Photos and text by Stacie Joy
The night of Sept. 27 saw the debut of Boycott Sleep, an artist-led collective creating spaces for live music outside the existing venues.
The event took place at the Pretty Garden Club, 99 Canal St. at Orchard Street, on the fourth floor, which they share with the Banner of Christ Church.
Julia Pierce, lead singer of Tits Dick Ass, produced the show with help from Ozzie at Show Brain...
Pierce wants to showcase more avant-garde sound and art in venue spaces like this loft at Pretty Garden Club.
This show featured three emerging bands — Genre Is Death, Avishag Cohen Rodrigues (who also plays in cumgirl8) and Popular (featuring Pierce) — and one established band, 1980s noise legends Live Skull. Kat Imperial also played a DJ set. (Admission is $11.)
"Artists working together who are like-minded and support each other," Pierce says.
We arrived early to take in the jagged and atmospheric noise pop of Genre Is Death, whose first EP drops on Oct. 13...
We also caught the genre-bending sounds of Avishag Cohen Rodrigues...
... seen here with cumgirl8 bandmate Veronika Vilim...
... and Kat Imperial...
We couldn't stick around for Live Skull's late set, but we did spot vocalist-guitarist Mark C.
... and some faces in the crowd...
The next Boycott Sleep is scheduled for Nov. 1 at 99 Canal St.
