Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders

Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders
Saturday 17 December, 2pm-2am
The Substation Theatre and Balcony
Admission: Free (Gagging Sessions) and $20 (Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders – Main Performances)
This is an InHouse event 

As the year comes to an end, join us at The Substation on Saturday 17 December as we close the year with great original music by local bands, musicians and performance artists. The first annual Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders will kick off with the Gagging Sessions from 2pm-6pm, and conclude with performances by a wide-range of musical acts from 7pm-2am.

More about the Gagging Sessions and feature performances below:

Gagging Sessions
Saturday 17 December, 2pm-6pm
The Substation Theatre and Balcony
Admission: Free

The Gagging Sessions will be held in The Substation Theatre for full band, orchestral and electronic sets, and on the Balcony for acoustic and sound art sets. See great local, emerging bands performing only original music for free this December! The main performance comprises a unique selection of the best musical talent Singapore has to offer, beginning at 7pm.

Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders: Feature Performance
Saturday 17 December 7pm–2am
The Substation Theatre and Balcony
Admission: $20 for admission to The Substation Theatre (balcony performances are free) available from the box office , contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org

A diverse range of musicians and bands such as Naz, circuitrip, and The Analog Girl will be performing, spilling glorious sound onto the whole stretch of Armenian Street. SPAM, a collective of performing artists will also be performing in The Substation Gallery and in the alleyway next to the building.

The Substation is partnering with 7KICKstart cafe, a charming coffee shop across the road, to host open mic performances and serve delicious food and drinks. There will also be food available in the alleyway, next to The Substation. Expect to find Satay and Famous Ramli Burgers for sale.

The full-line up will be announced soon!

The feature performance line-up so far:

	Akta Angkasa is an experimental rock/noise band based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formed in early 2005, the band massively emphasizes odd-signature strangler chords, instrumental musical compositions, cinematic live performance, sonic desultory guitar/synth work, dynamical drum patterns and impulsive destructible bass-lines.  Their music is identifiably connected to math rock, noise shoegaze, art-formationist and includes elements of Nusantara traditional musical pieces & melodies.
	Atman, in collaboration with Riduan Zalani  Atman has captivated audiences from many parts of the world with the evocative and haunting sound of his ocarina. Having taken a hiatus from music to pursue a career in post-production as a colourist, he is making a return with a unique performance of an unprecedented collaboration.
	CARACAL is the result of five irregular everyday souls with a love for creating what they know as music. Choosing to have the moxie tread outside of musical trends, and not be confined to any particular genre, CARACAL are here to challenge the tone of the current underground music scene. Known for an innovative and constantly evolving style, underpinned by discerning and often haphazard songwriting, CARACAL is maniacal yet subtly transcendental all at once.
	Cesspit started out as a punk Oi! band in early 1997, and has since then experimented with the fusion of brass sounds and punk music. Cesspit releasek a ska album, titled Best Before 050403, in 2003. The band has since included elements of jazz, blues, rock, swing in its music, and now includes a horn section in the line-up, which started with the introduction of the trumpet. Cesspit plans to release a new album at the end of 2011.
	A circuitrip set consists of distorted soundscapes with a unique aesthetic appeal. Their directions are fused together in chaotic frenzies of invention. Redefining works from field recordings of varied electronic sources, such as machinery and gadgetery, and compiled through an electronic computer-generated process, circuitrip believes that noise is a social skill, a daily motion for the soundtrack of our lives.
	Cyril Wong is a countertenor and poet based at The Substation.
	Drawing inspiration from a variety of music genres from the 70’s to the 90’s, Marilyns play an alternative blend of pop, dance and indie rock music. Their repertoire of bilingual songwriting, both in Malay and English, is part of The Marilyns’ unique appeal. After more than 10 years and with new additions to the line-up, the band has a multi-layered magic that defines their style. The band is currently working on a new album to be released by the end of the year.
	Naz started moving into electronic music production in 1999. His earlier major projects included ‘Frontline soundsystem’ & ‘Defunct’. He has since worked with many different artists and bands locally as well as internationally, and had his works featured in numerous compilations. Naz is also part of revoltA & Mmaveriq.
	Riduan Zalani, in collaboration with Atman  Riduan Zalani is a prominent young artist, versatile in performing with drums and percussion instruments, both traditional and contemporary. His collaborations have brought him to various festivals and performances around the world. His is part of numerous performing groups in Singapore: Wicked Aura Batucada, SONOFA, Orkestar Trio and The Singapore Malay Orchestra, among others. Riduan continues to strive towards innovative artistic works and pursue greater knowledge in drums.
	Red Over Darjeeling is a private project created with love by Nur Suhaili [eli], who also makes up a fraction of the homegrown band, the Psalms. At the age of 14, she started messing around with words and guitar, as an alternative to writing in a diary, since writing to her was not enough sometimes. This will be Red Over Darjeeling’s debut performance.
	Seyra is a singer-songwriter whose music speaks of the peculiarities and insecurities of youth, hope, existence and love in between. Armed with a unique songwriting style and soulful voice, her indie folk-pop tunes capture the bittersweet aspects of life’s uncertainties, and the tragedies and triumphs of everyday life that often go unnoticed against the drudgery of living in the city.  Together with her band, an experimental folk-fusion inspired outfit comprising of Khidir Osman, Zack He and Rupak George, SEYRA aims to create a unique indie folk soundscape.
	Named by TIME Magazine as one of five Music Acts To Watch in 2008 is Singapore-based indie electro popchanteuse The Analog Girl. Her music has been featured on the Nike commercial Changing The Game, episodes of Nylon TV and various independent films.  She’s headlined the Knitting Factory in New York, performed at British photographer Nick Knight’s SHOW studio in London, the Cirque Electrique in Paris, Worldtronics Festival in Berlin and at MTV Asia Awards Party in Singapore.
	The gypsy flamenco concept band The Lost Hat was formed to experiment with new sounds and fusions of genres. Since their forming, their music has taken adventurous twists and turns, from confessional blues and jazz-flavor lounge to primal rock and avant garde musical theater. By turns tender and poignant, strange and twisted, The Lost Hat songs have tended to explore both a dark shadow of society and a chanting the love of the universe.
	Performance Art in The Substation Gallery and in the Alleyway:  SPAM is an artist-run platform which aims to encourage the practice, feedback and showcase of performances by emerging performance artists. At every monthly practice session, artists explore various modalities of performance in order to investigate unfamiliar situations and test themselves, and their reactions. Audience members are encouraged to comment and participate. For more information on the artists participating please visit: http://www.substation.org/spam/

