TIMING

7pm doors
8pm Underground Railroad
9:15pm Ladyhawke

'Don't throw her onto the same pile as Annie, Robyn or Lykke Li: qua talent she makes the rest of them look like amateurs, song after song.' (Humo)
'A convincing debut that decorates an up-to-date sound with a pinch of nostalgia.' (De Morgen)
'I write, I play. That’s what I do. Nuff sed.' (sic) (Ladyhawke)

She was already introduced earlier this year to perform in the AB as support-act to The Black Kids, but – as she says on her own site - 'I had to cancel the European leg of my upcoming Black Kids support tour due to unforeseen circumstances. It was totally out of my control and I'm really devastated'. Phillipa 'Pip' Brown, from New Zealand, makes up for it now though with a headline show in our ABClub. Ladyhawke – named after the '85 film of the same name, with the likes of Michelle Pfeiffer – says that she's heavily influenced by the music of the seventies and eighties. Think Blondie, Stevie Nicks, Thompson Twins, Bananarama,... and all that with a serious portion of synths, electro-beats and rock-guitars. Her debut of the same name recieved rave reviews, her single ‘Back In The Van’ was hotshot on StuBru and her single ‘Paris is Burning’ received impressive remixes from Alex Gopher and Peaches. Finally, just a fait divers: take a good look at the covers of her album and singles sometime. They are all made in the same style, by Sarah Larnach who beautifully illustrates Ladyhawke's obsession with cats.

Support act will be Parisian trio Underground Railroad. Their latest album 'Sticks And Stones' was released last autumn on One Little Indian and was produced by John Goodmanson (see: Death Cab For Cutie, Blood Brothers, Blonde Redhead,...). Their predilection? Post-punk and no wave. Which can clearly be heard in their energetic group sound. Jason McGerr (Death Cab For Cutie) about UR: “Awesome!” And also UNCUT: “They deserve to defy their moniker and go seriously overground.”