Pansy Division Talk Queerness + Punk w PWR BTTM, ‘Quite Contrary’ LP Streaming In Full w/ Alternative Press

Pansy Division Interviewed By PWR BTTM Alongside New LP

Streaming In Full via Alternative Press Today!

9th Studio Album Quite Contrary Out 9/9

on Alternative Tentacles + National Fall Tour

” …cheeky sense of humor and penchant for pop, while simultaneously shutting down the aggressively red-blooded nature of the leather jacket-wearing, straight dudes who have inhabited rock music’s history for, well, ever” – Pitchfork

“the groundbreaking gay pop-punk group recruited young fans hungry for their sexy lyrics and who-gives-a-fuck attitude.” – Rolling Stone

“For all the band’s strides in queer representation in punk — and in music in general — there is a magical kind of bravery in every Pansy Division member.” – Remezcla

“Queer punk progenitors Pansy Division paved the way for acts like PWR BTTM to survive in the today’s music scene…” – Stereogum

Legendary queercore punk band Pansy Division previously shared the driving alt-punk guitar fuzz of lead single “He’s Trouble” and the politically pungent “Blame The Bible” as they gear up toward the release of  their highly anticipated 9th studio album Quite Contrary, outSeptember 9 on Alternative Tentacles. Today, the band is thrilled to offer a stream of the full album a week early alongside an insightful & entertaining interview by glittery pride-punk duo PWR BTTM via Alternative Press.

Pansy Division was founded in San Francisco in 1991 by guitarist/singer Jon Ginoli who is joined by bassist/singer Chris Freeman, guitarist/singer Joel Reader and drummer Luis Illades. The first group to be so open with their sexuality, not only did their music and stance defy stereotypic norms of rock musicians being openly gay, they also broke gay cultural stereotypes that rock wouldn’t interest gay people through clever, political prose and infectious melodies.

Beginning in 1993, Pansy Division put out an album a year for six years on Lookout Records. Their music caught the attention of former Lookout labelmates Green Day, who took Pansy Division out on tour in 1994 at the height of the mania surrounding their breakthrough album Dookie. 2009 saw the release of the band’s last album That’s So Gay, which was raucous and raunchy as ever, a documentary film about the band, Pansy Division: Life In A Gay Rock Band, which played numerous film festivals worldwide, and Jon’s memoir Deflowered: My Life In Pansy Division, of his stories and experiences in the band.
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Catch Pansy Division on tour this fall! Full list of dates below or click HERE.
9/20: Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
9/21: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
9/22: Washington, DC @ Hill Country Live DC
9/23: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
9/24: Brooklyn, NY @ Sunnyvale
11/4: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
11/5: Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar
11/6: Palm Springs, CA @ Pride Festival
11/9: Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
11/10: Portland, OR @ Dante’s
11/11: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11/12: Los Angeles, CA @ Viper Room

Photo Credit: Martin Meyers
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