Olinde Rodrigues (1825)
In case you needed to know how awesome our drummer Meredith is... now you know!
This IS an emergency.
Found from various places online:
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Angela Y. Davis - Are Prisons Obsolete?
Angela Y. Davis - Race, Women, and Class
The Communist Manifesto - Marx and Engels
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre...
“When I started making those weird voices, a lot of people told me how whack it was,” she says, “‘What the fuck are you doing?’ they’d say. ‘Why do you sound like that? That doesn’t sound sexy to me.’ And then I started saying, Oh, that’s not sexy to you? Good. I’m going to do it more. Maybe I don’t want to be sexy for you today.”
Nicki Minaj (BlackBook Magazine)
We're SO PSYCHED to be playing a TRIPLE Load Records release show this Sunday at AS220 with the following buddies:
Ed Schrader's Music Beat
Humanbeast
Finished (Dead Air 2.0)
Pick up our new record, "Swallow My Bones," in addition to new releases by Humanbeast and Dead Air!
MORE MUSICS HERE!
FB EVENT HERE!
TWO UPDATES!
1) GIGANTIC shout out to Ally Bernstein, Tomboy, and Dream Conference at Wesleyan University for one of the funnest shows we've ever played! We also got to do a panel discussion beforehand titled, "Music, Feminism, and Cultural Production." Pretty much the raddest.
2) In T-minus 5 hours, we will be playing with super shredders, Screaming Females, Black Wine, and Gertrude Atherton at Machines With Magnets. SO SICK!!!!!
It’s really happening! Ladyfest is coming to town! We’ve got the schedule and ticket information to prove it!
Visit schedule.ladyfestphilly.com to view the event schedule and learn more about the bands, sessions, and presenters. Our schedule site is mobile-friendly and plays nice with...
Friday, June 7
7:30pm
Amanda X
8:15pm
3Jane
9:00pm
Blizzard Babies
9:45pm
Void Vision
10:30pm
Black Wine
11:15pm
Potty Mouth
Saturday, June 8
12:00pm
Autobio ComicsSelf DefenseSexual Communication and Consent
1:15pm
Winging It: Nurturing Authentic Communication in Feminist OrganizingDrum Workshop
2:15pm
Urban Gardening
2:30pm
Abortion, Menstrual Extraction and the MVAThe Stop Motion Stomp Station
3:30pm
Zine Reading
5:30pm
Batty
6:15pm
Peeple Watchin'
7:00pm
Shady Hawkins
7:45pm
Big Mouth
8:30pm
In School
9:15pm
+HIRS+
9:45pm
Whore Paint
10:30pm
Parasol
11:15pm
US GIRLS
Sunday, June 9
12:00pm
Natural RemediesYouth and the ArtsQueer & Trans Yoga
1:15pm
Harm Reduction as ActivismVictim-Blaming in the Media, What it is & What You Can Do About It
1:30pm
Amps, Pedals, & PAs
3:00pm
Kate Ferencz
3:45pm
Ghost Ship (feat. Rosali Middleman & Mary Lattimore)
4:00pm
Fix-A-Flat
4:30pm
Attia Taylor
5:15pm
Girls Rock Philly Bands
6:00pm
Mindtroll
6:45pm
Trophy Wife
7:30pm
Priests
8:15pm
Screaming Females
9:15pm
Aye Nako
Bunch of shows coming up!
5/4 in MIDDLETOWN, CT @ Wesleyan University w/ Dream Conference + Tomboy (we'll be on a panel about gender and cultural creation before the show!)
5/7 in PROVIDENCE @ MWM w/ Screaming Females, Black Wine, + Gertrude Atherton 5/18 in WARWICK @ Thayer Arena for Providence Roller Derby's opening bout 5/23 in PROVIDENCE @ MWM w/ Broken Water + Feeds 6/8 in PHILLY @ Ladyfest Philly! w/ US Girls, Screaming Females, Trophy Wife, + more!
one of my favorite things about my place of employment is that we have a poster of this hanging in the men’s restroom.
i dont want my words to be taken out of context
i dont want to be infantilized because i refuse to be sexualized
i dont want to be molested at shows or on the street by people who perceive me as an object that exists for their personal satisfaction
i dont want to live in a world where...
