+ SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE +: News

Hey:

MilitiA. here w/ THE GITS MOVIE.



We would appreciate your support by posting the information about these events on your website and/or in your newsletters, email blasts, etc... The info for both THE GITS MOVIE and THE OFFICIAL NYC PREMIERE PARTY + VIGIL is listed below.



If you'd like to cover the event via photos or video, please email me
at: militia@militiaismyname.com and I will get you a press pass to these events.



Thank you.



Best,


MilitiA.



Militious Productions
w/THE GITS MOVIE








* THE GITS MOVIE *

The Gits Movie is the documentary about 90's Seattle Riot Grrrl band, THE GITS, whose promising start was cut short by the tragic rape and murder of their lead singer, Mia Zapata. Joan Jett and the surviving members of the band formed a new group (EVIL STIG) to fund the search for Mia's killer- who was found and brought to justice- 10 years later. The film features Joan Jett, The Gits, and members of 7 Year Bitch and Bikini Kill.



The film is having its NYC premiere at The Pioneer Theater (155 East 3rd Street at Avenue A in the Lower East Side) on Friday, July 4, 2008 and runs through July 10, 2008.



The premiere on July 4th will feature live music, giveaways and a Q&A will the film makers.



July 5th will also feature a Q&A with the film makers.



Reserve your tickets today:

Call:
(212) 591-0434.


Advance tickets:
call (800) 595.

4849 (service charges apply)

www. thegitsmovie.
com www. myspace. com/thegitsmovie




MONDAY JULY 7th 2008


Militious Productions
in association with JAB Films, Wrong Island Records,
Liberation Entertainment and It's Alive! Media present:



* THE GITS MOVIE PREMIERE PARTY + VIGIL *

W/ Special guests:
KATHLEEN HANNA (Bikini Kill, LeTigre)
and ALLISON WOLFE (Bratmobile)
and more...



at The Delancey
168 Delancey between Clinton + Attorney Streets NYC
www. thedelancey.

com



THE GITS MOVIE PREMIERE PARTY + VIGIL TICKETS:
$12 in advance or with a GITS MOVIE ticket stub at the door
$15 at the door
Tickets available on TICKET WEB
Go to: www. thedelancey.

com


THIS EVENT IS 21+
*This event will SELL OUT*

Doors are at 9pm


Giveaways from
URBAN DECAY COSMETICS, BUST MAGAZINE, YRB (YELLOW RAT BASTARD) and JAGERMUSIC!

Enter to win a DAISY ROCK GUITAR!!
(courtesy of Daisy Rock Guitars)


DJ Dario Speedwagon spins the rock, riot and more...



BANDS:
GRRRL FRIEND
www. myspace.

com/grrrlfriend

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE
www. myspace.

com/swearonyourlife

CHERI LOVE AFFAIR
www. myspace.

com/cheriloveaffairband

DORMITORY EFFECT
www. myspace.

com/dormitoryeffect



AT 11 PM
RRRIOT! The Riot Grrrl Tribute Show
featuring riot girls performing songs by THE GITS and other influential riot grrrl bands of the 90's:
i.e. 7 Year Bitch, L7, Sleater-Kinney, Babes In Toyland...


*FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST: KATHLEEN HANNA
(Bikini Kill, LeTigre) *


THE RRRIOT! BAND:
Sarah Michaels (Dirty Excuse, Queen Bitch) on guitar
(www. myspace.

om/dirtyexcuse)

JennCity (Suicide City, ex-Kittie, Super Chix) on bass
(www. myspace.

com/JenniferArroyo)

Sarah Vasil (Lourds, Super Chix) on drums
(www. myspace.

com/sarahdrum)


GUEST SINGERS:
Allison Wolfe (BRATMOBILE):
www. myspace.

com/brratmobile

Sarah Greenwood (GSX)
www. myspace.

com/gsx

Sophia Ramos
www. myspace.

