The farm is happy to join HYFY and Slickeur as we welcome the Toronto-based industrial/goth outfit Slash Need.
Slash Need
A confrontational, camp and seductive dramaturge. Slash Need have earned a reputation for putting on high-energy theatrical live performances. The duo craft songs that slither, satirize, and scream. Sonically aligned with artists like Boy Harsher, Ministry, and Skinny Puppy, their live show traces an urgency familiar to anyone who’s ever felt combustible in their rage against systems of power. Served up raw, Slash Need’s distinct style of propulsive techno and metallic darkwave serves as the backdrop to a unpredictable, ever-changing, and communal performance piece.
Following a viral bout of unplanned, and gratifying, attention from right wing media in 2023 after their lore-making performance at Toronto Pride, the group has developed a cult following. (A widely-circulated video earned 2.3 million views with one comment calling the group ”nasty, filthy perverts”.) Conjuring the essence of cherry red lipstick smudged on the rim of a spilled energy drink, baby powder masquerading as Chanel perfume; pheromones, smoke machines, and crossed wires, Toronto’s Slash Need is an invitation: demanding that we blur the line between repulsion and desire, to arrive at a fierce reclamation of personal autonomy.
Slickeur
A self-declared “potato in drag,” Slickeur brings fierce femme and campy character to stages across North America. Slickeur dabbles in burlesque, drag, clowning, and countless other mediums for physical storytelling. They currently teach dance and make art in Yellowknife (Chief Drygeese territory and the traditional lands of the Yellowknives Dene).
HYFY
HYFY is Cat, Kay, René, and Peter. They play unlistenable music about intractable issues. If you’re high, bi, or just some guy, you’ll dig HYFY.
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