Hey ya'll. unfortunately blogspot has come to a end, but we are relocating.
I've decided to keep things a little neat, organized, and convenient for everyone then flicking to one website to another.
it was fun while it lasted on blogspot, but don't worry. Our blogspot is still going to be up and running to direct people to our new location of the internet.
thanks again to everyone for looking/reading at this little corner of the world wide web.
NEW LOCATION!!!!!
http://femaledemand.com
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
brooklyn, ny
this guy busted his head for us during our set in Brooklyn, NY last night.
he bled for us; what a G.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
week one of east coast tour
What up yall. It's bin a little over a week now since we've bin on the road. So far it has bin very exciting. Hung out with good people and made new friends. Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia were amazing. Every show we played, we've gotten good feedback. Loading in and out of small venues/co-ops, heaving 100lbs speakers cabs through a flight of stares and cracked sidewalks. We couldn't be any more happier.
Flinging download cards, stickers, posters; spamming motherfuckers like we some bible beaters spreading the good word to door to door.. We smile and move on to our next targets. Devouring bowls of instant oatmeal & Ramon noodles with a re-filled water bottle from the tab. That's what bin up for over a week.
Right now; we're on our way to Brooklyn, NY. Never bin to NY so we're prepared for shitty parking and horrible, horrible traffic.
-FD
by the way; I'll post up photos after the tour.
Flinging download cards, stickers, posters; spamming motherfuckers like we some bible beaters spreading the good word to door to door.. We smile and move on to our next targets. Devouring bowls of instant oatmeal & Ramon noodles with a re-filled water bottle from the tab. That's what bin up for over a week.
Right now; we're on our way to Brooklyn, NY. Never bin to NY so we're prepared for shitty parking and horrible, horrible traffic.
-FD
by the way; I'll post up photos after the tour.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
FPHSUMMERFEST & EASTCOASTTOUR and and and. . .
Female Demand is going on their first East Coast Tour!
We are extremely excited for our trip to the unknown. Both of us fully prepared for survival on what little we can afford. I.E. Water & Ramon Noodles... Our "kickoff" is @ FPHSummerfest this Sunday @ the Dos Equise stage (11:30am) ... but any who.
I went out of my way to make these Tour edition CDs that include 2 EPs (Self-tited EP & EP). 8 body banging freak-out songs blanket under our famous human brain screenprint, Wallet size human brain sticker, Cover & Credits. Sealed with Elmer's Rubber Cement in a all black CD paper selves. These Hoes are NICE as hell. ($5), damnit. these babies will feed the fossil fuel consuming vehicle that we will be living in for the next 3 weeks... crammed with HEAVY HEAVY equipment with little room to stretch. 3,000 mile trip!
east coast, are you ready?
june 6 / FPH summerfest
june 8 / Sadie / Lafayette, LA
june 9 / HTGT warehouse / Baton Rouge, LA
june 10 / Banks St. Bar / New Orleans, LA
june 12 / Wonder Root / Atlanta, GA
june 15 / Dude Manch / Richmond VA
june 16 / Good-Bye-Blue-Monday / Brooklyn, NY
june 17 / Don Pedro / Brooklyn, NY
june 24 / Cranky's Manatee Bar / Cleveland, OH
June 26 / The Floating Laboratories / St. Louis, MI
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
House party//California//booking east coast tour//Video
This Friday, April 23rd will be a crazy ass House Party feat.
Swans will Attack
Female Demand
&, B L A C K I E
we will be performing @ some kids house in Katy Texas.
cover will be $3 to support the acts and it's BYOB!
(602 Airybrook Lane.)
Doors @ 8... Show @ 9pm!!
in other news, ......
Right now we're in the move of booking our tour.
so far we got down Lafayette, LOUIS. Atlanta, GEOR. Brooklyn, and Cleveland...
We're working our way up to the east coast and coming back down...
if you know anyone who lives in North Carolina, Washington D.C., NYC, Phillidelphia, or little rock, LET US KNOW!!! PLEASE!!!
...., also.
We got a gig lined up for California this coming May!
