Marilyn Mitchell -- The Blonde. Lead & backing vocals, lead/rhythm guitar and bass guitar.
Sarafina Maraschino -- The Mod.
Lead & backing vocals and rhythm/lead/slide guitar.
Shawna Love -- The Flirt. Lead & backing vocals, bass guitar and lead/rhythm guitar.
Syndirella Heart -- The Watch. Drums & percussion, backing vocals.
Influences
The Police, The Beatles, KISS, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, The Cure, The Replacements, AC/DC, Aerosmith, and a little Black Sabbath. To a lesser degree: ABBA, Big Star, LTJ Bukem, The Byrds, Cameo, Camper Van Beethoven, Chili Peppers, The Church, Guy Clark, The Cult, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Dream Theater, Dire Straits, The Eagles, Everything But The Girl, Fleetwood Mac, Green Day, Guns n' Roses, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Jayhawks, Led Zeppelin, Modest Mouse, Motley Crue, Ohio Players, Old 97s, Parliament, Pearl Jam, Pixies, Planet X, P.M. Dawn, P.O.D., Prince, Queen, Rage Against the Machine, REM, Run DMC, Rush, Sly Stone, Santana, Sloan, Squeeze, Television, Uncle Tupelo, U2, Wasp, and The Who.
Sounds Like
"...no one prepared you for Lipstick Conspiracy...These are the girls your mother warned you about...an extraordinary experience."
-- Jenny Sherwin, CURVE magazine
"TG rockband on the come-up."
-- KQED
"...San Francisco's favorite trans band...plotting to overthrow the domain of power pop with their distinctive brand of ambiguity."
--SF Bay Guardian, Best of the Bay 2007
"[w]icked textures...huge guitar sounds...monstrous tones..."
-- Guitar Player Magazine
"...the wallop of a regular '80s-style chick-rock band.....Josie and the Pussycats, all grown up." --The East Bay Express
"...heartfelt rockers speaking new truths to the human condition while traversing lifes loves and laments. If you ever have a chance to see them live youll witness why they have so many supporters cheering these rockers on!"
-- DJ PussPuss, San Francisco Bay Times
Power pop, with "ambitious harmonies backed by delightfully simple guitar riffs, punchy, rhyme-induced lyrics and a whole lot of ego." --The San Francisco Observer
"What an exciting performance! Great chops, great vox, and great tunes." --Emergenza News
"...fast pop guitars and bubblegum hooks...
...less garage pop and more radio from two decades ago...
...air-guitar fantasy made real." --Planet Out
"harmony-laden power pop songs with infectious hooks like you might have heard while trolling the dial for Top 40 songs back in the early 80s." --The San Francisco Bay Guardian
"...sing-along, dance-along 80s hooks with a touch of irony over every word." --Portland JustOut
"America's premier trans band." This multi-influenced powerpop band is no stranger to great press! Recently christened Pride in the Arts Favorite Group by the Stonewall Society, and featured in Guitar Player and CURVE magazine, Lipstick Conspiracy was hailed as "The Fabulous 5" by the East Bay Express, cited in the San Francisco Bay Guardian's 'Best of the Bay' issue as BEST GIRL BAND 2004, and proclaimed as a Buzzworthy artist on PlanetOut. Their debut CD, "Don't Tell A Soul", has garnered steady air-play on national mainstream and college radio stations, various Internet radio programs, and international stations from Canada and Mexico, to Belgium, Italy, Serbia, Sweden, and New Zealand. "The band with the plan" is poised for new heights and new adventures! Stay tuned, as more history-making is in the offering.
Lipstick Conspiracy's second album, "A Perfect Alibi," (recorded at Different Fur and Potrero Post in San Francisco) is still on available! $13, shipping and handling included (not including tax for California residents)! Don't delay! Orders can be placed by visiting the band website (www.lipstickconspiracy.com) or click here!
"Don't Tell a Soul," Lipstick Conspiracy's debut record, will not be repressed, so to get a copy of the limited edition, visit www.cdbaby.com/cd/lipstickc for details, or just click here!
Thanks. Also we would like to play some shows with you down there in near future. Now, we are about to record our first album. It will come out in summer time.
The B-cups trannylicious video for their signature song "CWD" is premiering as the Cups open for THE DICKIES at the Red Devil Lounge April 9.
Details: 4/09/2009 CWD Video Premiere at Red Devil Lounge 1695 Polk St @ Clay San Francisco, California $15 Doors at 8 p.m.
Finally! The B-cups premiere a video that rivals their stage show! "CWD" is directed by Neon Sky Films and captures the energy, style and deliciously dirty humor the Cups are famous for. Not to be missed, bitches!
Online Now!
great !!!!!!!!!! from the city that brought us the tubes cool name too
