Shiverettes run with feminest punk identity on Real Shrill Bitches

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Calgary’s Shiverettes have completely embraced their identity as a feminist punk band.

The Shiverettes return to Lethbridge this weekend. Photo by Richard Amery
The band, including Hayley Muir - vocals; Kaely Cormack - guitar and vocals; Cecilia Schlemm - bass and backup vocals and drummer Steve Richter, play the Owl Acoustic Lounge, April 19 for a FLIPfest presentation including  Mombod and Wares.


 They officially release their second album “Real Shrill Bitches” on April 18.


“We played FLIPfest  for the first time in 2017 and it’s pretty exciting to be back,” said guitarist/vocalist Kaely Cormack.


“We didn’t intend to write another feminist punk album, but there is a lot more to say,” she said, adding  the CD is a more cohesive affair.

“This is the first band three of us have been in. Now, we’re having a lot of fun and  ave got a lot more experience and we’re a lot more confident now,” Cormack said, adding her song “bumblebee” opens the CD, with a hot guitar riff  that sounded like a bumble bee.

“The song doesn’t have anything to do with bumblebees, but we thought it was a good way to start the album. And we’re singing ‘Are You listening throughout it,” she said, adding there are a lot of feminist issues to explore, so the CD includes songs about sexual assault, abortion, male privilege and incels.“We’re inspired the feminist experience,” she said.


“ There are a lot of these issues still plaguing us,” she continued., adding it is important to speak up about them.


“ There are things that happen a lot and that we want people to think about,” she said.
“People tend to be quiet about them but they want to talk about them,” she added.
The Shiverettes are taking the new CD on a quick tour of Alberta and Saskatchewan dates, and will be back home in Calgary in time to play a  couple of festivals including East  Town Get Down Sled Island in June.


 Then we’re planning a tour out east, but nothing has been finalized yet,” she said.
“It’s been a lot of hard work, finishing the album, but now comes the fun part — touring and playing the songs. It’s taken a while to get to this point,” she enthused.
The Shiverettes CD release party for the new CD is at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Friday, April 19 with Mombod and Wares beginning at 9 p.m. Admission is by donation.

 

— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 April 2019 13:23 )