"THE
ASYLUM FOR WAYWARD VICTORIAN GIRLS" NOVEL AVAILABLE NOW
Beautiful, bizarre, and brazen sonic seductress and
violinist extraordinaire, EMILIE AUTUMN wants you to fight
alongside her on this winter's "Fight Like A Girl" tour. Known
for her eccentric style and prodigious musical talent (she began reading notes
before learning the alphabet and was already playing violin at four years old),
Emilie spent her youth playing concert halls throughout the U.S. and Europe as
a classical violinist before going mad, landing herself in an insane asylum and
emerging as a rock singer with a murderous streak.
Taking its name from the title track and first single of her
forthcoming album due out this January, the follow-up to her groundbreaking debut, "Opheliac", the
jaunt officially commences on January 25, 2012 in Kansas City, MO and wraps up
stateside in Minneapolis, MN on February 26, 2012 with additional UK and
European dates scheduled to begin in March.
Each show promises to be an experience. With a theatrical
thread, a little classical flare, and the right dose of dirty rock 'n' roll
attitude, the "Fight Like A Girl" tour will
undoubtedly be EMILIE's most memorable run yet. If you're one
of her affectionately dubbed "Plague Rats" or among
the uninitiated, this is a sexy spectacle that's not to be missed. Beyond her
violin virtuosity on stage, she elegantly strikes that effervescent balance
between sex, violence, and English literature. Part Broadway, part burlesque,
part rock concert, part history lesson, there's nothing quite like it anywhere….
"It's more brutal and bloody," affirms the
ringleader with a playful grin. "There's more girl-on-girl action and
glitter. The corsets are even tighter. It's become VictorianCrouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon. It's a rollercoaster. You're going to feel like you’ve stepped into a dark Disneyland."
That experience is propelled by the autobiographical drama
at the heart of EMILIE's intriguing new literary tome, “THE ASYLUM FOR WAYWARD VICTORIAN GIRLS”. Released last year to widespread adoration, elements
of the novel's wickedly dark narrative will be brought to life on stage, and
they're also encapsulated in her new single and battle cry, "Fight
Like A Girl".
About the single, Emilie comments: "The song
kicks off the record, and it's about women realizing that they are in fact 51%
of the population, and learning how to take back their power. In the story, the
inmates of a Victorian insane asylum for girls break free and go on a rampage
against the doctors who terrorized them. For me, 'Fight Like a Girl'
means to fight like the ultimate badass you are. It's time to take back the
words and phrases that are used to ridicule girls and insult boys and transform
them into sources of power. If you're going to live, then fight, and
every fight scene needs a good soundtrack. This record is my soundtrack. Of
course, there's an overriding story arc. It's a social critique of the mental
healthcare system spanning from the 19th century all the way up
to the present, as well as the inequality women still face worldwide, whether
they’re “crazy” or not. I’m drawing
upon my own personal experience as a notoriously bi-polar person who has been
committed and lived to tell the tale. Hopefully, my story will give strength to
those who need it, and raise a little awareness."
The tune undoubtedly will, especially as EMILIE is
set to perform it nightly as a fitting precursor to the release of the album
next year.
Are you ready to join EMILIE in this FIGHT?
Confirmed Tour Dates:
2012
1/25 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
1/26 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
2/4 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
2/6 Mesa, AZ Nile Theater
2/11 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio
2/13 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
2/16 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
2/18 New York, NY The Gramercy Theatre
2/19 Boston, MA Royale Boston
2/21 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
2/22 Toronto, ON The Opera House
2/23 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom
2/24 Cleveland, OH Peabodys Down Under
2/25 Chicago, IL House of Blues
2/26 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
UK Dates
3/9 Glasgow, UK The Garage
3/10 Nottingham, UK Nottingham Rock City
3/11 Bristol, UK The Bristol Academy
3/12 Manchester, UK The Ritz
European Dates
3/13 Bocum, Germany Matrix
3/14 Munchen, Germany Ampere
3/15 Vienna, Austria Szene
3/17 Prague, Czech Republic KD Kyje
3/18 Budapest, Hungary Club 202
3/19 Bratislava, Slovakia Randall
3/20 Warsaw, Poland Progresja
3/22 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan
3/23 Utrecht, Holland Tivoli De Helling
3/24 Montbeliard, France Atelier Des Moles
3/25 Paris, France La Maroquinerie
3/27 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
3/28 Zurich, Switzerland X-Tra
3/30 Romagnano Sesia, Italy R'N'R Rena
3/31 Florence, Italy Auditorium
4/1 Innsbruck, Austria Hafen
4/3 Berlin, Germany Postbahnof
4/4 Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuse
4/6 Tampere, Finland Klubi
4/7 Helsinki, Finland Nosturi
4/9 Stockholm, Sweden Nalen
4/10 Gothenburg, Sweden Brewhouse
4/12 Brussels, Belgium VK
4/13 London, England Electric Ballroom
4/14 Manchester, England Ritz
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