The second Music Matters event of November sees the return of the Interview Series, in partnership with the legendary Groningen venue VERA. On November 20, we are excited to have Manhattan-based post-punk collective cumgirl8, who will be in conversation with Max Sandford. The conversation will take place at VERA from 14:30-15:30, in advance of their performance later that evening.

cumgirl8 are made up of Lida Fox (bass), Veronika Vilim (guitar), Chase Lombardo (drums) and Avishag Rodrigues (guitar). The band render the immersive and chaotic energy from cyberspace into our world, coming together to make a boundary-less sound that stretches across the likes of ESG, Cocteau Twins, Suicide, CSS, B-52s, The Shangri-Las, Madonna, and many more.

Last year, cumgirl8 shared their debut 4AD EP phantasea pharm, recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely from analog tape. The six-track EP followed stand-alone single ‘dumb bitch’(2022) and their two other EPs, cumgirl8 (2020) and RIPcumgirl8 (2021). As much as the music itself, cumgirl8’s incendiary live performances are brilliantly chaotic and emblematic of the spirit of New York performance art. Last year, the band played a sold-out show at New York’s newest venue Knitting Factory at Baker Falls (formerly The Pyramid Club), a stint supporting Le Tigre on a sold-out Canadian run, a headline EU/UK tour, and a festival run that included spots at Primavera, The Great Escape, Greenman, Core Festival, Loose Ends, and Pitchfork Paris just to name a few.

We look forward to seeing you there!