Chickrock band MITSOO phunking it up
We like all girl bands, especially chiccas with attitude like these punkyrock chicks that all play an instrument or sing…You know ROCK and PUNK are midway through a massive trend revival – so GET AMONGST – Come on Townians and get to their launch – throw name and jump around in celebration of local attitude and flava!
Prepare for a night of air brushed models, lurching zombies…
, undead give-aways, some killer bands, tasteful gore and oestrogen rock as Cape Town’s premier all-girl band Mitsoo launch their first album ‘the misfortune of the unicycle bear’ (recorded and mastered by Simon Ratcliffe of Spindle Sect & Rudimentals fame).
Mitsoo will be supported ontage by the able groove of Velve and Three Chord Theory. Artwork by local artists including illustrator Robert Dersley and photographers Gavin Smit and Shaun Staegemann will also be on display and Mitsoo’s big new music video ‘Suburbia’, will be shown for the first time. CLICK HERE FOR THEIR SITE.
Friday 7 October 2005 at Mercury Live (43 devilliers street, zonnebloem).
Doors open @ 9pm.
Entrance is R30 or R70 and a copy of the new album.
More on the band:
All girl grit/rock/indie/punk band, Mitsoo is:
Karen – guitar and vocals
Michelle – guitar
Nita – drums and back up vocals
Tanya – bass
Background:
An advert in the local newspaper brought the founding members of Mitsoo in 2003. Two of those members: Karen and Nita remain and two new members, Michelle and Tanya joined the band at the beginning of this year.
The bands first gig was at Lestat, a former alternative music venue in Observatory – Cape Town, where they played with renowned local metal band: Toyland.
Mitsoo has gigged at Purple Turtle, Whammy bar, Gandalfs, Lemon Connection, Lanners Landing, Armchair Theatre, Acoustic Cafý, Wynberg Sports Club, Mercury lounge and Mercury Live, The Cause festival and just about every else in the vicinity of Cape Town.
On 26 March 2004 Mitsoo released their three-track EP: Afterglow at Evol, in Gardens – Cape Town. The venue was raging with more than 200 fans, press and new admirers of the band.
This year has seen Mitsoo record a music video “Suburbia” which will be launched together with the debut album” the misfortune of the unicycle bear” on the 7 Oct.
Mitsoo also feature on two compilation cds due for release next month. The Dead Kennedy’s tribute album “give us coincidence or give us death” and also on Delinquents Disco – Volume One : Holding Cell.
Mitsoo thrashed national radio waves last year, and the girls now plan to rocket themselves into South Africa’s major music festivals with the launch of the new album and the two new singles on the album: “The price you pay” and “Bless you”.