*May7th @ CKB w/ Coke on Animals, Tron...
| | | we're going to drive cross country no stops to California.
||no bullshit.
|
one last thing,
Swans will Attack
Female Demand
&, B L A C K I E
we will be performing @ some kids house in Katy Texas.
cover will be $3 to support the acts and it's BYOB!
(602 Airybrook Lane.)
Doors @ 8... Show @ 9pm!!
in other news, ......
Right now we're in the move of booking our tour.
so far we got down Lafayette, LOUIS. Atlanta, GEOR. Brooklyn, and Cleveland...
We're working our way up to the east coast and coming back down...
if you know anyone who lives in North Carolina, Washington D.C., NYC, Phillidelphia, or little rock, LET US KNOW!!! PLEASE!!!
...., also.
We got a gig lined up for California this coming May!
*May7th @ CKB w/ Coke on Animals, Tron...
| | | we're going to drive cross country no stops to California.
||no bullshit.
|
one last thing,
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Houstonpress review on FD2 EP + late night gig friday night
Instrumental two-piece Female Demand keeps on trucking behind last year’s self-titled EP, which boasted production from Manny Nieto, who did time behind the boards with the Circle Jerks and HEALTH. The band’s two-piece sound is completely analog, harkening to Lightning Bolt and the late Death From Above 1979. Their live shows are hectic, sweat-drenched affairs full of kids spazzing out and dancing, making Female Demand’s shows some of the most fun in town.
--Houstonpress
, also we got a late night gig this friday @ this new afterhours bar
it's all ages and byob too.
--Houstonpress
, also we got a late night gig this friday @ this new afterhours bar
it's all ages and byob too.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
California + West TX snow storm
The California trip was a success. We had a bumpy ride for shows, but made connections & met great people. Talked business with folks in high, high places, got to see a part of American that we never got to see, spot a tumble weed on the road. It was great.
We're looking forward for more Gigs in California and Along the way this coming April, but the main idea of this blog entry is we got caught in a snow storm in West TX.
Never in our lives seen as much snow we've witness down in West TX. Enlightening, but the most uncomfortable and dangerous thing we've done since a band. We like adventures, but damn! WE WERE NOT EXPECTING THIS!!! AND @ 2AM IN THE FUCKING MORNING!!!
--also here's the videos of us performing in Denton, TX and Cali. (the Denton show, the camera got cut off too early!)
We're looking forward for more Gigs in California and Along the way this coming April, but the main idea of this blog entry is we got caught in a snow storm in West TX.
Never in our lives seen as much snow we've witness down in West TX. Enlightening, but the most uncomfortable and dangerous thing we've done since a band. We like adventures, but damn! WE WERE NOT EXPECTING THIS!!! AND @ 2AM IN THE FUCKING MORNING!!!
--also here's the videos of us performing in Denton, TX and Cali. (the Denton show, the camera got cut off too early!)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Space City Rock review on Self-Titled EP
Female Demand
Of the four tracks on Female Demand's self-titled EP, the one that hits the hardest is the opener, "Sweet Nothing" -- it starts off with almost wah-wah-sounding bass and stuttering, barely-restrained drums, then stomps its way into two minutes and change of driving, thundering, bass-and-drums instrumental rawk, leaning heavily towards the sludgy, garage-y side of things. The sound swings between noisy, punkish blues, stoner-esque metal, and an almost prog-funky vibe, if you can believe it, and the result is something like a loose, angry-drunk, alternate-universe version of Dub Trio, or maybe Jucifer rocking a dance party without the vocals. Put it all together, and it's a hell of a ride, especially for a two-man outfit.
The band slows things down somewhat for "I Thought I Told You...," and on first listen my heart sank, figuring the FD duo had done the inevitable and, y'know, toned things down for the record. Happily, they step back in after the mid-tempo intro, kicking and punching their way through the remainder of the track while riding a sing-song-y riff -- it feels weird to say that, I know, about a vocal-less instrumental, but Bradley Muñoz's bass at one point sound like it's taunting the listener, daring 'em to make something of it. "Skies Are Falling" is even more fuzzed-out and crunchy-sounding (a good thing, in my book), with drummer Jonathan Perez hammering away at his drums like he's trying to crack the ground below his kit wide, wide open. For final track "Like Catching Butterflies," the duo delve a bit deeper into footpedals-and-laptops territory, letting Perez manipulate stretch his bass sound out to infinity and then launch it into space.
