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Be a HOOLIGAN tomorrow!

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:16:35 +0000

We rock HOOLIGANS in ABQ tomorrow!

https://www.facebook.com/events/297961916917795/

We hope to see you out!

ALSO! Please check out our FUNDRAISER! Get a song written for you! See us in Bikinis! Have coffee with us! Go here:

bit.ly/vvfundraiser2012

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

Thank you, we love you all!

-Vertigo Venus

TONIGHT! Synthpunk show!

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:31:21 +0000

Tonight, we open for STOLEN BABIES at the Launchpad (6th and Central Ave) in Albuquerque. See the info below. We hope to see you out!

https://www.facebook.com/events/201155163299890/

ALL AGES Synthpunk show tomorrow!

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:13:51 +0000

Hey there, we have an all ages show tomorrow! Please come out and see us! Info is below:

Click the image or this link for info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/119338374853361/

And, don’t forget about our AWESOME FUNDRAISER! You can get handmade stuff by us, have coffee with us, all kinds of cool stuff!

Synthpunk shows tonight and tomorrow!

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:22:45 +0000

We have two shows this weekend! Here’s the info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/222489897829778/

https://www.facebook.com/events/316897331683124/

And, please donate to our fundraiser!

Thank you all! We hope to see you soon!

2011 in review: a Synthpunked year

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:20:57 +0000

2011 was probably the most progressive year for Vertigo Venus we ever could have asked for. The band changed, grew, and did more than we ever expected to in one year. We showed that a Synthpunk band can work their butts off, meet great things, and make great things, despite trials.

We started the year off with the release of our first music video, “Everybody Down”. We shot it with the help of some great friends, and released it to much applause from many watchers. The video is still an amazing accomplishment for us, and we’re really grateful for all the work that our friends put into it.

We then began a fundraiser with Indiegogo to raise money to go to SxSw, and created a lot of great art for fans who supported us in the endeavor. We created new music, art, and more, and planned our trip to Texas after a great show with Igor and the Red Elvises in santa Fe.

We followed up this great success with a lineup change; this is something that usually sets a band back by years. We didn’t know exactly what to do, being that things changed for us right before we went to SxSW for the first time in our careers, but we approached it with as much positivity that we could, and we handled it well. We played a string of great shows in Texas with backup from our friend Erik taking up the bass guitar; a greatly talented musician, we are grateful to know him.

Returning from Texas, we planned the future of the band, and decided that Jeff would pick up the bass guitar. This was a big shift, as Jeff had been primarily the lead singer for quite awhile. This felt right, however, and as we went on practicing, we knew this was the right thing to do. We decided to move forwar as a four piece, a new understanding and respect between the four of us that would strengthen our band and our music.

We played a string of shows, and after a great show with Our good friends Burlesque Noir, we took some time off to write and start recording. We came out of this time with a lot of great new material, and a new future for the band. We filmed another great video, this time for “spy vs. spy”, for Digitech guitar effects, and found much success with it. We found our music being distributed in more Hot Topic stores, as well as our shirts finding their way to the store’s website, a great accomplishment for us.

We closed the year with some more great shows, and a plan to write and record two new records. Our van sadly exploded somewhere along the way, but we are working hard to ensure that it works like us; better, faster, stronger.

We underwent A great many changes and trials in 2011, and we are ready for the future. We will be releasing a new record in 2012, and touring and reaching new audiences with our music. We’ve already started the year with an endorsement from Digitech, and a new hoodie available on Hot Topic’s website, and we have a great many shows lined up which we are excited about. We are grateful for our great fans and friends, and those folks that keep us going. Thank you to you all! Keep watching for great things this year, and keep the dream alive!

What is SYNTHPUNK?

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:02:05 +0000

To us, Synthpunk is the melding of electronic music and punk rock, but it’s also part of a larger philosophy. Punk rock has a very broad definition to us – the Talking Heads were a great punk band as far as we’re concerned. Don’t think so? Punk isn’t all about mohawks and politics. Punk is a way of life. It’s doing things yourself, being resourceful and smart. The music is one small part of what being a punk really is. Synthpunk is an evolving and new sound, and one that we dare not say we define, but definitely own.

Many bands have furthered the genre of Synthpunk, and continue to do so. The sound is growing and evolving, and it’s here to stay. Tell us what YOU think in the comments.

-brian botkiller

Last SYNTHPUNK show of the year tomorrow!

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:44:53 +0000

Hi all,

Our final show of the year is tomorrow (12/23) at Burt’s Tiki Lounge (313 gold SE, ABQ, NM). We’ll be playing with HYPERLAND from ABQ , and touring act Great White Buffalo.

The show is 21+, starts at 9pm, and is FREE. We’ll be dressed in silly Xmas gear, of course. We hope to see you there!

Facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/146164628823434/

Don’t forget, if you want a great Xmas gift, get some new Vertigo Venus gear, like our great new Hoodie, exclusive to HOT TOPIC:

You can purchase it here: bit.ly/vvhottopicmerch

Get our albums for only .99 here: vertigovenus.bandcamp.com

Happy Holidays to you all!

Synthpunk Punk rock music and hot girls

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:52:11 +0000

So we’re trying out this new thing to talk about all of our tags and shit in every single post, so google thinks we’re cool. We’ll see what happens.

In other news, our Van is costing us $4,000 to get a new transmission and some other shit. So, if you can, buy some merch or some shit.

Live tomorrow for Anarkomedy’s anniversary!

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:13 +0000

Hi all,

Tomorrow we play for the Anarkomedy one year anniversary at LOW SPIRITS (2823 2nd st NW) in Albuquerque. Here is the info:

AnarKomedy Anniversary with Vertigo Venus

100% Local New Mexican Entertainment

Starring Kevin Kennedy and MC Ann Gora

With Live Music from Vertigo Venus

Stand-up Comedy from

Sarah Kennedy

Black Mike

Rusty Rutherford

Curt Fletcher

John Cuellar

Mary Byrd

Alex Tainsh

Jason Green

T-Gram

James Morrow

RyeSeronie

and more!

Come and celebrate our first year on the planet. Our show will soon gain the ability to walk and is teething like crazy!

AnarKomedy has been featured in the Local IQ and Albuquerque The Magazine. Low Spirits is simply the best room to watch stand-up comedy in the state.

$5 at the door

21 and over

Full bar

$1.50 Old Milwaukee

$2 High Life

Low Spirits is on 2nd Street between Menaul and Candelaria, on the West side of the street between “Itsa Italian Ice” and “Big Chief Valley Distributing”, right across the street from “Albuquerque Tents”. Just down from the 24 Hour Whataburger on 2nd Street.

Support Local Artists!

Big ALL AGES show tomorrow (12.9) !

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:07:21 +0000

Hi all,

We have a big, ALL AGES show TOMORROW at AMPED performance space (415 Central Ave. NW, Downtown ABQ), at SIX PM! It’s a showcase put on by ROTTEN RECORDS, who hosts many great bands. We want to be one of their bands. As such, we have been selling tickets, but time is running out on being able to buy them. You can buy tickets online at:

http://bit.ly/sVkXL6

The Facebok event is here: http://on.fb.me/rUDLNG

Or, you can come to the show, but it’ll cost you $15 instead of $10.

We’re also doing a toy/food/book drive for the holidays to give to charity – bring a toy/canned good/book to our merch booth, get a FREE CD, and we’ll donate your item to a chartible outlet during the holidays. We’ll be collecting at ALL our upcoming shows, so please consider giving something back to the community this season!

We hope to see you tomorrow !