Partner Programmes @ Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders 2011

SPAM
Performance Art Festival
The Substation Gallery
Admission: Free (donations welcome)

Artists: Daniela Beltrani, Ezzam Rahman, Grace Jean, Kelvin Atmadibrata, Li Cassidy-Peet, Marla Bendini, Vincent Chow

The Night is Young @ The Peranakan Museum, 6pm-11pm
Admission: Free from 6pm-11pm (save $6)

Visit us during your stroll along Armenian Street on this special late night out. Request a glittery tattoo, enjoy free ice cream, and enter our lucky draw for special prizes. Experience Peranakan culture after hours and don’t miss our exhibition, Sarong Kebaya: Peranakan Fashion and its International Sources.

Glitterama
Level 3, 6-10pm
Have a fabulous glitter tattoo painted on your hand or arm. Tattoos are washable. One design per visitor.

Ice cream
Free ice cream for the first 500 visitors from 6pm onwards. While supplies last. Terms and conditions apply

Sarong Kebaya Lucky Draw
Correctly answer questions based on the special exhibition and you could win a prize.

Peranakan Museum, 39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941
Tel: 6336 2983, 6332 7591
Email: nhb_pm_programmes@nhb.gov.sg

OPEN MIC @ 7 KICKstart BREWiches, 7pm onwards

Calling all musicians, poets and singers!

Share your original compositions, or simply reveal your musical gifts and your voices at 7 KICKstart café on Armenian Street in an intimate acoustic set-up amidst great coffee, warm food, and cool friends!

To register your interest, or for more information, please email: 7kickstart@gmail.com or call Swee at 8389 7877. Or simply just turn up at the café anytime from 7pm, Saturday 17 December, with your voice, your talent, and your music. Celebrate local music!

7 KICKstart BREWiches, 50 Armenian Place, #01-02 Wilmer Place
Tel: 8389-7877
Email: 7kickstart@gmail.com

The Schedule: