Sex, Politics and A Fake Goatee??

She’s lewd, crude and crazy and coming to a city near you. Peaches is the quirky Canadian electroclasher that will blow your mind in concert. If you love music and want to hear an original blend of electronica, indie, hip hop and pop from a sex-crazed madwoman all packaged up in pink hot pants then this is the gig for you.

If you’ve never heard Peaches check out her latest album ‘Impeach my Bush’ and get ready, there’s another one on the way. Prepare to be shocked at her performance it will involve on-stage costume changes and crowd nudity among other outrageous on-stage antics. Her lyrics express her strong opinions on the issues feminism, sexism, politics (latest album, ‘Impeach My Bush’, is in fact a direct reference to George Bush) and gender. Peaches makes all her backing tracks with her trusty Roland MC505 Groovebox (she calls it MC5 for short). This results in rather minimal yet heavy and pulsating beats. Her diverse voice fills in for whatever’s lacking. She first made it big in 2002 with her debut album the Teaches of Peaches, with Rolling Stone magazine saying “Trent Reznor, Courtney Love and Foxy Brown should all be very, very afraid"-Rolling Stone.(2002).' The next breakthrough album to follow was Fatherrfucker(2003). When asked about the name she replied “We use it in our everyday language[motherfucker], and it's such an insanely intense word. I'm not one to shy away from these obscene terms that we actually have in our mainstream…But if we're going to use motherfucker, why don't we use fatherfucker? I'm just trying to be even.” Her most recent release is abum the Teaches of Peaches(2006), which has seen her music progress yet still stay true to the Peaches staples. Her success has seen her collaborate with big names such as Iggy Pop, Feist, Joan Jett, Garbage and even Pink.

Peaches has freshened up her live gigs with new backing band, Berlin-based Sweet Machine (taking over the Herms). Plus, fantastic support act, NZs Ladyhawke. Concerts will be 20th & 21st of September. Well chosen venues will ensure that you will be up close and personal with Peaches. Friday’s concert will be at Auckland’s Powerstation and on Saturday at Wellington’s San Francisco Bath House. For further information see http://www.peachesrocks.com/