"TOTALLY WIRED" LE GUESS WHO x ANTIPODE, OCCII, GIRLS TO THE FRONT, ZALZALA
About the event
LE GUESS WHO? & U? PRESENT: TOTALLY WIRED in collaboration with ANTIPODE, OCCII, GIRLS TO THE FRONT and ZALZALA DIY LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL, ZINE LAUNCH, SCREENING, EXHIBITION, MARKET & WORKSHOPS This year, Le Guess Who? and U? are teaming up to present totally wired. Built on shared knowledge and collective energy, this program celebrates DIY culture, the communities that shape it, and the connections forged across borders through local scenes, diasporas and intersections. The program features a collective zine launch, workshop, exhibition, screenings, market of local artists and distros, and a line-up connecting different shades of punk and bringing exciting and loud voices together. totally wired takes place on Saturday, 7 November, at dB’s in Utrecht and is freely accessible. totally wired is curated in collaboration with Antipode, a project that documents underground punk and DIY culture from SWANA and beyond; Girls to the Front, an Utrecht based initiative focused on the Dutch based FLINTA representation within the punk music industry; OCCII, an independent cultural center in Amsterdam that celebrates underground music; and ZALZALA, a DIY collective that celebrates underground hardcore and punk music from SWANA. >>> https://leguesswho.com/news/totally-wired The lineup includes BeaBop, an Amsterdam based project that brings together ideas from noise, jazz, punk, improvisation, dissociation, hunger and whimsy; four-piece terror squad BOMBSTRAP, hailing from Manchester and Rotterdam, bringing nihilistic hardcore rooted in black alchemy and ultra violence; Gimic—a four-piece band who live and breath DIY punk—which is urgent, restless and dynamic; rapper, producer and multi-instrumentalist Emirhan X, who constantly explores and pushes the boundaries of hip-hop; Bristol based underground hardcore band Sarsour صرصور—the Arabic word for cockroach—delivering raw, politically charged music self-described as “Habibi Hardcore”; Snake Eater مارخور, with the sound of the screw horns of war against colonialism worldwide, blending hardcore punk, grind core and metal into an unrelenting sonic maelstrom; five-piece band Sublux, driven by the marginalized identities and where they intersect; all-female conceptual punk band The Earwurms, who explore how being women affects their lives and how to deal with the confusion that comes along with it; The Woman, who, with a distinct mix of alternative and experimental music, gritty poetry and visual art, creates an immersive performance that is punk in attitude, open in emotion and radical in honesty; and Berlin based ZANJEER زنجیر, who set audiences ablaze with their blistering hardcore assault, through which they give voice to the frustration, anger and hatred stemming from systematic and ongoing oppression. dB’s oefenstudio’s, concertzaal & muziekcafé Vlampijpstraat 63 3534 AR Utrecht https://dbstudio.nl/(opens in new tab) Snake Eater مارخور With grindy, metal-tinged hardcore riffs, a broken-up buzzsaw guitar tone from gear that survived a house fire, relentless d-beat and raw punk energy, Snake Eater مارخور delivers furious, abrasive sounds. Inspired by Pakistani-Punjabi poetry and musical traditions, their lyrics channel an uncompromising anti-imperialist message. Fierce and confrontational, Snake Eater is the sound of the screws horns of war against colonialism worldwide, blending hardcore punk, grind core and metal into an unrelenting sonic maelstrom. Gimic Urgent, restless and dynamic, Gimic‘s music twists and turns at every corner, resembling a band of four people who live and breathe DIY Punk. The rhythm section is locked in and in perfect harmony whilst the guitar tone is clean and sharp, but it’s the blood-curdling vocals that give it that confrontational and emotional edge. Imagine Minutemen’s hardcore era mixed with the angular precision of math rock and the impeccable musicianship of No Means No. BOMBSTRAP “For fans of No Trend, Total Abuse and dead healthcare CEO’s”, four piece…
