Mötley Künst all girl Mötley Crüe tribute band

School's out for summer!

2012-07-12T09:33:00.003-07:00

Indeed it is, as the Alice Cooper song celebrates. Unfortunately, the Kunst are off for summer as well. We're taking a little hiatus but will keep you posted with details of our brilliant return...don't cry too much!

x MK x

Sorry folks...

2012-05-25T10:15:00.001-07:00

Just a quick post in case you haven't seen on the Facebook/Twitter, we are no longer playing the Offline Club tonight unfortunately. We're sure you'll have a great time if you go on down, but we won't be there sadly! The lovely Danni DeVille has sustained an injury and is unable to perform. We can't say anything more about it or we would have to kill you! But she should be back and up on her feet again in no time. Apologies again and catch ya next time...
x MK x

May, the month of free gigs!

2012-05-12T08:21:00.002-07:00

Wow! Last weekend was a massive rock mash up with gigs at Scream Lounge in Croydon and a double set at The Big Red in Holloway (and both for free - you people are being spoiled!). Thanks to Jon (Scream) and Jo (Big Red) for organising things and looking after us.

We met & interviewed the fabulous St Evel and The Devil Cocks - hilarity ensued and can be viewed on our "Questions" page as part of the ever-expanding series. Be sure to check out the videos and catch these bands next time they're playing for a good night out!

Next gig is at the end of the month in Brixton - check out the rockin' flyer! And once again, 'tis a free show in London so no excuses not to party with us and bring all your friends along for the ride. It's hosted by the exceptional Offline Club who put on free events regularly - support your local scene!

x MK x

Announcing more gigs!

2012-04-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

Wow, got a few new gigs coming up soon so hope to see you there! And don't forget, we're playing at Camden Rock this Wednesday, on stage 10:30pm.

May
Friday 04/05
Scream Lounge, Croydon - free entry!
20A South End
Croydon, Surrey CR0 1DN
With The Devil Cocks & St Evel
Facebook event details here

Bank Holiday Sunday 06/05
Big Red, Holloway - free entry! 2 set special!
385 Holloway Road
London, N7 0RY

Saturday Night's Alright!

2012-03-27T03:36:00.000-07:00

Well, better than alright! We rocked the house at the Bird's Nest in Deptford this past Saturday, and you certainly missed a wild one if you weren't there! Angry Hardcore from I Like Bugs followed by hot rock action from Kitty Lipps, then our good selves took the stage. We'd like to thank the crowd for being so awesome and for all their dancing and singing along.

Now, for your viewing pleasure, is the next installment in Questions with the Künst featuring Jacky Rogue of Kitty Lipps!

x MK x

Introducing...Questions with the Künst !

2012-03-12T16:03:00.003-07:00

So we've got a new feature! We're gonna be interviewing bands that we gig with and the first up is Steff from Metalworks! We should hone our interviewing and AV skills with time, but it's pretty entertaining anyhow. Check it out! New vids will be posted here as they come, and for easy access just look under the 10 Qs tab at the top. Any suggestions for questions? Let us know.

x MK x

Another weekend, another gig

2012-02-28T15:16:00.000-08:00

Hey rock'n'rollers! If you weren't at the Long Island in Rickmansworth this past Saturday, then you missed a hell of a night - as those in attendance can testify to. Never fear, because the lovely fellas from First Three Photography will be making this a monthly habit so if you're a band get in touch with 'em and maybe you'll be lucky enough to get on an upcoming night. And if you're a music lover (as obviously you are), keep your eyes peeled for the next one and be there! Luckily for you, there is some excellent photographic evidence of said night which will be posted on the photos page soon.

In addition to all of this, you have another chance to see our good selves grace the stage if you missed us last weekend and we've got a couple of new songs in our set now, too. So make a date with us for this Sunday 4th March opening for Camden legends Metalworks at the Monarch! Sure to be a good time.

x MK x

This Saturday - 25th Feb!

