Mattachine Social

Ready to electro-rock your weekend? Swing down to Crush Bar on Saturday night and watch the multimedia wonder boys of Mattachine Social whip the gays into a frenzy as they release their first EP, Our Heroes Bleed Glitter.

The band describe themselves best:

Mattachine Social is the queer-core post-punk/pop musical project of acclaimed animator and singer Justin Warner (of Violet Uprising) and Andrew Klaus (of A is for Accident, formerly of Souhado) . Their songs run the emotional gamut of pop musical styling but each deal with historically important queer icons, civil rights uprisings, and a critique of modern queer culture…all while keeping your ass shaking!

Need proof that the Crush crowd will be jumping? Check out Mattachine Social’s first video, “Alexander,” to get a taste of the band’s unique combination of retro-tinged pop, DIY ethos, and fun-with-a-purpose lyrics.

In addition to lavish multimedia accompaniment (and glitter cannons!) Mattachine Social will also be joined onstage by a very special guest: acclaimed Cabaret superstar Miss Kitty Diggins. The Los Angeles-based “archaeologist and preservationist of the Burlesque and Cabaret traditions” has brought her timelessly sensual sensibility to the stage for nearly a decade, enrapturing audiences worldwide with sultry moves straight out of the Ziegfeld Follies. To close out the night on a high-energy note, DJ Stormy Roxxx (Ransom, Fruitcake) will hit the decks after the show and let the crowd work out their sexual and intellectual tensions on the dancefloor till close.

Mattachine Social rocks Crush Bar (1412 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland) on Saturday, November 27. Doors open at 8 PM; the show goes on at 9 PM sharp. The show is free — all the better to allow you to get your drink on, tip well, and pick up a few extra copies of Our Heroes Bleed Glitter to stuff the stockings of your favorite queers. - Just Out

Ready to electro-rock your weekend? Swing down to Crush Bar on Saturday night and watch the multimedia wonder boys of Mattachine Social whip the gays into a frenzy as they release their first EP, Our Heroes Bleed Glitter.

The band describe themselves best:

Mattachine Social is the queer-core post-punk/pop musical project of acclaimed animator and singer Justin Warner (of Violet Uprising) and Andrew Klaus (of A is for Accident, formerly of Souhado) . Their songs run the emotional gamut of pop musical styling but each deal with historically important queer icons, civil rights uprisings, and a critique of modern queer culture…all while keeping your ass shaking!

Need proof that the Crush crowd will be jumping? Check out Mattachine Social’s first video, “Alexander,” to get a taste of the band’s unique combination of retro-tinged pop, DIY ethos, and fun-with-a-purpose lyrics.

In addition to lavish multimedia accompaniment (and glitter cannons!) Mattachine Social will also be joined onstage by a very special guest: acclaimed Cabaret superstar Miss Kitty Diggins. The Los Angeles-based “archaeologist and preservationist of the Burlesque and Cabaret traditions” has brought her timelessly sensual sensibility to the stage for nearly a decade, enrapturing audiences worldwide with sultry moves straight out of the Ziegfeld Follies. To close out the night on a high-energy note, DJ Stormy Roxxx (Ransom, Fruitcake) will hit the decks after the show and let the crowd work out their sexual and intellectual tensions on the dancefloor till close.

Mattachine Social rocks Crush Bar (1412 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland) on Saturday, November 27. Doors open at 8 PM; the show goes on at 9 PM sharp. The show is free — all the better to allow you to get your drink on, tip well, and pick up a few extra copies of Our Heroes Bleed Glitter to stuff the stockings of your favorite queers. - Just Out

Electro Rock Meets Gay History With Mattachine Social

They craft songs about gay historical figures such as Kenneth Anger, Charles Darwin and Alexander the Great. They put on events at Crush via an artist residency. They’re performing on the Pride festival main stage. They are Mattachine Social.

“Kids don’t know gay history,” says Andrew Klaus, 32, of the band’s moniker. “Hence the name Mattachine Social, after the Mattachine Society.” He’s referring to one of the earliest gay rights activist groups, founded in 1950. In the same breath it takes to describe Mattachine Social, Klaus mentions Charles Darwin, “who was kicked off the [HMS] Beagle on the Galapagos Islands for having an affair with the captain’s son.”

Klaus, who plays keyboard, bass and sings, is only a third of Mattachine Social, who have been playing together for about six months. The other band members include Justin Warner, 41, who also sings, and Ben Jansen, 30, who plays guitar. They describe their sound as “electro-rock-dark-wave,” their music reimagining the world as if history books rained glitter every time they were opened.

