TUNIC, FORCED FEMME, PSST SHH - APRIL 13, 2022

FLOOR SHOW @ The Exchange

Tunic, Forced Femme, Psst Shh

Wednesday, April 13

2431 8th Ave, Regina SK.

HARD 8:00 start time. Do not be late for you will miss bands.

$10 at the door

This is an ALL AGES & LICENSED event

Please wear masks.

Tunic
Formed in 2012, Winnipeg’s Tunic was borne of spite — formed after being told Schellenberg “wasn’t good enough” for another band. Abandoning someone else’s dreams for his own, Tunic sought out a sound inspired by the melodic approaches of Quicksand and Superchunk, venom and heartache in Converge and calculated instrumental prowess behind Cult Leader. Releasing their debut 7” in 2015, Tunic has since charged across the globe relentlessly, zigging and zagging as part of more than a dozen jaunts in North America and Europe, as well as tagging shows with a varied lot that includes names like Ken Mode, Single Mothers and even Hank Wood and the Hammerheads. Tunic’s bloodlust for the road has caused some turnover in membership, not to mention bouts with tinnitus, bangovers, and exhaustion. Yet in between all of that touring, Tunic crafted and released their debut LP Complexion for release in 2019. The album was followed by another massive 11 weeks of dates to support it, naturally.
With some time for reflection and even a brief period of -gulp- actually slowing down, Tunic has returned with their most coherent set of songs yet. Quitter is the middle ground between intelligence and blunt-force trauma, channeling rage into a set of songs hellbent on redemption through self-examination. On “Reward of Nothing,” Schellenberg belts out his thoughts emphatically: I’m tired. Defeated. These curses won’t lift.
“It’s about the hopelessness of the entire situation–” explains Schellenberg of the lyrics, delivered with a jaw-clenching fury. “It’s about having a dependency on alcohol and watching everybody age out of your own band.” Yet regardless of the bleakness of the lyrical content, the quality of the songwriting and original riffs shine through, making Quitter something that won’t leave your musical headspace.

Forced Femme
Forced Femme is Jaye Kovach (she/her; they/them) and Paula Bogdan (she/her). As Regina's hottest new dyke band, they are the perfect soundtrack for a frequently broken heart; undiluted queer rage with just a dash of romanticism featuring raw lyrics drenched in that classic, hate-fucking punk sound you know and love.

Psst Shh
Psst Shh is the side project of Saskatchewanian artist, musician, and educator Matthew A. P. Carr (These Estates, Pop Pop Vernac, Failed States, The Spationauts, Doubt It, Robyn and the Hairy Bats, and others). He has been using the moniker as a depository for auditory experimentations since 2003. The releases from Psst Shh began with a lo-fi, weirdo tape vibe, operating as sonic diaries. In recent years, Psst Shh has been a vehicle for dissecting the connection between the commodity of contemporary music and the essential value of the arts in relation to culture and community. The releases and performances are designed to build valuable experiences of collaboration, creativity, and storytelling. Recent releases incorporated elements of instrumental hip hop, boutique and vintage synthesizers, pop/croon vocal melodies delivered with punk inflection and production, jazz harmony, and a heavy focus on improvisation, lifestyle, sampling, and overdubs. The process of the music is of utmost importance, with unique approaches to creativity and collaboration being mandatory. Psst Shh has released records on Deep White Sound, Telepathy Tapes, Non-Minutiae Records, and Pop Quiz Records.
Poster by Mason Pitzel