com/sophiaramos

Pam Gallagher (The Swigs)
www. myspace.

com/theswigsjc

Laurel (Daddy, The Goon Squad)
www. myspace.

com/daddy
www. myspace.

com/goonnyc

Honeychild Coleman (Honeychild Coleman, Apollo Heights):
www. myspace.

com/honeychild8rm
www. myspace.

com/apolloheights

Lourds (Lourds, Super Chix):
www. myspace.

com/lourds
www. myspace.

com/superchixrocks

Queen V (Queen V, Super Chix):
www. myspace.

com/queenv
www. myspace.

com/superchixrocks

Rainbow Blight (Hate In The Box):
www. myspace.

com/hateinthebox

Lisa McQuade:
www. myspace.

com/lisamcquade

MilitiA.

(Swear on Your Life, Dee Snider's Van Helsing's Curse, Super Chix,
former FUSE VJ + Host)
www. myspace.

com/militiaismyname
www. myspace.

com/swearonyourlife
www. myspace.

com/vanhelsingscurse
www. myspace.

com/superchixrocks



* Halfway through the RRRIOT! set there will be...

the VIVA ZAPATA! LIGHTER VIGIL
for fallen GITS’ Singer MIA ZAPATA
(on the 15 year anniversary of her death)
Special guests will speak about her and read letters from members of 7 Year Bitch, Members of The Gits, Mia’s Father- Richard Zapata, and more.

*

*Lighters will be distributed to guests at the door for the VIVA ZAPATA! LIGHTER VIGIL*





CONFIRMED SPONSORS:
Daisy Rock Guitars
Urban Decay Cosmetics
JagerMusic
Sam Ash
Bust Magazine
Yellow Rat Bastard (YRB)
RAINN
Shaw Promotion
Wrong Island Records


C U THERE.

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE

June, 4 2008 at Galapagos Art Space
70 North 6th Street, between Kent and Wythe, Brooklyn, New York 11211
Cost : $8

Show Entertainment Presents: "THE TALENT SHOW" Also playing: Johanna & The Dusty Floor www.myspace.com/johanna&thedustyfloor Karlei Bruce www.myspace.com/karleibruce Della Cane www.myspace.com/dellacane

+ SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE's +
1st LONG ISLAND PERFORMANCE!
This Sunday, June 1, 2008
7:00 PM

The Nutty Irishman
60 E. Main St.

Bayshore, New York

$10

Also playing: Dormitory Effect, Revenge of the Dragon + more TBA

Doors at 1pm
*THIS IS A 16+ SHOW*

Club info line: (631) 969-9700
http://www.
thenuttyirishman. com/index_bayshore.

You're not EVEN ready for this...


At 12 Midnight,
Saturday May 31st
at TRASH BAR in Brooklyn

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE
"meets"
FUNKFACE
in a hot n sweaty MaShUp!


MilitiA. with FUNKFACE, Luqmon with SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE, psycho duets, bizarro covers...


SICK SH*T- NOT 2 B MISSED!

www.myspace.com/swearonyourlife
www.myspace.com/funkface

Here's what Robert Barry Francos had to say about BURN MY CROSSES in Jersey Beat:

"It's not often you get to see an African-American woman front a full-on metal band, but not only does MilitiA do that, she rocks the joint. SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE has released a 5-song EP, "Burn My Crosses" (swearonyourlife.com), which keeps the heavy in the metal. Crushing guitar (Marc Reischer), a bass (Ed Strohsahl) that rocks steady, a pounding drum (Chip Thomas), and MilitiA on a loud, yet somehow unconventional sounding vox, which enhances the experience. Her voice is clear throated rather than growling, which is a nice touch. And having met her, she definitely adds a lot in personality as the front of this band. From what I was told, they have since added an additional guitar, so look forward to that much more of a full sound. From the title cut through "Vengeance is Mine" and "Hate Out Loud", this is – if you'll pardon the cliché – a full-throttle engine revving on high octane, going 100 down a narrow road."


