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Viva la Venus!
Rock / Alternative / Metal

		"Female-fronted guitar rock." RALEIGH, North Carolina United States Profile Views: 31284 Last Login: 7/19/2008
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Viva la Venus!: General Info

Member Since	2/4/2005
Band Website	vivalavenus.com
Band Members	Wendy Brancaccio - vocals, guitar Susan Darney - vocals, guitar Rebecca Kane - vocals, guitar, keyboards Jeremy Bellion - bass Trey McLamb - drums, percussion
Sounds Like	LATEST CD RELEASE! The Viva la Venus CD release, Forget the Fairy Tale, is now available for purchase online at CDBaby.com. Produced by Viva la Venus, mixed by John Plymale at Overdub Lane and mastered by Brent Lambert at the Kitchen. Get your copy TODAY! The music of Viva la Venus is featured in the zombie flick, The Forever Dead. Visit their website to order it on DVD! VIDEOS Viva la Venus at Volume 11 Tavern, July 2007 Cover of "Take It Off" by The Donnas. Video by Karen Mann Viva la Venus, at Carrboro Music Festival 2006 by betsysmile Add to My Profile \| More Videos "Back Alley Love Slam" Music Video by Jake Scarano Add to My Profile \| More Videos Live Video of "Hesitate" by Strychnine Soul: Get this video and more at MySpace.com Barchords Showcase Video: featuring Rusty Trick, Viva la Venus & Blatant Disarray Check out Viva la Venus at about 7:30 in the video. Viva la Venus at MVP's, Last song ever played with Mary Anne Veruca Salt, Hole, Heart, Evanescence, Garbage, Avril Lavigne, Sleater-Kinney, Foo Fighters, Breeders, Go-Go's, KISS, Velvet Revolver, Dokken, Blondie, Pat Benetar, Berlin, Portishead, Elastica, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Record Label	Shiny Pants Records
Type of Label	None

Upcoming Shows

Jul 15 2008

8:00P

Aug 21 2008

8:00P

Raleigh, North Carolina

Oct 4 2008

8:00P

Volume 11 Tavern

Raleigh, North Carolina

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About Viva la Venus!

Viva la Venus is a five-piece touring and recording act from North Carolina. The live show combines powerful vocal harmonies with the gritty chug of guitars along with a sexy stage presence, taking the audience on a musical rollercoaster ride.

Along with being featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Raleigh's Live and Local TV, the track "Mystery" was featured in two episodes of the cable television series, Strong Medicine, on the Lifetime Network.

The debut CD release, The Never Ending Mending Story (Shiny Pants Records), has received wide critical acclaim. The second release, Forget the Fairy Tale was released in 2005 and was selected as one of the Top 25 CD's of 2006 by indie-music.com. Songs from the album have also been heavily featured in The Adrenalin Group's zombie film, The Forever Dead. Forget the Fairy Tale is available online at CDBaby.com and for download from iTunes, Napster and other major electronic music distributors.

Forget the Fairy Tale
selected as one of the top 25 Indie CD's of 2006!

Voted Best of 2006 CD's!

Voted Best of 2006 CD's!