The band was borne out of two very connected things: “Pornography and the internet brought us together,” says Klaus of how he met Warner.

“We both put pieces in the HUMP! festival in 2009,” explains Warner, referencing the local amateur porn contest. Both men submitted videos to the competition, Klaus a live action and Warner an animation. “We ended up talking through Facebook,” Warner says.

Klaus then recruited Jansen, with whom he’d collaborated on previous projects.

Of Jansen, Klaus says, “He’s a gorgeous straight boy who plays a pink guitar.”

The band held a CD release party last November at Crush for their first EP, the seven-track Our Heroes Bleed Glitter. More than 100 people showed up to the event, which led to a creative residency at Crush.

Mattachine Social play Portland Pride 2011 at 12:35 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Take a listen at facebook.com/pages/Mattachine-Social or reverbnation.com/mattachinesocial. - JUST OUT

Electro Rock Meets Gay History With Mattachine Social

They craft songs about gay historical figures such as Kenneth Anger, Charles Darwin and Alexander the Great. They put on events at Crush via an artist residency. They’re performing on the Pride festival main stage. They are Mattachine Social.

“Kids don’t know gay history,” says Andrew Klaus, 32, of the band’s moniker. “Hence the name Mattachine Social, after the Mattachine Society.” He’s referring to one of the earliest gay rights activist groups, founded in 1950. In the same breath it takes to describe Mattachine Social, Klaus mentions Charles Darwin, “who was kicked off the [HMS] Beagle on the Galapagos Islands for having an affair with the captain’s son.”

Klaus, who plays keyboard, bass and sings, is only a third of Mattachine Social, who have been playing together for about six months. The other band members include Justin Warner, 41, who also sings, and Ben Jansen, 30, who plays guitar. They describe their sound as “electro-rock-dark-wave,” their music reimagining the world as if history books rained glitter every time they were opened.

The band was borne out of two very connected things: “Pornography and the internet brought us together,” says Klaus of how he met Warner.

“We both put pieces in the HUMP! festival in 2009,” explains Warner, referencing the local amateur porn contest. Both men submitted videos to the competition, Klaus a live action and Warner an animation. “We ended up talking through Facebook,” Warner says.

Klaus then recruited Jansen, with whom he’d collaborated on previous projects.

Of Jansen, Klaus says, “He’s a gorgeous straight boy who plays a pink guitar.”

The band held a CD release party last November at Crush for their first EP, the seven-track Our Heroes Bleed Glitter. More than 100 people showed up to the event, which led to a creative residency at Crush.

Mattachine Social play Portland Pride 2011 at 12:35 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Take a listen at facebook.com/pages/Mattachine-Social or reverbnation.com/mattachinesocial. - JUST OUT

Mattachine Social, Portland’s kings of unsettlingly danceable art-rock, swing into Crush for the next installment of their creative residency this Friday night.

Just Out’s own Wayne Bund succinctly sums up the Mattachine Social experience:

They craft songs about gay historical figures such as Kenneth Anger, Charles Darwin and Alexander the Great. They put on events at Crush via an artist residency. They’re performing on the Pride festival main stage. They are Mattachine Social.
“Kids don’t know gay history,” says Andrew Klaus, 32, of the band’s moniker. “Hence the name Mattachine Social, after the Mattachine Society.” He’s referring to one of the earliest gay rights activist groups, founded in 1950. In the same breath it takes to describe Mattachine Social, Klaus mentions Charles Darwin, “who was kicked off the [HMS] Beagle on the Galapagos Islands for having an affair with the captain’s son.”
Klaus, who plays keyboard, bass and sings, is only a third of Mattachine Social, who have been playing together for about six months. The other band members include Justin Warner, 41, who also sings, and Ben Jansen, 30, who plays guitar. They describe their sound as “electro-rock-dark-wave,” their music reimagining the world as if history books rained glitter every time they were opened.

The sexy crew of art-rockers will present a full set of tracks from the forthcoming album Our Heroes Bleed Glitter against a backdrop of animation and visuals crafted by Klaus and Warner. The event’s Facebook page also indicates that the marvelous Matthew Kern will also offer a performance “in which we shall all learn and grow from his graphic and distinguished reading technique,” and hostess Tammy Whynotte “may lend her many talents to improve the scene and keep things moving right along in fits and starts.” With a sales pitch like that, how can you not buy what they’re selling?