Many thanks, Robert!
+SOYL+


Link to webpage:
http://www.jerseybeat.com/quietcorner.html

Due to reasons beyond our control,

SOYL has to cancel our show for Weds. May 7th at Crash Mansion, NYC.

We will see you at the end of the month at Trash Bar (Saturday May 31st) for our mashup with Funkface! More info to come...

+SOYL+

MilitiA. is featured in "What's Your Poison" -an online blog/zine for young black people that don't follow the stereotypes that society has created for them.

See it here:
http://whatsyourpoison08.blogspot.com/2008/04/wyp-had-honor-of-interviewing-militia.html

This Weds April 23rd 2008

Premiere party for THE DEVOURED (part of the Tribeca Film Festival)
Sponsored by METAL EDGE MAGAZINE

+

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE
w/ special guest HELEN DESTROY (Lunachix, Lez Zeppelin) on drums!!



Movie at 9pm
+SOYL+ at 10pm
DJ JennCity spins the hard sh*t all nite long...

21+

$10

at SPOTLIGHT LIVE in Times Square, Center of the Universe, NYC
1604 Broadway New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 262-1111

www.swearonyourlife.com +www.myspace.com/swearonyourlife

Thursday, April, 17 2008
at The Khyber
56 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cost : $ 8
10 PM
Also playing: Theory of Noise, Surgeon

This Thursday 3/27/08

TAKE BACK NEW YORK
live at Don Hill’s NYC

511 Greenwich St (at Spring Street)
New York, New York 10013

$10 suggested donation/$5 minimum


SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE
*
QUEEN V
*
BLACK WATER RISING
*
JERRY CHERRY
*
DJ BUBBA GUITAR
*
And featuring special guests in an all-star rock n roll JAM. Past guests have been MilitiA, Cathy Cervenka, Lenny Kaye, Michael T, members of Hatebreed, Slunt and Game Rebellion...

Doors at 8pm
Show at 9pm
SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE at 10pm

Proceeds go to Tom Morello’s (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) non-for-profit, Axis of Justice + Picture the Homeless.

www.myspace.com/takebackny

MAXIMUM THRESHOLD:
THE MOST POWERFUL HARD ROCK / METAL RADIO SHOW ON THE PLANET will feature MilitiA. in a live interview!

THIS SATURDAY, March 15th at 10pm.

Also featured in this episode of Maximum Threshold: Sheri Moon Zombie

Go to: www.maximumthreshold.net!

Friday, March 14th, 2008
+ SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE + LIVE +
11pm

Fontana's
105 Eldridge St. between Broome and Grand in the Lower East Side
New York, NY 10002

http://www.fontanasnyc.com
Price: $7

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE will be speaking on a session panel and doing a meet-and-greet at the 68th Annual IBS International Radio, TV, Webcasting and Podcasting Conference!

Hotel Pennsylvania
New York, NY
http://www.ibsradio.org
Price: $125 for IBS membership

The conference runs from March 7 - 9, 2008 in New York City at Hotel Pennsylvania across from Madison Square Garden.

Go to: www.ibsradio.org
for more info!

The BLACK ROCK COALITION's BLACK HISTORY MONTH FESTIVAL 2008

at

BAM: BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

FEATURING: SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008
10PM

Admission is FREE.

Also playing: Earthdriver

BE THERE.

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE will be speaking on a session panel and doing a meet-and-greet at the 68th Annual IBS International Radio, TV, Webcasting and Podcasting Conference!

Hotel Pennsylvania
New York, NY
http://www.ibsradio.org
Price: $125 for IBS membership

The conference runs from March 7 - 9, 2008 in New York City at Hotel Pennsylvania across from Madison Square Garden.

