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“It’s like a Black Friday sale. We’re never going to see these prices again!” Flotard formed Visqueen eight years ago with drummer Ben Hooker, and they released three critically acclaimed ...
"We really do laugh our guts out," Flotard says. Visqueen -- yes, they're named for that black plastic sheeting sold at hardware stores -- came together about two years ago after the demise of ...
The band Visqueen has been out of the public eye for a while. Rachel Flotard, the group's lead singer and songwriter, had more important things to deal with than putting out an album: Her father ...
“Everyone was forgiving. “The second one, made the same year, was (black) Visqueen with orange paint. The wind blew the paint off and got on everyone’s cars." Finally, she said, Catalanotto S ...
The new "Visqueen" is the band's second post-hiatus album of new material, and it features the customary gory cover (magnified for your discomfort on the inside) and brutal music. Although only ...
Though Visqueen's set was just under 20 minutes, the group's performance was a great way to kick off NPR's opening-night showcase. Visqueen's latest album, Message to Garcia, is a towering ...
That said, her work with Visqueen and Neko Case certainly flies in the face of the traditional sex-is-power-equals-profits conclusion that seems to be the preferred standard for women in pop culture.
Five reasons not to miss Visqueen at the Rocket Club on Wednesday, May 26, in no particular order: – National press (and there’s been no shortage of Visqueen attention) calls the band ...
Seattle’s Visqueen, meanwhile, has frequently been tagged as Puget Sound’s answer to the Muffs: it’s another hard-rocking coed three-piece, featuring Kim Warnick, former front woman of the ...
Visqueen’s third full-length, “Message to Garcia,” is being released on frontwoman Rachel Flotard’s new label, Local 638, named for the NYC Steamfitters Union her father was a member of.
Muse, 30 Seconds To Mars, Metric, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and Visqueen rocked The WaMu Theatre on Tuesday, December 15 for 107.7 the End’s annual Deck the Hall Ball. All photos by Justin Dylan ...
Last week, nearly 180 staff at the Teesside plastics factory, also known as Visqueen, voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. As part of the industrial action, an overtime ban will ...