2012-02-22T06:57:00.000-08:00

So just wanted to remind everyone about our next gig - Saturday 25th Feb! Here's the fantastic flyer made by the good guys at First Three Photography who are putting on the night. Be sure to download it, print it off and bring it along for cheaper entry! See ya at the bar...

2 posts in 2 days!

2012-02-09T13:26:00.000-08:00

Yes, that is definitely a record for us.

So, the big news is that we have yet another date for your diary and it is quite soon too so we won't keep you waiting long!

The dirty details:

Sat 25/02 - The Long Island, Rickmansworth, Herts

Other info tba.

Boom!

x MK x

Gigs and more gigs!

2012-02-08T09:02:00.000-08:00

Ok, it may seem that we've been a bit quiet, but that's just because we've been so busy booking gigs! So here is a quick list of what we've got in store for ya this year - get these dates in your diary:

Sat 24th March - Bird's Nest, Deptford
Wed 25th April - Camden Rock, Camden
Fri 25th May - Offline Club @ Prince Albert, Brixton
Sat 11th Aug - Winter Olympics Summer BBQ @ The Windmill, Brixton
Sun 2nd Sept - The Golden Diamond, Nottinghamshire

These are all confirmed and going up on our gigs page soon. Lots of other dates are in the works tbc and we'll post all the juicy details as soon as they are sorted!

x MK x

Happy New Year (better late than never)!

2012-01-15T11:40:00.000-08:00

Well, slow on updating the website as usual, but we've been busy girls! Hope everyone had a stellar holiday - we certainly did.

December saw us taking some time out and getting into the holiday spirit, if you know what we mean! We did manage to fit in a fantastic band night out though...checking out Steel Panther, the Crue and Def Leppard at Wembley. It was a balls out good time. Special thanks to David Williams for keeping us outta too much trouble!

Last week, we had an awesome gig with Metalworks at the Monarch in Camden. They totally rock, so if you haven't seen them then definitely get yourself up there on a Sunday and check it out! Hopefully we'll play with them again soon.

In other news, our demos are almost done and will be up in the next week or so!

x MK x

Aces and Eights and the rest...

2011-12-01T12:04:00.000-08:00

Last night saw the Kunst out for a birthday celebration at Aces and Eights in Tufnell Park. It's a rock'n'roll bar that has 2 for 1 cocktails 6-8pm every day! That should be reason enough for ya to check it out, but they also do stellar pizzas and have a totally kick ass juke box. Our advice to you is to head over there for a good night out.

In other news on the MK front, we've been hard at work mixing our demos (when not drinking cocktails) and they are nearing completion. We'll be posting them here for your listening pleasure as soon as they are done so check back soon!

Got some awesome gigs on the cards for 2012 and we will be keeping y'all posted right here with those details too. We're also planning some video interviews with bands we gig with to bring you an inside scoop and keep your asses entertained - email us (motleykunst@gmail.com) if you've got any suggestions for us to consider.

We've gotta give a big shout out to Rose Dennen from Big City Redneck for writing our bio for us. Have a look at is and also be sure to read the ace interview she did with punk rock legends the New York Dolls.

Hope to see you at the Steel Panther/Crue/Def Leppard gig in a couple weeks. Rock'n'roll, motherfuckers!

x MK x

Next gig at the legendary 100 Club!

2011-11-08T07:11:00.000-08:00

...and it's tomorrow! Apologies for lack of postings; we had a bit of a break in October but we are returning to the stage in full force Wednesday 9th November at the legendary 100 Club on Oxford Street! Get your tickets here for £8 or pay a tenner on the door. We are on first!

We are supporting The Duel, female fronted London new wave punk who will be celebrating the launch of their 3rd album. Headling the night are iF - a brand new band fronted by visionary Tim V, former fill in frontman for Sham 69, who took the band all over the world for fans to enjoy. iF is his new exciting project and features ex members of Sham 69, UK Subs & The Jam. Watch them perform new songs exclusively at the legendary 100 Club!

