REDRAT NYE

After revolutionising local nightlife with Sydney’s first legal DIY warehouse, we’re about to bring the ultimate mix-tape to life with a BANG! So start assembling your best riot grrl, indie glam, queercore anarchist, guerrilla geek outfit ready to make some noise and dance into 2010 as The Red Rattler Theatre celebrates her first New Year’s Eve heaving with electro feminists and politically charged performance.

Featuring some of Sydney’s favourite artists: Glitta Supernova, WIFE, Lillian Starr, ZooFi, Tranny Cops, KK No Pantz, Mighty Hermaphrodite and Stranger Danger, alongside music sets from Plast Her Ov Paris (Melb) + DJ Gemma (Club Kooky/Ya Leil). Then, count down the last seconds of 2009 with special guest from NYC - JD SAMSON (Le Tigre/MEN) (DJ Set)!

JD SAMSON is one-third of the electronic feminist punk band and performance project, Le Tigre. In 2007, MEN was begun as the DJ team of JD Samson and Johanna Fateman of the band Le Tigre. At the same time, JD became involved in another project, Hirsute, featuring Michael O’Neill and Ginger Brooks Takahashi formerly of the NY indie-pop group The Ballet, and artist/writer Emily Roysdon.

In 2008, MEN continued to tour as DJs, while Hirsute continued to write songs and create a live performance. Eventually, Johanna decided to take a break from the touring life, and the two projects merged to become one. MEN became a band focusing on the energy of live performance and the radical potential of dance music, with lyrics speaking to issues such as wartime economies, sexual compromise and demanding liberties.