Showing posts with label PIncet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PIncet. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Yerevan Diaries: Love at first sight - DIY, Tsomak & friends

Instead of editorial

First night I went to DIY, and immediately it felt like I am at home there.

I have always wanted to have a regular place in London. But it never worked out. I could never find the place where I would want to go night after night and... Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of nice cool places in London. But so far I was unable to find THE one that I would consider myself a regular at.

With DIY, it was love at first sight. And it’s not just the place. It’s people who run the place and who come to that place that make it such a special and unique venue for me in Yerevan.

Tsomak, Armen & co - I love you. You are beautiful, and what you do is... beautiful. No mirror needed.

Emma, I still remember that delicious black-coloured cocktail, the best I’ve tried in Yerevan. [and I don’t normally like cocktails in Yerevan but this one was an exception] Cheers.

Was so great to finally properly meeting Tsomak (Pincet band). Talented, brave, cool. Girl, you rock!! Love and respects, as always. Absolutely loved you performing live. It was a very special evening for me. I feel honoured and touched that you agreed to live perform during my stay in Yerevan. Unforgettable.

Lily was the symbol of that night.

Here we are. I found THE place. Not in London, but in Yerevan. Can’t wait to come back and meet our mafia (=family) again ;)

Monday, 27 June 2011

Armenian all-female punk rock band Pincet heats the things up during Istanbul Gay Pride week

Girls, you rock!

Pincet had a super-cool headlining gig at one of Istanbul night clubs as part of Istanbul Gay Pride week.

I absolutely loved the type of non formal AM language used by Lala Aslikyan reporting live from Istanbul. Below are selected extracts - sorry, in Armenian only, as only with AM you will get the ‘salt’ of what has been reported :)

Մեր թղթակիցներին հաջողվել է մի կերպ որոշ կադրեր ձեռք բերել երեկվա թույնիկ համերգից: Մինչև տասնվեց տարեկան երեխաներին նայել ԱՌԱՆՑ ծնողների ներկայության: Ծնողներ կողմնորոշվեք: Կյանքն անցնում է, դուք էլ հետը:

Եթերում է Երևանը: Ժամը իննանց է տասնհինգ րոպե: Հաղորդում ենք վերջին լուրերը Ստանբուլից: Գեյ շքերթը շարունակում է թափ հավաքել: Այս պահին Ստամբուլի կենտրոնի Ռադիո լայֆ հայտնի ակումբում փախած համերգ է տալիս Պինցետ խումբը:

Ծոմակն ու Ժենյան երգացնում, պարացնում, խմացնում ու հանվացնում են բոլորին: Ինչպես հաղորդում են մեր թղթակիցները, համերգը շատ թեժ է ընթանում: Նկարահանումներն ու ֆոտոխցիկներն արգելված են: Մուտքը` միայն մաքուր սրտերով ու ժպիտներով:

And few pics of Pincet performance & more. Via Queering Yerevan

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Pincet after the interview with Armenian newspaper Agos in Istanbul

Sunday, 22 March 2009

Pincet - all-female punk rock band in Armenia

Pincet is an all-female electropunk rock band based in Armenia. They recently opened a MySpace page for the band and have posted since a few good songs there. Love it.

Band members are Tsomak (guitar, lead vocals), Astghik Melkonyan (drums) and Jenya (keyboard). Tsomak is an artist, women rights activist, and known from a former punk rock band Incest which was an "original all-female Armenian punk rock band" formed in 2000 and active till 2004.

Below is a photo (source) of Pincet rock band at Avantgarde Folk Club in Yerevan, performing for the World AIDS Day 2008 in Armenia.