ANIMAL Presents ☆HOME BODY - ☽Toxic Moxie - ☄Skirts - DJ ▲Connie ϟue 8.1.15

☆ HOME BODY (MA) ☽ Toxic Moxie (RVA) ☄ Skirts (RVA) ▲ DJ Connie ϟue of ANIMAL - RVA (RVA) @ Strange Matter Doors 9PM Sounds 10PM This is an 18+ SHOW! ADMISSION $5-8 sliding scale --> 21+ $8 firm --> UNDER 21 *Anyone giving $8 to the bands is eligible for kisses + swag ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ [A]-[B]-[O]-[U]-[T] ☆ HOME BODY (http://www.hellohomebody.com) Lightening strikes and the duo marches forth, tits to the sky, mouths open wide, the Milky Way in their blood. They taste like fresh peaches and sweat. Gold for ear wax and thunder for guts. Home Body brings a fresh tangibility to electronic-based music, creating songs that are wildly original. Their sound is sort of new-wavy-electronic-a’pop’calyptic-shimmer-core that’s down to earth, vivid, and visceral. An expert synthesist, Eric (formally of HNATIW) uses old-school Korg synthesizers, drum machines, and note sequencers to build dark glitzy pop songs full of drive and surprise. Haley’s vocals are bold yet uninhibited, exhibiting playful raw soul. Magnetic live, their animated performances include frenzied dancing and dramatic manual light manipulation, resulting in a feverish spectacle which amplifies their music. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ☽ TOXIC MOXIE (http://toxicmoxie.com) Richmond, VA’s Toxic Moxie has introduced an inventive and inimitable new sound to its music community – a grit your teeth and hit the dance floor/pulsing drums, synth and bass/razor-laser guitar/glitter and black lights type of new sound. The four-piece mad-scientist disco-punk production has gained a devout following since releasing its debut EP, Episode IV in August 2013; the first in a three EP series. With the varied musical backgrounds of the four musicians, Toxic Moxie were bound to eventually widen the sonic spectrum the band explores in their sound, and that premonition has come true in the five songs included on followup EP Episode V, released in April 2014. Their third EP, Episode VI, is expected in the spring of 2015. Aside from keeping their hometown fans sweating buckets and rocking out, Toxic Moxie focuses on continuing building momentum outside of the RVA. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ☄ SKIRTS (http://shortskirts.bandcamp.com) The Richmond VA based disco//noise group "short skirts", was started by Ken Hicks & Soraya Teschner. Taking influence from goblin, crystal castles, electric youth, the rapture, ect... skirts performs live sets with analog synthesizers and a drum machine. the project began in 2011. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ☽ ANIMAL (https://www.facebook.com/AnimalRVA) ANIMAL is a creative collective. We are DJs, musicians, artists, and everything in between. Together we produce queer-friendly events throughout Richmond, VA by assembling eclectic, often eccentric, collaborators. ᐃᛣᛤᛥᛞᛰᛯᐃᛯᛰᛞᛥᛤᛣᐃᛣᛤᛥᛞᛰᛯᐃᛯᛰᛞᛥᛤᛣᐃᛣᛤᛥᛞᛰᛯᐃ ᐃᛣᛤᛥᛞᛰᛯᐃ ALL HUMANS WELCOME ᐃᛯᛰᛞᛥᛤᛣᐃ ᐃᛣᛤᛥᛞᛰᛯᐃᛯᛰᛞᛥᛤᛣᐃᛣᛤᛥᛞᛰᛯᐃᛯᛰᛞᛥᛤᛣᐃᛣᛤᛥᛞᛰᛯᐃ