Rhythmic Ruptures: A Queer Punk Drumming Event w/Performances & Panel!

We're excited to present Rhythmic Ruptures: A Queer Punk Drumming Event with Performances and a Panel here at the Philosophical Research Society with special guests Patty Schemel, T Nico, Candace Hansen, Emma Garau, Audrey Paris Johnson, Nadine Torres & more special guests!

Ticket price: $15-$25 sliding scale (in person event only)

Candace Hansen is a PhD candidate, drummer, educator, scholar, artist, and event producer studying and teaching at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA Department of Gender Studies, writing for LA Times and Spin, and drumming for the Alice Bag Band, dimber, and the Josie Wreck Noise Whorechestra Sexperience Ensemble. This summer Candace taught an experimental plant music program for youth at The Huntington Library, collaborated with the American LGBTQ History Museum in NYC on an exploration of queer punk history, and was recognized by The LA Press Club and The National Entertainment Arts Journalism Awards for their writing. They are working on an oral history project about the queer feminist festival Grrl Fair and compiling a collection of their journalism and music for the Candace Hansen Papers Collection to be housed at CSUF Special Collections Archive.

Rhythmic Ruptures is celebrating and inspired by Candace's dissertation which will hopefully soon be published as a book called “We’re In This Together Now, Huh” Deviant Drummers, Dancefloors, and Surviving in Queer Punk Time.

Hello! I'm Nadine Torres, a punk drummer at heart, a dedicated private music instructor, and a proud member of the Los Angeles Queercore scene. My passion lies at the intersection of rhythm and insurgency. Along with my bandmates in The Groans, I am deeply committed to crafting performances that empower ourselves and our community. Beyond the drum set, I have the privilege of providing assistance to the artist Phranc, contributing to significant works like “The Butch Closet”and studying at Cal Arts. Looking ahead, I'm beaming with enthusiasm at the prospect of further investing in my community and ultimately bringing more queer noise to the world!

Emma Garau is a drummer and composer based in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated witha BFA in jazz and contemporary music from UNC Asheville in 2022 while independently studying with Dave King of TheBad Plus, and touring extensively with Fortezza- which she co-founded in 2016.

Emma has toured and/or recorded with artists including Powderhorns, Grace Christian X, and Geologist (of Animal Collective). She currently tours and records with art punkduo, ¿WATCHES?, and as a solo artist.

Emma endorses 651 Drums.

Born and raised in Fresno, CA Audrey Paris Johnson has played internationally with acts like La Luz, Teri Gender Bender, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Squid Ink, Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries, and many others. Audrey started out playing in her high school jazz band as a kid and even had the chance to play Carnegie Hall! She lives in Fresno where she is a part of a thriving arts scene, hosting music and visual art shows at Studio Itz.

Patty Schemel is a drummer and author who rose to prominence as the drummer of Hole. Born in LA, Schemel was raised in rural Washington where she was an active member of the local punk scene as a teenager. Schemel has played drums with Hole, Courtney Love’s solo project, Upset, Death Valley Girls, Juliette and the Licks, and many others. In 2011 she was the subject of a documentary called Hit So Hard about her life, and in 2017 she released an autobiography by the same name. Recently, Schemel scored a film using only drums to convey the feeling of queer life in a yet to be released documentary about music industry professionals working in the industry before they could be out.

Tianna Nicole (also known as T Nico) began drumming in bands in the San Fernando Valley almost 20 years ago, and has continued sound exploring through composing, producing, and dj’ing. They are the drummer for seminal radical punk band, Fuck U Pay Us, they have played drums and produced songs for San Cha, produced an EP for The Uhuruverse, and they have composed music with trans-disciplinary artist LILLETH, and released music under the moniker Restlust.

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