If there's a quibble to be made about this, it's that I honestly wanted to hear it louder -- messier, more raw, more overdriven, so loud the speakers start to crackle. The bass sounded nicely grimy, but I wanted the drums right down in the muck with it, dirtied up and boomy, like, say, the way the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's Russell Simins sounds on "Sweat." Muñoz and Perez pull it off on "Sweet Nothing," but not really on any of the other tracks on the EP.
The kind of noise Female Demand makes really shouldn't be cleaned up, not one bit; it should make you feel like the band's playing right on either side of your head. (And yes, I did turn the damn thing up 'til my ears nearly bled.) 'Til that happens, this is no replacement for seeing the band explode live on stage...but hey, it's a damn good start.
Thanks SPACE CITY ROCK!!! :O
Of the four tracks on Female Demand's self-titled EP, the one that hits the hardest is the opener, "Sweet Nothing" -- it starts off with almost wah-wah-sounding bass and stuttering, barely-restrained drums, then stomps its way into two minutes and change of driving, thundering, bass-and-drums instrumental rawk, leaning heavily towards the sludgy, garage-y side of things. The sound swings between noisy, punkish blues, stoner-esque metal, and an almost prog-funky vibe, if you can believe it, and the result is something like a loose, angry-drunk, alternate-universe version of Dub Trio, or maybe Jucifer rocking a dance party without the vocals. Put it all together, and it's a hell of a ride, especially for a two-man outfit.
The band slows things down somewhat for "I Thought I Told You...," and on first listen my heart sank, figuring the FD duo had done the inevitable and, y'know, toned things down for the record. Happily, they step back in after the mid-tempo intro, kicking and punching their way through the remainder of the track while riding a sing-song-y riff -- it feels weird to say that, I know, about a vocal-less instrumental, but Bradley Muñoz's bass at one point sound like it's taunting the listener, daring 'em to make something of it. "Skies Are Falling" is even more fuzzed-out and crunchy-sounding (a good thing, in my book), with drummer Jonathan Perez hammering away at his drums like he's trying to crack the ground below his kit wide, wide open. For final track "Like Catching Butterflies," the duo delve a bit deeper into footpedals-and-laptops territory, letting Perez manipulate stretch his bass sound out to infinity and then launch it into space.
If there's a quibble to be made about this, it's that I honestly wanted to hear it louder -- messier, more raw, more overdriven, so loud the speakers start to crackle. The bass sounded nicely grimy, but I wanted the drums right down in the muck with it, dirtied up and boomy, like, say, the way the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's Russell Simins sounds on "Sweat." Muñoz and Perez pull it off on "Sweet Nothing," but not really on any of the other tracks on the EP.
The kind of noise Female Demand makes really shouldn't be cleaned up, not one bit; it should make you feel like the band's playing right on either side of your head. (And yes, I did turn the damn thing up 'til my ears nearly bled.) 'Til that happens, this is no replacement for seeing the band explode live on stage...but hey, it's a damn good start.
Thanks SPACE CITY ROCK!!! :O
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Japanese blog entry.
What are the odds!? :O
How it goes is, I got a email from this guy in Japan. He asked if we do international shipments. I replyed, "HELL YEAH WE SHIP TO JAPAN!" ... so i changed my settings on the Female Demand's big cartel to Domestic and International shipping. The next day we got a order for One Vinyl EP and Two CDs (self-titled EP & FD-2 EP). Packed them up and shipped it to Japan.
After practice, Jon was google-ing our name for updates on anything then he stumbled on a Japanese blog. THIS GUY BLOGGED ABOUT US!! HOW DOPE IS THAT?!!?!
so yeah, that's it. :)
-- & in case you guys didn't know. we have our store up online.
http://femaledemand.bigcartel.com
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here's the Japanese blog. Take a look!
http://txatniprec.blog79.fc2.com/blog-entry-259.html
How it goes is, I got a email from this guy in Japan. He asked if we do international shipments. I replyed, "HELL YEAH WE SHIP TO JAPAN!" ... so i changed my settings on the Female Demand's big cartel to Domestic and International shipping. The next day we got a order for One Vinyl EP and Two CDs (self-titled EP & FD-2 EP). Packed them up and shipped it to Japan.