The fun runs from 10 PM to 1 AM this Friday night at Crush (1400 Southeast Morrison Street). Suggested door donation is $2 to $5, with no one turned away for lack of funds. Sorry, kiddos — this is a 21-and-over night of historically-minded darkwave. - Just Out

Mattachine Social, Portland’s kings of unsettlingly danceable art-rock, swing into Crush for the next installment of their creative residency this Friday night.

Just Out’s own Wayne Bund succinctly sums up the Mattachine Social experience:

They craft songs about gay historical figures such as Kenneth Anger, Charles Darwin and Alexander the Great. They put on events at Crush via an artist residency. They’re performing on the Pride festival main stage. They are Mattachine Social.
“Kids don’t know gay history,” says Andrew Klaus, 32, of the band’s moniker. “Hence the name Mattachine Social, after the Mattachine Society.” He’s referring to one of the earliest gay rights activist groups, founded in 1950. In the same breath it takes to describe Mattachine Social, Klaus mentions Charles Darwin, “who was kicked off the [HMS] Beagle on the Galapagos Islands for having an affair with the captain’s son.”
Klaus, who plays keyboard, bass and sings, is only a third of Mattachine Social, who have been playing together for about six months. The other band members include Justin Warner, 41, who also sings, and Ben Jansen, 30, who plays guitar. They describe their sound as “electro-rock-dark-wave,” their music reimagining the world as if history books rained glitter every time they were opened.

The sexy crew of art-rockers will present a full set of tracks from the forthcoming album Our Heroes Bleed Glitter against a backdrop of animation and visuals crafted by Klaus and Warner. The event’s Facebook page also indicates that the marvelous Matthew Kern will also offer a performance “in which we shall all learn and grow from his graphic and distinguished reading technique,” and hostess Tammy Whynotte “may lend her many talents to improve the scene and keep things moving right along in fits and starts.” With a sales pitch like that, how can you not buy what they’re selling?

The fun runs from 10 PM to 1 AM this Friday night at Crush (1400 Southeast Morrison Street). Suggested door donation is $2 to $5, with no one turned away for lack of funds. Sorry, kiddos — this is a 21-and-over night of historically-minded darkwave. - Just Out

Fat Tuesday brings with it a kind of party-guide stigma that says, “If you’re not pretending like you’re in the French Quarter, you’re not doing it right.” And while certainly there are a few reputable traditions aligned with the New Orleans staple to be celebrated, some people just want to don beads and get their drink on without having to flash their assets.

If you’re reading this, you likely live in Portland—a residency that affords the opportunity to go against the grain in pretty much every way possible. As such, what good is diversity on Mardi Gras of all days if there weren’t an option for getting down without the routine mischievousness? Welcome, then, Mattachine Social at Crush Bar Tuesday, March 8.

As aficionados of electro-pulsing, post-punk beats, Mattachine Social offers you that alternative experience on Mardi Gras, featuring an ambitious live set that will include mind-warping visuals—and very possibly the group’s infamous glitter cannon. The band gives you even more of a reason to attend by offering a nominal sliding scale admission.

Social-izers Justin Warner, Andrew Klaus and Ben Jansen inject a spate of No Wave sneer into a danceable queer-core multimedia experience, essentially serving as an all-purpose party machine. But don’t let the synthesizer-slick compositions lull you into completely carefree realms; Mattachine Social’s edginess belies lyrical content dealing with subjects as cerebral as Charles Darwin, Alexander the Great and queer filmmaking icon Kenneth Anger.

“One of the core tenets behind the band is the idea of performance as a social event,” explains Klaus. To ensure said social event keeps going, the band will have their debut EP, Our Heroes Bleed Glitter, for sale.

Chameleonic group ViViVi opens the night; Morgan Lefay performs drag; Melicious the Magician mesmerizes your senses with up-close trickery; and the talented, witty Tammy Whynotte plays host. Crush will also tempt with happy hour prices on food and drink all night long.

And lest tradition be completely cast aside, worry not: There will be beads.

Tues., March 8, 8 p.m.; 1412 SE Morrison St.; $2-$5; reverbnation.com/mattachinesocial. - Just Out

Fat Tuesday brings with it a kind of party-guide stigma that says, “If you’re not pretending like you’re in the French Quarter, you’re not doing it right.” And while certainly there are a few reputable traditions aligned with the New Orleans staple to be celebrated, some people just want to don beads and get their drink on without having to flash their assets.

