A
gig
held at Cloak
on Friday 18th October. The event starts at 20:30.
Since their formation in Sheffield in 2016, FEMUR have unleashed a ferocious deluge of music, captivating audiences and embodying “the bewildering, hook-filled, psych grunge onslaught we’ve come to expect” (Exposed Magazine, 2023).
The 4-piece’s very first single ‘Spook’ (2017), followed closely by their seminal first EP ‘In Your Belly’ (2018) were an unbridled explosion of raw, primal grunge that solidified FEMUR as a blasting noise to be reckoned with, their shows up and down the country featuring the likes of heavy rockers The Wytches.
This pattern continued into 2020 with blistering single ‘Misery Express’ (2020) heading up the soundtrack to the FEMUR’s first fully-fledged UK tour, seeing them take to the stage with brutal black-country mainstays God Damn and cosmic French trio SLIFT; followed by a second tour in support of debut album ‘People Parts’ (2022) which was laced with kaleidoscopic psych-rock, “post-punk on acid”, “garage taken to an illogical extent” (Local Sound Focus, 2020).
QUEER PUNK band, based in Briztol but will conquer the wurld, GorZ are multidisciplinary artists amplifying their voices about societal ills. Incorporating avant garde theatrics and paper mache props into their live sets, the collective is an audio visual project as much as it is a band. Shedding their skin to talk on topics like skin tags, consumerism and trans rights. Having played with The Oozes, Tokky Horror, Skating Polly and Snooper they display a graphic insight into the dirty and enraged mind of GorZ.
French Toast is a London based band playing an eclectic range of sound going from soul to garage, and from rock to grunge. They fuse eccentric melodies and crazy guitar riffs, all this in a high fever punk energy. Their style is innovative as they add electronic synthesizer sounds to their sets, giving them an out of this world experience. Their songs talk about love and screams, about their values and their vision of the world. Their singer’s voice is a mix between Amy Winehouse and Courtney love, their lead guitar player between Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon , and the band is overall inspired by artist such as Radiohead, The Cranberries, Thundercat and Aretha Franklin. Proudly feminist and fiercely in love with alternative music, French Toast will serve you a punk and soul fusion for breakfast, lunch but mainly … supper.