Mattachine Social formed in 2010 from the wreckage of Justin Warner’s spooky listening project Violet Uprising and Andrew Klaus’ French-American duo A is for Accident. Drafting multi-instrumentalist Ben Jansen on guitar and the all around charms and graces of drag artist/percussionist Tammy Whynot to round out the lineup Mattachine Social have been playing to packed progressive crowds ever since their debut show. Described as the love child of
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Mattachine Social formed in 2010 from the wreckage of Justin Warner’s spooky listening project Violet Uprising and Andrew Klaus’ French-American duo A is for Accident. Drafting multi-instrumentalist Ben Jansen on guitar and the all around charms and graces of drag artist/percussionist Tammy Whynot to round out the lineup Mattachine Social have been playing to packed progressive crowds ever since their debut show. Described as the love child of Joy Division and the B-52’s (with more than just a hint of Depeche Mode) the band hosts a multimedia road show that includes video projections, glitter cannons, and classy electrorock about historical figures.
Taking their moniker from the original Mattachine Society (the United States first LGBT rights group in the 1950’s) Mattachine Social play to mixed crowds, gay and straight, with songs about queer history, Alexander the Great, Charles Darwin, pioneering film maker Kenneth Anger and the universal themes of love and loss. Propulsive beats, shoegazer guitar and soaring vocals create a dance heavy rock band sound that sets Mattachine Social apart from Portland, Oregon’s garage rock and punk scene.
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