If you’re reading this, you likely live in Portland—a residency that affords the opportunity to go against the grain in pretty much every way possible. As such, what good is diversity on Mardi Gras of all days if there weren’t an option for getting down without the routine mischievousness? Welcome, then, Mattachine Social at Crush Bar Tuesday, March 8.

As aficionados of electro-pulsing, post-punk beats, Mattachine Social offers you that alternative experience on Mardi Gras, featuring an ambitious live set that will include mind-warping visuals—and very possibly the group’s infamous glitter cannon. The band gives you even more of a reason to attend by offering a nominal sliding scale admission.

Social-izers Justin Warner, Andrew Klaus and Ben Jansen inject a spate of No Wave sneer into a danceable queer-core multimedia experience, essentially serving as an all-purpose party machine. But don’t let the synthesizer-slick compositions lull you into completely carefree realms; Mattachine Social’s edginess belies lyrical content dealing with subjects as cerebral as Charles Darwin, Alexander the Great and queer filmmaking icon Kenneth Anger.

“One of the core tenets behind the band is the idea of performance as a social event,” explains Klaus. To ensure said social event keeps going, the band will have their debut EP, Our Heroes Bleed Glitter, for sale.

Chameleonic group ViViVi opens the night; Morgan Lefay performs drag; Melicious the Magician mesmerizes your senses with up-close trickery; and the talented, witty Tammy Whynotte plays host. Crush will also tempt with happy hour prices on food and drink all night long.

And lest tradition be completely cast aside, worry not: There will be beads.

Tues., March 8, 8 p.m.; 1412 SE Morrison St.; $2-$5; reverbnation.com/mattachinesocial. - Just Out

ras-following world as a day of unbridled abandon, with a keen eye on a Hump Day that could quickly transform into a Hangover Day. And while there are likely celebrations across the entire country, and definitely throughout Portland proper, it’s sometimes more fun to loom in the fringe.

Having said that, Crush Bar will be featuring a post-punk pop dance extravaganza Tuesday, March 8 when they invite Mattachine Social, and lots of other bead-wielding peeps to Southeast for a Fat Tuesday alternative. Check out the write-up below for more information:

As aficionados of electro-pulsing, post-punk beats, Mattachine Social offers you that alternative experience on Mardi Gras, featuring an ambitious live set that will include mind-warping visuals—and very possibly the group’s infamous glitter cannon. The band gives you even more of a reason to attend by offering a nominal sliding scale admission.

Social-izers Justin Warner, Andrew Klaus and Ben Jansen inject a spate of No Wave sneer into a danceable queer-core multimedia experience, essentially serving as an all-purpose party machine. But don’t let the synthesizer-slick compositions lull you into completely carefree realms; Mattachine Social’s edginess belies lyrical content dealing with subjects as cerebral as Charles Darwin, Alexander the Great and queer filmmaking icon Kenneth Anger.

“One of the core tenets behind the band is the idea of performance as a social event,” explains Klaus. To ensure said social event keeps going, the band will have their debut EP, Our Heroes Bleed Glitter, for sale.

Chameleonic group ViViVi opens the night; Morgan Lefay performs drag; Melicious the Magician mesmerizes your senses with up-close trickery; and the talented, witty Tammy Whynotte plays host. Crush will also tempt with happy hour prices on food and drink all night long.

And lest tradition be completely cast aside, worry not: There will be beads.

Tues., March 8, 8 p.m.; 1412 SE Morrison St.; $2-$5; reverbnation.com/mattachinesocial. - Just Out

ras-following world as a day of unbridled abandon, with a keen eye on a Hump Day that could quickly transform into a Hangover Day. And while there are likely celebrations across the entire country, and definitely throughout Portland proper, it’s sometimes more fun to loom in the fringe.

Having said that, Crush Bar will be featuring a post-punk pop dance extravaganza Tuesday, March 8 when they invite Mattachine Social, and lots of other bead-wielding peeps to Southeast for a Fat Tuesday alternative. Check out the write-up below for more information:

As aficionados of electro-pulsing, post-punk beats, Mattachine Social offers you that alternative experience on Mardi Gras, featuring an ambitious live set that will include mind-warping visuals—and very possibly the group’s infamous glitter cannon. The band gives you even more of a reason to attend by offering a nominal sliding scale admission.