After practice, Jon was google-ing our name for updates on anything then he stumbled on a Japanese blog. THIS GUY BLOGGED ABOUT US!! HOW DOPE IS THAT?!!?!
so yeah, that's it. :)
-- & in case you guys didn't know. we have our store up online.
http://femaledemand.bigcartel.com
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here's the Japanese blog. Take a look!
http://txatniprec.blog79.fc2.com/blog-entry-259.html
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Febuary shows + online store
This coming February will be a busy, busy month for us. We got shows lined up almost every week! Here is what we have confirmed so far..
DEANS credit and clothing (downtown) Houston, Texas
Feb 5 2010 8:00P
Dragons Den New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 6 2010 10:00P
House Party in Denton tejas! Denton, Texas
Feb 13 2010 8:00P
Cafe Revolution Bryan, Texas
Feb 19 2010 8:00P
House Show Val Verde, California
Feb 21 2010 8:00P
We might add a little more this February.
Just pay a visit to our myspace (myspace.com/femaledemand) to see any changes
If you know anyone who needs a group or wants us to pay a visit to your town no matter the situation (house party, venue, bar, birthday party) WE WILL MAKE THE DRIVE!!! :O
contact us!!!
+
we got our online store up and running! We have our all of our merchandise on sale, so if you really wanted that record or t-shirt, but couldn't get it. Now is the time to get a hand on them!
http://www.femaledemand.bigcartel.com
DEANS credit and clothing (downtown) Houston, Texas
Feb 5 2010 8:00P
Dragons Den New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 6 2010 10:00P
House Party in Denton tejas! Denton, Texas
Feb 13 2010 8:00P
Cafe Revolution Bryan, Texas
Feb 19 2010 8:00P
House Show Val Verde, California
Feb 21 2010 8:00P
We might add a little more this February.
Just pay a visit to our myspace (myspace.com/femaledemand) to see any changes
If you know anyone who needs a group or wants us to pay a visit to your town no matter the situation (house party, venue, bar, birthday party) WE WILL MAKE THE DRIVE!!! :O
contact us!!!
+
we got our online store up and running! We have our all of our merchandise on sale, so if you really wanted that record or t-shirt, but couldn't get it. Now is the time to get a hand on them!
http://www.femaledemand.bigcartel.com
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
New Years Eve + EP RELEASE
Hello all!
We are so excited to announce that we are gearing up to release our 12" clear EP that we've been slaving over for the past 6 months. This EP encompasses 4 new songs that evoke emotion and movement. With the help of our producer Manny Nieto (HEALTH, Circle Jerks, The Breeders) we've been able to really make a record with the nice, smooth tone of an all analog recording set up. We also comissioned artist Sonny Kay (The Mars Volta, Locusts, RX Bandits) to forge the art and layout for this record. And with this, we have brought our 'EP' that we will release on New Years Eve.
With that out of the way, we can now give you all the details about the release party! The party will be held at Mango's 403 Westheimer, Houston, tx. There will an amazing line-up that evening which includes our great friends Grandfather Child, The Manichean, Sideshow Tramps, B L A C K I E, Robert Ellis and Hollywood Floss. The show is $10 which makes it a great night out for New Years Eve. Our EP will be made available soon after the clock has struke midnight. The EP itself is $12 but includes a free digital download of the record. There are only 500 copies of this 12" clear vinyl record. NO MORE WILL BE PRINTED LIKE THIS!!!!!
So be the coolest kid in town with your very own Female Demand clear 12" vinyl!!!!!
We can't wait to see you at the show!
Spread Love
-femaledemand
We are so excited to announce that we are gearing up to release our 12" clear EP that we've been slaving over for the past 6 months. This EP encompasses 4 new songs that evoke emotion and movement. With the help of our producer Manny Nieto (HEALTH, Circle Jerks, The Breeders) we've been able to really make a record with the nice, smooth tone of an all analog recording set up. We also comissioned artist Sonny Kay (The Mars Volta, Locusts, RX Bandits) to forge the art and layout for this record. And with this, we have brought our 'EP' that we will release on New Years Eve.
