Electric Steam

AlterViva is proud to present Electric Steam, a night of stupendously spectacular steampunk shenanigans & exciting, eclectic, entertaining electronica!

Featuring our headline act, the one and only:

Professor Elemental

Welcome to the world of Professor Elemental. An award winning hip hop artist and accomplished host, the Professor has performed all over the world at everything from festivals to wedding parties, hip hop shows to bizarre burlesque. A regular on the worldwide convention and festival scene he has played everywhere from Canada to Cambodia.

With a career spanning a decade, Professor Elemental first got noticed with ‘Cup Of Brown Joy’ which notched up over two million views and headlines in the national press. This was soon followed by a scuffle with another rapper named Mr B, resulting in the follow up ‘Fighting Trousers’; which has been viewed over three million times and gained worldwide acclaim.

On stage the Professor is a wild combination of music and comedy, incorporating improvisation and new material for each live show. For special events like weddings, birthday parties and private functions, he can be commissioned to write a special song or verse for the occasion, featuring everything you want to share.

Along with his live performances, Professor Elemental has notched up ten albums, novels, comic books and an embarrassing large range of merchandise. You might also hear his dulcet tones on video games, Disney cartoons, adverts and radio plays. There really is no one quite like the Professor. Why not have a wander through the website to find out more?

With superbly stonking support from:

A short Dark Stranger

The premier purveyor of poetic pumping power pop performed with passion!

80s / 90s style throbbing, crashingly catchy synth-pop epics with cathartic, heartfelt, emotionally honest, cynical yet wittily pithy, observational and self deprecatingly amusing lyrics.

Shot through with (as reviewed in Louder Than War magazine) a streak of Jarvisean wit.

Imagine (if you will), an energetic, eccentric, English Andy Williams in a silver suit, a satin shirt and even shinier shoes.

With an awful lot of pelvic thrusting.

DOBERWOMAN

DOBERWOMAN is the digital noise-based side project of folk-punk protest musician and songwriter Alice Nicholls.

A far cry from their usual multi-instrumental set up, armed with MIDI and a megaphone, she creates an explosion of intense harmonies paired with lyrics of expressive, yet eloquent, rage.

DOBERWOMAN is electro riot grrl: a screaming, yelling, tantrum-throwing brainchild; a gnashing-toothed musical response to a world that expects girls to shut up.

What happens when women let loose their anger after being told they should be quiet? What happens when we get fed up of being afraid? DOBERWOMAN happens.

Debut EP in the works.

Listen atwww.soundcloud.com/doberwomansounds

Cheryl Holland

Hailing from Brighouse, Cheryl is a multitalented singer-songwriter who will captivate you with her enchanting melodies and infectious beats.

Crafting uplifting electronic, house and pop tracks with an irresistible positive vibe, Cheryl’s music is deeply influenced by the 1990s club scene.

She creates her own uplifting feeling whether performing her own or others’ music. Cheryl has been reviewed as ‘joyous, bloody good fun’. And much, much more!

And in her own words, she likes to leave a little sunshine wherever she goes…

Tickets £10 advance, £12 on the door (booking link to follow).

Strictly over 18s only. Doors 7pm, live music from 7:30pm.