Social-izers Justin Warner, Andrew Klaus and Ben Jansen inject a spate of No Wave sneer into a danceable queer-core multimedia experience, essentially serving as an all-purpose party machine. But don’t let the synthesizer-slick compositions lull you into completely carefree realms; Mattachine Social’s edginess belies lyrical content dealing with subjects as cerebral as Charles Darwin, Alexander the Great and queer filmmaking icon Kenneth Anger.

“One of the core tenets behind the band is the idea of performance as a social event,” explains Klaus. To ensure said social event keeps going, the band will have their debut EP, Our Heroes Bleed Glitter, for sale.

Chameleonic group ViViVi opens the night; Morgan Lefay performs drag; Melicious the Magician mesmerizes your senses with up-close trickery; and the talented, witty Tammy Whynotte plays host. Crush will also tempt with happy hour prices on food and drink all night long.

And lest tradition be completely cast aside, worry not: There will be beads.

Tues., March 8, 8 p.m.; 1412 SE Morrison St.; $2-$5; reverbnation.com/mattachinesocial. - Just Out

Just in time for Halloween, local dance-rock darlings Mattachine Social release their charmingly spooky new video “Risers.”

Between the grinding bass and lush-yet-ghostly harmonies, “Risers” sounds like something out of a horror movie — and for good reason. “The song was musically inspired by the trailer for The Walking Dead,” bandmember Andrew Klaus explains, “but once we got to writing, the boys in the band really ran with it and took it to the next level.” The song is an indictment of what Klaus describes as “the complacency of gay culture:” “there’s a line in there about ‘rising up the Lohan army’ as a metaphor for gay culture becoming this zombified, materialistic shadow of what our counterculture could have been if we hadn’t settled for the superficial.”

Of course, a creepy song warrants a creepy video — and “Risers” certainly delivers. The video, directed by Klaus and his Mattachine Social bandmate Justin Warner, was initially inspired by Surrealist supernatural thrillers like Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr. However, once the cast assembled at Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, another inspiration became clear. “I realized that, once I saw everyone in costumes, the effect was reminiscent of Disney’s Haunted Mansion — charming as much as spooky,” Klaus recalls. “It was natural to apply 1940's-inspired special effects, and get a little hokey!”

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A little spooky, a little hokey, a little sexy, and a lot of fun — just like Halloween. The perfect soundtrack to get you in the mood for costume assembly! - Just Out

Just in time for Halloween, local dance-rock darlings Mattachine Social release their charmingly spooky new video “Risers.”

Between the grinding bass and lush-yet-ghostly harmonies, “Risers” sounds like something out of a horror movie — and for good reason. “The song was musically inspired by the trailer for The Walking Dead,” bandmember Andrew Klaus explains, “but once we got to writing, the boys in the band really ran with it and took it to the next level.” The song is an indictment of what Klaus describes as “the complacency of gay culture:” “there’s a line in there about ‘rising up the Lohan army’ as a metaphor for gay culture becoming this zombified, materialistic shadow of what our counterculture could have been if we hadn’t settled for the superficial.”

Of course, a creepy song warrants a creepy video — and “Risers” certainly delivers. The video, directed by Klaus and his Mattachine Social bandmate Justin Warner, was initially inspired by Surrealist supernatural thrillers like Carl Dreyer’s Vampyr. However, once the cast assembled at Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, another inspiration became clear. “I realized that, once I saw everyone in costumes, the effect was reminiscent of Disney’s Haunted Mansion — charming as much as spooky,” Klaus recalls. “It was natural to apply 1940's-inspired special effects, and get a little hokey!”

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A little spooky, a little hokey, a little sexy, and a lot of fun — just like Halloween. The perfect soundtrack to get you in the mood for costume assembly! - Just Out

f you’re looking to grab a quick, quiet bite to eat Saturday September 3, the Burgerville at SE 11th and Hawthorne is likely not going to be your best bet. Because beginning at 5 p.m., your burger shall be paired with live and loud music, including the soul-baring electro-rock beats of Portland’s Mattachine Social, among other PDX rockers and rollers.

That’s right, Burgerville continues to capitalize on the title of “Best Fast Food Restaurant in Portland That Also Has Full-On Rock Concerts in the Dining Room” – a title I have just invented, obvs – with a fundraising benefit show for Defunkt Theatre. Music runs between 5 and 9 p.m., and Mattachine Social kick off at 8.

And be sure to grab yourself a chocolate milkshake, some fries, a spicy black bean burger or whatever other new local concoction they’ve dreamed up while you’re there. A percentage of all sales goes directly to Defunkt Theatre! Rad! Just be sure to YELL YOUR ORDER SO THE CASHIER CAN HEAR YOU!