With that out of the way, we can now give you all the details about the release party! The party will be held at Mango's 403 Westheimer, Houston, tx. There will an amazing line-up that evening which includes our great friends Grandfather Child, The Manichean, Sideshow Tramps, B L A C K I E, Robert Ellis and Hollywood Floss. The show is $10 which makes it a great night out for New Years Eve. Our EP will be made available soon after the clock has struke midnight. The EP itself is $12 but includes a free digital download of the record. There are only 500 copies of this 12" clear vinyl record. NO MORE WILL BE PRINTED LIKE THIS!!!!!
So be the coolest kid in town with your very own Female Demand clear 12" vinyl!!!!!
We can't wait to see you at the show!
Spread Love
-femaledemand
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
interview / EP review from Free Press Houston
Interview : Female Demand
posted by Free Press Houston @ 10:31 AM
By Omar Afra
Bass and drum duo Female Demand is fresh on the heels of a new album which they release New Year’s Eve and a string of clutch shows including another killer performance at Westheimer Block Party. The band has finally captured their gritty Lightning Bolt meets Zep sound by spending the time and treasure to record their songs at Sugar Hill. They are not very smart, charismatic, or good looking but they were kind enough to answer these questions.
In the right context, you guys may be one of the best live bands in Houston. Is it hard to play these monumental earth-shattering shows and next play to 6 mildly interested people?
Not really. We play music because we love it. Whether it's 30 people in the crowd or 4, we still play our best and kinda think of that show as a band rehearsal haha.
Earliest childhood musical memory?
Jon-being a little baby and having a little toy saxophone that blew bubbles. lol
Tell us about the new album. Why did you choose to go to Sugar Hill instead of recording the way you did your last ep? You know, the one where your super loud-shitty snare sounds like dropping nickels into an RC Cola.
Well we opted to record this particular EP at sugarhill because it was cheap. A good friend of ours introduced to one of the engineers there and he just let us pretty much have the studio for a whole night. It was definatly a better experience then when we recorded the first demo. And the drums do sound a whole more accessable. lol
Who do you fuck anyway?
Haha, we don't kiss and tell. But, if we had to be literal here, then I'd say we both always go with the ladies.
Female Demand. What does that mean? Are you qualified to explain what females demand?
Funny you ask. I don't think that we are qualified to explain what females demand. BUT! I can explain the origins of the name. It's the title of a Prefuse 73 song and I just thought that it sounded really funny when you said it out loud. It's kind of suggestive but at the same time it sounds like you're saying female to man or female the man. And I liked that it had that to it. That funny play on words...
Bradley has a bonafide legion of bass pedals he manipulates into sonic retardation. How often do you ever tell him " Hey just go with a clean tone?
Not often to be honest. Each pedal has it's specific use and meaning and Bradley really tries hard to not pack on a shit tone of pedals. If there was an easier way of carrying gear then we'd have a shit tone of stuff, but it just ain't like that.
Bradley-And plus, we love loud things, and what better way to make loud noises then with a Ampeg 6x10 and a Fender Bassman 300 and a bunch of pedals! haha
Fill in the blanks: Houston is the musical belly button of the cosmos because________?
Because we're hot....
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Self-Titled EP
now available in stores... (HOUSTON, TX)
and
for dirt, dirt cheap!!!
like $4.
go get one and enjoy yourself.
SOUNDWAVES
SOUND EXCHANGE
and
CACTUS MUSIC
for dirt, dirt cheap!!!
like $4.
go get one and enjoy yourself.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Female Demand Self-Titled EP commercial
Buy one of these bad boys when you see us LIVE!! Available in CD (for right now)
http://www.femaledemand.com
by the way, NEW YEARS EVE! our 12" VINYL EP (CLEAR) will be released, featuring 4 new songs!!
@ MANGOS
http://www.femaledemand.com
by the way, NEW YEARS EVE! our 12" VINYL EP (CLEAR) will be released, featuring 4 new songs!!
@ MANGOS
Sunday, November 8, 2009
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