Ninja Academy + Ribbons

Friday, May 1
Admission: $5, $10 minimum
Showtime: 10:30pm
reservations are recommended

Ninja Academy:
Ninja Academy lands in Brooklyn for their first time! They will be playing songs from their album "bra'ka dOm" as well as some tracks from their upcoming self-titled release, due out later this year.

"That's when you'll get a taste of some truly cutting-edge music...If you're sick of the same old stuff, this should provide the antidote." - John Sollenberger, Pasadena Weekly.
"…some of the most sonically diverse music since the Minutemen" - Ryan Ritchie, L.A. Weekly
"They are hard-rockingly one of the best live bands I've seen in a club in L.A.." - L.A. Taco
"I'm more impressed with their song craft and how well they can glide through a variety of styles." - DrowningInCulture.com

Links:
www.ninjaacademy.com
www.myspace.com/ninjaacademy
www.youtube.com/ninjaacademy

Ribbons:

"Ribbons are a duo of Brooklyn transplants from California who come forth with one of the most promising rock debuts I've heard in a long while. Consisting of vocalist/guitarist/bassist Jenny Logan and drummer/backing vocalist Sam Roudman, they deliver the raw, stripped intensity of early Factory Records stalwarts like the Durutti Column and Joy Division while harnessing the propulsion, angularity, and energy of a group like Josef K. Though this sound has most certainly been reexamined by plenty of bands, it's refreshing to hear Logan's distinctly female take on what has always been a male-dominated style, both vocally and instrumentally. Roudman ends up being the secret weapon, though, keeping things interesting with his wild, propulsive, Keith Moon-meets-Stephen Morris style, while his roots playing in metal bands definitely shine through in his double-time bass drum attacks and odd, wailing vocal harmonies. Over the course of 35 minutes, the group play through variations on a theme, keeping the intensity high and the tension taut throughout. These two are worth keeping an eye on -- definitely recommended!" -IQ, Other Music update, September 2008