Wellington’s up and coming team up to party like its 1999 Electro-poppers Charlie Ash, disco-rockers Lady Luck, art-rappers Trimasterbate and electro-pop master, Disasteradio are getting together to make a scene in Wellington and Auckland next month. Charlie Ash, Lady Luck and Trimasterbate perform at Wellington’s Room 101 basement bar on Friday 2 September and at a Wellington showcase gig at Auckland’s Edens Bar with Disasteradio on Friday 9 September. At just under one year old, Charlie Ash first made a name for themselves in Wellington by creating an award winning musical called ‘BOX’ for the Fringe Festival. The band describe their sound as neo-new-wave post-with influences from Debbie Harry, Souixie Sioux and Cyndi Lauper with a hint angular rock-guitar slipped into the mix for good measure. Never without their matching outfits, and usually in lycra, Charlie Ash stay true to their by-line: ‘its showtime, synergy’. Older than Charlie Ash by only one month, older sister Lady Luck play cheeky rock tunes, taking a love of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Motley Crue, Fischerspooner and Led Zeppelin and turning it into foot stomping, disco-laden rock'n'roll. Lady Luck recently released their second single to bFM airwaves, ‘Sugar Daddy’. Art-rappers Trimasterbate combine a medley of rap and beats by your favourite early nineties artists. Trimasterbates’s yelling and chanting MC’s and their suggestive dance moves are backed by the masterful beats of a Casiotone keyboard. With a single synth beat and three MC’s all contending for the microphone, Trimasterbate give new meaning to live karaoke. Since the acquisition of his first family computer at age 6 (the mighty Commodore 64), Disasteradio has been fascinated with the possibilities of synthesised sound. Disasteradio mixes electronic sounds and special effects with pop melodies to create quirky electronic music and danceable new wave synthpop tunes. Wellingtonians, be sure to dress to be seen at Room 101 on 3 September. Aucklanders can get a taste of Wellington’s scene at Eden’s Bar on 9 September. ends SCENE-STEALERS: THE LINEUP Charlie Ash Lady Luck with Trimasterbate Room 101, Bar Bodega, Wellington Friday 2 September, 2005 $10 entry Charlie Ash Lady Luck with Trimasterbate Disasteradio Edens Bar, K’rd, Auckland Friday 9 September, 2005 FOR MORE INFORMATION Charlie Ash: http://www.charlieash.com Disasteradio http://www.mp3.com.au/disasteradio