Sorry for keeping this short and sweet - keep your eyes on this space for more updates soon! And hope to see you tomorrow!

x MK x

Cancellation: Lord Muck's Nasty Grind

2011-09-16T07:09:00.000-07:00

Sorry folks,

Just a quick message to say that the band is unable to do tonight's gig at Lord Muck's Nasty Grind (Railway Hotel, Bromley) due to unforeseen circumstances. Big apologies to anyone who was planning on coming to see us tonight. We will keep you posted aboout upcoming gigs next month!

x MK x

Let the good times roll...

2011-09-14T14:35:00.000-07:00

We've been very busy girls, but that's not stopped us from having fun! It just means that this is gonna be a bit of a long one. Must pick ourselves out of the gutter and pry ourselves from our instruments from time to time in order to update the site, eh?

Finsihed recording with the fantastic Felix - now we are just working on the mix and all that jazz. Our 2 song demo should be up and out soon. We had a wicked time working together in the studio and it is sounding awesome.

We've also been playing loads of gigs with more coming up, so don't miss us! Last weekend saw us at the Fighting Cocks in Kingston with the brand new sleazy glam rock tribute outfit Spandex Love. It was cool to see them rock their first gig! You can listen to what you missed here and make sure you like 'em on the Facbook. Bring on the next gig, boys. We can't forget to say a massive thanks to Jamie for having us - the night ended with some shots and dancing on the bar, which is no bad thing!

But the action didn't stop...Saturday saw us heading down to Denmark Street for some bits and bobs...then it was up to Stoke Newington for Bitchin' Chops presents: Conservative Party. We rocked the house with Honeykill and promoter/DJ Minna Colada.

Sunday was not a day of rest for the UK's only all girl Motley Crue tribute band, but instead saw us rocking out to some of the finest glam trash rock bands in town: Damn Dice, Kitty Lips and Guns 2 Roses! Out of towners Vintage Collection from Essex and LoveBite from Birmingham rounded off the bill. The bands totally rocked and it was a fun, sloppy, slightly outta hand night - just what we like! Make sure you check out these bands when you can. Like, right now. I'm sure we'll be posting more about this lot in the near future.

We managed to get through Monday and last night rocked the Purple Turtle in Camden with Indigo Down. Our first time on a big (ish) stage was pretty special. We had a lot of fun and the crowd was cool. Legendary!

Just gotta survive til the end of the week - then we're playing Friday for Lord Muck's Nasty Grind. Check the gig page for all the juicy details. See ya at the bar - and make ours a double!

x MK x

Wrestlers & Shakespeare

2011-08-27T14:25:00.000-07:00

Well, that sums it up really! So let's get down to the dirt...

Last week the Künst were privileged to be part of a photo shoot by the fantastic Tom Hunter for the Royal Shakespeare Company. A modern take on the classic A Midsummer Night's Dream, the shoot involved pearly kings and queens, carnival dancers and yours truly! We portray The Mechanicals, with the gorgeous (as always) Ms. DeVille featured as Bottom. The cast and crew were all fabulous and we had loads of fun shooting at the Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington. We can't wait to see the finished photos! In the meantime, here's a sneak peak of us on set.

The weekend sawing us hit up Resistance Gallery in Bethnal Green for the Lucha Britannia show. Latex-clad guys and dolls, Mexican wrestling masks, spandex, comedy, cabaret, burlesque...they've got it all! Good times.

So, onto this week and we've been rehearsing for our impending recording session. Looking forward to working with the fabulous Felix at Tigersonic Studio. She also runs the Smart Women's Recording Club, giving free recording studio workshops for female singers and musicians - yes, that's right, free! Girls, don't pass up a good opportunity to gain some knowledge about the studio (she does also sometimes run mixed group workshops as well, so don't feel left out, boys).

We'll report back soon on how it all goes and have hopefully have some tracks up too!

x MK x

Upcoming shows

2011-08-23T06:24:00.001-07:00

Just a quick one - have added a gigs page to list all our upcoming shows. Make sure you take a look!

A proper update is on its way soon, though, so look out!

x MK x

What a weekend!

2011-07-31T06:38:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a busy one! Where to begin?

We had an awesome gig on Friday night at Club for Losers at St Moritz. Stash and Kiria were great and we also met some fabulous folks as well - with a big thanks to Max Mitchell for organising the night.