SATURDAY JAN 26, 2008
Arelene's Grocery
95 Stanton Street
New York, NY 10002
212.995.1652
http://www.arlenesgrocery.net
Price: $10
21+

Show schedule:
8PM SEAN AUSTIN
8:45 CELIA ROSE
9:30 JOHN MCGREW & THE SITBACKS
10:15 PAGING GRACE
11 HELLO MAHALO
11:45 PILLOW THEORY
12:30 SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE

New MilitiA. interview + review of the SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE record "BURN MY CROSSES" in REBELGRRRL: "When She She Speaks I Hear The Revolution" online. Read it some of it here:

MilitiA is Coming…
(You can run, but you can't hide)

Craigslist...your ultimate source for finding roommates, used furniture, an apartment, a few laughs in the "Missed Connections" section and…starting a brand new metal band that will quickly take over the mainstream consciousness?

It can happen. And has. Just ask MilitiA and the rest of the guys in the band Swear On Your Life.

In 2005, Ed Strohsahl (bassist) and Marc Reischer (guitarist) placed a notice on Craigslist for a singer and soon found MilitiA-who'd already been heavily involved in the music business (which included appearances on MTV2 & Fuse).

In 2007, with the inclusion of Chip Thomas as drummer (the original SoYL drummer left the band in 2006) the band recorded the "Burn My Crosses" EP-a hard hitting, rhythmic tour-de-force. With heavy bass lines that will make you think of Skunk Anansie's bassist, Cass (ok, if you don't know Skunk Anansie, you'll have no idea what I'm talking about. So pick up Paranoid & Sunburnt. Like, NOW.) and remind you that bass isn't *just* a supporting instrument, SoYL shoots straight for the gut. With cleverly written lyrics (including the song "Hate Out Loud" which actually contains the words "textual deviation") and the vocals of MilitiA–forceful and dominant, she will win you over–SoYL is posed for definite success. So, go look up their EP, "Burn My Crosses" and check 'em out for yourself.


***HIGHLIGHTS from the Q + A***



What attracted you and keeps you in the heavy metal genre?

It's not just "the heavy metal genre," per se, I generally like any kind of music that is heavy, has an edge and some originality: whether it be metal, hard rock, grunge, industrial, punk… Yeah, if you were to look at my iPod you would find mostly metal bands on it. But what I crave is intensity. The massive sound. The raw power of it. Something that feels good when it's loud.



While music is *mostly* equal in terms of male/female performers, metal and rap have both managed to keep a heavy emphasis on male musicians(=the norm) while female vocalists/musicians/rappers remain a novelty. What has your experience been like as a bi-racial female in the world of heavy metal?

Often, people look at me as some kind of novelty: "Ooh, ahh…wow, look! It's a black girl who sings metal!?!" I'm pretty used to that reaction, because, yeah, I guess it is a novelty. Interestingly enough, I've had plenty of black and bi-racial kids who say that they wish that they could admit that they like metal and rock music because at their school or in their neighborhood it's looked down upon or they would be looked at as "less black" or something. That shit isn't fair. You can't help what turns you on. It's no different than liking redheads or guys that wear eyeliner or girls with plastic titties or whatever. Certain things are just in your nature and metal is in mine. It's male dominated, for sure. Musically, perhaps it's too intense for a lot of females. In rap music, I feel like there is more of a female representation than in metal, but, it seems like the numbers are starting to grow.



Describe the band (SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE) in three words or less! (creativity counts )

Existential Funk Metal



What's your favorite live show experience?

For me, there is nothing more exhilarating than being onstage singing my own words, telling my own stories and playing our music. I'd do it anywhere, at anytime. Sometimes it's hard for me to enjoy other artists live shows because it just makes me want to be playing in that moment as well!



Are you a feminist/riot grrrl? :)

Absofukkinlutely.



SEE IT ALL AT:

http://rebelgrrrl.wordpress.com/

Unfortunately, SOYL has to cancel our performance at Snitch on 1/10. Our drummer and comrade, Chip, has suffered an injury and is unable to play the show. Stay tuned for more info.

SOYL.