Don’t forget, you get a free napkin with every order! - Just Out

f you’re looking to grab a quick, quiet bite to eat Saturday September 3, the Burgerville at SE 11th and Hawthorne is likely not going to be your best bet. Because beginning at 5 p.m., your burger shall be paired with live and loud music, including the soul-baring electro-rock beats of Portland’s Mattachine Social, among other PDX rockers and rollers.

That’s right, Burgerville continues to capitalize on the title of “Best Fast Food Restaurant in Portland That Also Has Full-On Rock Concerts in the Dining Room” – a title I have just invented, obvs – with a fundraising benefit show for Defunkt Theatre. Music runs between 5 and 9 p.m., and Mattachine Social kick off at 8.

And be sure to grab yourself a chocolate milkshake, some fries, a spicy black bean burger or whatever other new local concoction they’ve dreamed up while you’re there. A percentage of all sales goes directly to Defunkt Theatre! Rad! Just be sure to YELL YOUR ORDER SO THE CASHIER CAN HEAR YOU!

Don’t forget, you get a free napkin with every order! - Just Out

"All my art fag friends loooooove these electro-tutors. They're like Schoolhouse Rock: The Gay History Edition. You'll be singing catchy tunes about Kenneth Anger in the shower for weeks!" - Portland Mercury - Portland Mercury

"All my art fag friends loooooove these electro-tutors. They're like Schoolhouse Rock: The Gay History Edition. You'll be singing catchy tunes about Kenneth Anger in the shower for weeks!" - Portland Mercury - Portland Mercury

MATTACHINE SOCIAL

Described as the “love Child of Björk and The Jesus and Mary Chain” Portland, Oregon based MATTACHINE SOCIAL are a queer-core post-punk/pop musical project. Their songs run the emotional gamut of pop musical styling but each deal with historically important queer icons, civil rights uprisings, and a critique of modern queer culture…all while keeping your ass shaking!

Co-founders Justin Warner and Andrew Klaus are both accomplished multimedia artists with long careers in both film and music. As such Mattachine Social live shows are a heady mix of post-punk dance music and wild visuals aided by projection screens and glitter cannons all crafted by the band.

Mattachine Social also were local headliners for Portland Pride 2011 and participated in the first annual Portland Queer Music Festival. Next up they’ll be opening for Sandra Bernhardt.

Klaus has performed with lesbian punk icons The Butchies and Le Tigre before relocating to Portland in the early part of the decade pursuing a successful career as a filmmaker and internationally exhibited visual artist

Co-founder Justin Warner is an acclaimed animator and filmmaker and has had work appear on stage and in theaters from New York to Seattle, as well as mastermind behind the now defunct outfit Violet Uprising.

Warner and Klaus are joined onstage by the remarkably talented and handsome guitarist Ben Jansen, and the equally fabulous and beautiful Tammy Whynot on tambourine and backing vocals.

Mattachine Social released their debut ep in limited release in November of 2010 and expect a full album by early 2012. - HipFish

MATTACHINE SOCIAL

Described as the “love Child of Björk and The Jesus and Mary Chain” Portland, Oregon based MATTACHINE SOCIAL are a queer-core post-punk/pop musical project. Their songs run the emotional gamut of pop musical styling but each deal with historically important queer icons, civil rights uprisings, and a critique of modern queer culture…all while keeping your ass shaking!

Co-founders Justin Warner and Andrew Klaus are both accomplished multimedia artists with long careers in both film and music. As such Mattachine Social live shows are a heady mix of post-punk dance music and wild visuals aided by projection screens and glitter cannons all crafted by the band.

Mattachine Social also were local headliners for Portland Pride 2011 and participated in the first annual Portland Queer Music Festival. Next up they’ll be opening for Sandra Bernhardt.

Klaus has performed with lesbian punk icons The Butchies and Le Tigre before relocating to Portland in the early part of the decade pursuing a successful career as a filmmaker and internationally exhibited visual artist

Co-founder Justin Warner is an acclaimed animator and filmmaker and has had work appear on stage and in theaters from New York to Seattle, as well as mastermind behind the now defunct outfit Violet Uprising.

Warner and Klaus are joined onstage by the remarkably talented and handsome guitarist Ben Jansen, and the equally fabulous and beautiful Tammy Whynot on tambourine and backing vocals.

Mattachine Social released their debut ep in limited release in November of 2010 and expect a full album by early 2012. - HipFish