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Carolyn	Jul 7 2008 8:24 PM imikimi - Customize Your World VLV, Jeremy at the Dive bar
SHAKERS NITE LIFE 2	Jun 30 2008 8:00 PM THANKS FOR COMING TO SHAKERS INSAIN SUMMERFEST REALLY ENJOYED SEEING YOU & THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ROCK ON !!!!!!!
Hey Kristin...	Jun 26 2008 9:56 AM Hey guys and gals... I know it's a bit after the fact but I posted some cool pics from the Dive Bar show. Check em, steal em. :)
Carolyn	Jun 25 2008 7:01 PM You all were so great last weekend! The kids loved seeing you at the Farm Jam, it's so great to have an opportunity for them to see what their father does when he goes out to play sometimes!
♥ Katie&Austin ♥	Jun 23 2008 8:15 PM luv ur muzik! it rocks!!!
Farm Jam 2008	Jun 23 2008 7:02 PM You guys rocked Farm Jam again! Thanks to all of you a billion times......Bill
steve o	Jun 23 2008 5:01 PM hey everyone i had a great time at farm jam,was great sharing the stage. i really like your music!hope to do it again some time
Rubin	Jun 23 2008 10:32 AM As always it was a pleasure SEEING, Listening, and working with all of you at Farm Jam. Thanks for the song dedication(Sex how'd ya know?)! Thanks for shareing shots! Even the tighty whities were nice!
A.C. (ex-Out of Orbit)	Jun 22 2008 5:05 PM It was great seeing VLV at Farm Jam....awesome as always!!! Lookin' forward to the next time....take care ladies & gents!!
Chris McKinney [The Ninja Drummer]	Jun 22 2008 12:06 PM Nice job at Farm Jam Guys/Gals. I'll be sure to check out any shows you play in the Charlotte area. Keep it rockin. - Chris
Eric Aittala	Jun 9 2008 4:44 PM Hey guys... Stop by my site and listen to Wendy sing on my song 'Torture (Duet Version)'... She did a great job...
pooka	May 31 2008 11:26 AM Whoo hoo...when is the next TRASH BAR visit? I was wearing my tank and fonding thinking about the sweaty boob tour...
mab	May 19 2008 5:31 PM Thanks for the mention in the great "return of VLV" write-up! Miss y'all... Big hugs!!! P.S. try to book a show around New Year's, OK? (see, there I go with the demanding stuff again...)
Renn	May 19 2008 5:32 AM I enjoyed meeting all of you and it was my pleasure sharing the stage with you gals and guys Friday! Looking forward to the next one. Thank you so much for the B-day cake! You kick ass!
VagueUs	May 19 2008 5:21 AM Enjoyed rockin it out with ya Friday night! Had a blast! We will have to do it again sometime. Rock on!
Carolyn	May 18 2008 6:02 PM You all sounded so great on Friday night! I can't wait to see you again! I love your cds, but you sound so much better live!
NORTH CAROLINA LOCAL MUSIC www.nclocalmusic.com	May 17 2008 9:24 PM AWESOME SHOW FRIDAY NIGHT! KEEP ME INFORMED!
Niki	May 17 2008 10:08 AM I had a great time at the show last night. The new VLV ROCKS!! :)
Gismo Recording and Sound Services	May 17 2008 9:37 AM Sorry I missed the Dive Bar show. I have no excuse, I'm just slack. But I will see you at Farm Jam and I will be recording it.
Hey Kristin...	May 15 2008 5:36 AM Can't wait till Friday!!!
DIVEbar Raleigh	May 14 2008 7:30 AM Hell yeah Friday! Lookin' forward to the show!
SMASHED ALLEY (new songs up)	May 8 2008 6:00 PM we fukkin love ya'll!
Layman	Apr 27 2008 4:01 PM SEXY & HOT COMMENTS CLICK HERE
Syrena	Apr 8 2008 1:47 PM You guys rocked the house at the Shakers show!! Had a blast!!
VagueUs	Apr 3 2008 8:56 AM We are looking forward to rocking the Dive bar with ya on May 16th! See you soon...
Jon	Apr 2 2008 3:31 PM the woman in red! great show Saturday!
Hey Kristin...	Mar 31 2008 5:58 AM What an awesome debut! You guys killed it! I still have tingles...;) Anyway, check out the pics from the show. I'm sure there's a "few" you guys will want...:)
Bill@NC JAMS	Mar 30 2008 7:12 PM Great seeing you guys last night.You rocked too...The new line up is great!!See ya soon..Rock on!! Bill
SHAKERS NITE LIFE 2	Mar 30 2008 1:14 PM AWESOME PERFORMANCES LAST NITE SHOWIN LUV FOR WHAT YA DO!! SMASHED ALLEY VIVA LA VENUS DOWNFALL EVERYONE HAD AN AWESOME TIME LAST NITE !!!!! YOUR VIBRATIONS FROM LAST NITE ARE TALKIN ALL OVER TOWN !!! HOOK UP WITH US AGAIN SOON !!!!! WHAT SHAKES HERE STAYS HERE SHAKERS NITE LIFE 2 5950 MT HARMONY CHURCH RD DOWNTOWN MORIAH NC 27572 336-364-2779
Stephanie	Mar 30 2008 11:28 AM Thanks for the awsome show last night! Please come back again some day and do it again!
SMASHED ALLEY (new songs up)	Mar 30 2008 6:57 AM YA'LL FUKKIN ROCKED IT LAST NIGHT! LOVE THE NEW LINE UP. WE DEF GOTTA DO IT AGAIN. -Fenix
Lactose Quervo	Mar 24 2008 5:30 AM Now that I'm over the shock...:-) I can't wait to check out the diffrnt VLV...rock on- my fav band! Mo
Darren Ely	Mar 23 2008 7:20 AM G'day Guys, Greetings from Australia and thanks kindly for the add. Nice tunes you have happening here! All the best! Cheers, Dazz
KIFF Knowledge is For Fools	Mar 5 2008 10:33 AM The Forever Dead hits the shelves!! Come out Saturday to the Suncoast in Cary between Noon and 2pm for a DVD signing.
SMASHED ALLEY (new songs up)	Feb 28 2008 7:22 PM Cant wait for March 29th @ Shakers w/ ya'll. We're really lookin forward to it. -Fenix
Diana	Feb 21 2008 12:11 PM .. Thanks for the add Viva la Venus!!! Looking forward to finally catching you guys and with my darling Dollface ~ 4 SURE the show is going to be SMOKIN"!!!
Lactose Quervo	Feb 14 2008 8:44 PM Lookin forward to your return. xoxoxoxox