cocoko215 2008-4-22 14:22
5/15 tHe pEneLOpe[s] LIVE @ Backstage
tHe pEneLOpe[s], a Franco-Finnish duo based in Paris and the authors of a decadent and theatrical electro-pop. Refusing to choose between electronic and rock, theirs is a deliberately elusive attitude, rather like that of a dandy cultivating the elegance of his aura to probe beyond the superficial coating of people and things…
With their intense and incendiary live performances tHe pEneLOpe[s], have caused a storm in Parisian arts circles and count authors like Regis Clinquart, or the designer Agnes b., among their biggest fans. Their concerts, following in the wake of Morrissey or Nick Cave, adhere to a tradition close to cabaret, to create a melodramatic, aggravated, but dance stage-setting of the human passions. Unforgettable performances that have indelibly marked many at Rex club, Dour, Culture Club, Sonar festival, Human League‘s aftershow, The Loft/Razzmatazz or South America’s festivals.
Musically, tHe pEneLOpe[s], have found the ideal range to depict their universe, mixing guitars and machines, somewhere between primitive constructivism inspired by post-punk (Fiction/Factory/Mute/Beggars Banquet/4AD nebula), synthetic disco, and German electro-tek. tHe pEneLOpe[s] has just won the Qwarts Electronic Music Award (Best Discovery 2007)
For ONE night only, Backstage will be featuring tHe pEneLOpe[s] in Hong Kong LIVE! Don't miss out!
Supporting Act: 壞碑唇(VIBRATION) – Electronic Set
For more infos: [url=http://www.thepenelopes.com/][color=#0000ff]www.thepenelopes.com[/color][/url]
Pre-sale Tickets: $150
Early Reservations HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
For Reservations: call 2167 8985
Date: 15 May, 2008
Time: 9:30pm
Venue: Backstage Live Restaurant
1/F Somptueux Central, 52-54 Wellington Street, Central