Tantrum's Birthday Party!!!!
JD Samson
(MEN) (LeTigre)
Jobot(Yellow Fever)
$2 PBR
$3 Berlin Bombs
$5 Absolut Cocktails
Hosted by Scott Cramer, Rew, Bobby Pins, Tantrum and Miss Mini Shaina
RSVP at Stardust@Berlinchicago.com
JD Samson is a member of the feminist electropunk band Le Tigre. Samson grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, Ohio. She came out as a lesbian at age 15. At 17 she left Ohio for Sarah Lawrence College in New York and went to school to pursue her interests in queer studies and feminist experimental film. She joined Le Tigre in 2000 after touring as their projectionist.
Since then, she co-formed ‘Dykes Can Dance’ with Emily Roysdon and Tara Mateik. The troupe, was started as a conceptual dance group which choreographs dances that are performed unannounced, as interventions in New York City. The group was formed in hopes that Lesbians would take pride in their dancing and break the chains of the ‘lesbian as bad dancer’ stereotype. Once again working to challenge the image of gender and the butch lesbian, she made a calendar called JD's Lesbian Calendar 2003 with her old friend Cass Bird, a Los Angeles based photographer. I She has also worked on musical side project band, ‘The New England Roses’ as well as with Le Tigre bandmate Johanna Fateman on a remix project titled 'Men'. She continues to challenge gender roles with her androgenous persona, dashing mustache and impeccable nerdy cool syle.
http://www.myspace.com/djjdsamsonhttp://www.letigreworld.com