Loaded in, sound checked, then nipped around the corner to the Candy Bar for a quick one before the gig. We hung out with Stash and the lovely Shona, Sharon Stiletto and Father Michael. Good times!

Then it was back to St Moritz and we took to the stage around 11pm (there was a bit of a delay due to a missing high hat, but all was quickly sorted!). Check us out doing Saints of Los Angeles and the high quality camera work of The Stabilisers' guitarist Istvanski!

After the gig we all had some drinks and hung out a bit. Met the really cool Jez & Mauro from Jonny Cola & the A Grades who will be playing next Friday's Club for Losers - check them out if you get the chance.

Saturday saw some messing about with logos and screenprinting which was actually quite exciting! We're looking forward to making our own t-shirts and other goodies. It is a lot of fun and totally recommended as an excellent way to spend an afternoon. After a cleaning ourselves up (yes, we are dirty girls), it was off to a gig at Camden Rock.

Live! at Camden Rock is a new monthly by Phoenix Promotions. A fiver on the door, we rocked up and caught the tail end of the first band Carnage from Manchester - high energy sleazy rock with a chick singer, they ended their set with a Crash Diet cover.

Next up, The Royal Cartel took the stage and blew us away. Heavy and hard-hitting, they sounded good and rocked the stage. We got their 6 song cd for only two quid (bargain!)from the totally awesome chick bassist Lzi. Give 'em a listen - they've got some tracks on their website too, but this is really a band that you need to see live to get the full experience and energy.

The headliners and crowd favourites Damn Dice finished off the night. We had to run off to another party so only caught the first bit of the set. We'll let their bio do the talking here: "Damn Dice are an emerging, new band, equipped with a high energy, powerful, hard rock sound. Their unrivalled stage presence is equally matched with the glamorous image of four, long hair, sexy looking guys dressed to kill." What else can we say?! You can catch the opening for the LA Guns European tour - nice one, boys!

August is pretty quiet here as we'll be busy preparing to go into the studio to record some tracks. We've got upcoming gigs in September at Ryan's Bar in Stoke Newington, The Purple Turtle in Camden and Cock Tavern in Kingston - details tba!

Keep rocking!
x MK x

Gig stuff!

2011-07-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

Ok, last night we had a short notice gig at the fantastic Indo on Whitechapel Road. If you've not been, you need to. They do pizzas that are totally yum and the crowd is really friendly!

Thanks to Luca from Psychic Pussy for getting us the gig and to Dave the manager for being so cool (he's also in The Brute Chorus - if you don't know 'em, then check them out!).

Our next gig is this Friday! We're playing with Kiria and Stash at St Moritz Club for Losers in Soho.

Come on down and say hello - we're on about 10ish!

x MK x

Gig photos!

2011-07-23T11:54:00.000-07:00

Well, well, you've seen the video - now here are some fantastic live shots from our Windmill gig!

Massive thanks to the lovely John Wilson!

Video of our first gig!

2011-07-20T06:20:00.000-07:00

Ok folks, here it is - video of our first gig! Bear witness to the fabulous hot rock chicks in London that are known as Mötley Künst!

It's our first gig but it still rocks.

Big love to everybody's favourite South London gypsy punks Drunken Balordi who headlined with a kick ass set and organised the night at the Windmill, an awesome venue in Brixton.

Shout outs to Long Tall Shorty and We Are In Demand for great sets by both bands!

Gigs!

2011-07-17T04:24:00.000-07:00

Whoo! We are proud to announce that we played our first show last week (um, a bit of blog neglect, yes, but we've been so busy practising!) and more in the pipelines. Details tba soon...

Follow us on the Facebook to keep up to date here - good times!

x MK x

Just getting started...bring it on!

2011-03-29T12:32:00.000-07:00

Well, it's our first post, so a little about us to begin with...we're a London, UK based all girl Mötley Crüe tribute band. We're just getting things together, so watch out for us. You can find us on Facebook, MySpace and ReverbNation. Photos and songs coming soon!

x MK x