#WitchesForPalestine: fundraiser and Q&A video

As a band we strongly oppose the genocide happening in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine. We encourage anyone to take part in protests, speak up, amplify Palestinian voices, and donate to organisations that help the Palestinian people.

A great example of where you can donate is a GoFundMe fundraiser set up by The Activist Witch, a POC queer feminist videographer based in Wales. All proceeds go to Medical Aid for Palestinians: https://www.gofundme.com/f/witches-for-palestine

For this fundraiser, two Palestinians living in the UK answered any questions you may have about the situation and history in Palestine (for the grassroots queer POC organisation Glitter Cymru). We highly recommend watching the video because these are voices rarely heard in western media and you will learn a lot from them:

 

If you can, please support the fundraiser! By the way, for every 5 pounds you donate to the fundraiser before the end of the month, you’ll receive a raffle ticket that gives you a chance to win prizes donated by several witchy creators. Email proof of your donation to: witchesforpalestine@gmail.com

Find more info about the campaign and fundraiser in this video by The Activist Witch:

 

Also look for #WitchesForPalestine on social media and YouTube!

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Upcoming concerts and other news

The witches wish you a fantastic year! For us, it’s starting off strong: participating in a documentary (see photo below), partnering with DRF Booking, and our first concerts in March!

We’re super excited to announce our first confirmed concerts for 2024 (see photo above)! After this long break and period of uncertainty, we’re coming back strong and can’t wait to see you again! More dates will follow, stay tuned!

Two new witches have joined the lavender coven!

Behold: two new witches have joined the lavender coven! We are happy to introduce to you: Lani on bass and Nour on vocals!

We are starting a new chapter together and we look forward to taking the stage together. We have exciting news coming up regarding upcoming concerts, so stay tuned!

We sincerely want to thank all the candidates we have met during the auditions; these encounters have been very special to us.

See you soon

 

Jamming with Meeni Levi

We are currently in full-on audition-mode but last month we also spent some time jamming with our friend Meeni Levi. It was a magical collaboration!

Lavender Witch: feminist grunge band looking for new singer & bassist

Hi, we’re looking for a new singer and bassist!

We are Lavender Witch, a feminist grunge-punk band based in Brussels. We – Anso: guitar, Nath: drums, Nina: guitar & backing vocals – are currently looking for a new singer and a new bassist. We have played concerts in Belgium, France and the Netherlands in the past 5 years. In 2020 we released our debut album Awakening which can be heard here: https://lavenderwitch.bandcamp.com . Our sound is characterised by doomy guitars, powerful drums, and vocal harmonies.

We are looking for new band mates who are able and enthusiastic to play concerts and (mini) tours, write and record songs. Beginners are welcome. We rehearse weekly in St-Gilles and we’d love to record a second album soon. Intersectional feminist ideas are very important to us as well as a nice caring atmosphere during rehearsals and concerts.

Please get in touch if you’re interested or if you have any questions: lavenderwitchband@gmail.com
We will start auditions in August 2023.

 

Sad news… but not the end!

Hello everyone, we have some sad news. Our band mates Delphine and Gudrun have decided to leave the band. We will miss them greatly as part of Lavender Witch but we know this is not goodbye, only see you soon in another setting.

This photo shows only one of our many fond memories, taken during the recording of our debut album Awakening. We thank Delphine and Gudrun for their contributions to the band and for the fun times we spent together. And we hope to see them soon in the audience instead of on stage…

Because no worries, this is not the end of Lavender Witch. The band will not be the same of course but we will go on. We see a witchy future ahead of us!

So see you soon!

Anso, Nath, and Nina

The coven is back!

The coven is back. We are ready to prepare new spells to unleash upon the world ✨

Lavender summer news

We’ve got some exciting news for you…

The recent episode of the anarcha-feminist podcast Bloed Aan De Muur from Amsterdam talks about menstruation poverty and for this occasion they played our song “Blood Blood Blood Blood“. If you speak/understand Dutch, we recommend listening. It’s a very informative episode and the entire podcast is very interesting and fun to listen to. Listen here.

Our song “Resting Bitch Face” was included on the new (third!) Girls Go BOOM Mixtape. Buy it directly from Girls Go BOOM.

Our guitarist Nina was interviewed for “Lights Go Out” fanzine about Lavender Witch. See the cover below! Buy the zine here. John, who did the interview, is the artist who made the amazing drawing of us last year. He also interviewed Nina on his podcast Superbeast a while ago about her solo project Lost Luna and the zines she makes.

And finally, our zine friend Laura-Marie blogged about us:

“I find it exciting, relatable, and empowering. When I listen to Lavender Witch, I feel like I’m among friends, strengthened to do my life’s work. […] It astounds me, how this music can help me feel safe. It’s almost overwhelming–I’m not used to feeling so supported in who I am. This is powerful medicine.”

We are so honoured to be able to give a sense of belonging, strength, and support to listeners around the planet. Read her powerful words here.

“This music is based on togetherness, care, and mutual support. The understanding is a given–no need to explain or justify. It’s relaxing, to feel greeted by the love of this music. I say, “Aaahhhh! Finally!” and can become more of who I am.

Laura-Marie also made a page about the herb lavender for this webzine about herbal knowledge (which again brings us back to our song “Blood Blood Blood Blood” (“herbal knowledge is ridiculed….”).

FAN ZIJN exhibition about music and fanzines

Find a comic about the recording of our album Awakening in this fanzine exhibition:

Echo Zines

A few days ago I went to the exhibition FAN ZIJN (“being a fan”) in the public library of Sint-Niklaas, a small city in Belgium. It’s part of the PPPUSH-IT project, an event with walking tours and exhibitions in Sint-Niklaas related to music, and FAN ZIJN focuses on zines, fandom, music and DIY culture. You can see local and international fanzines from the 80s up till today (like Cometbus), alongside some tapes, T-shirts, and badges, as well as videos of interviews with zine makers (including Vinyldyke) and informative and encouraging tutorials. There’s a focus on punk and hardcore, riot grrrl and feminist rock, anarchist, and gothic subcultures. The original zines are shown under glass while some pages have been photocopied and stuck on panels which reminded me both of oldschool xeroxed fanzines (which of course are still made today, including by me) and posters advertising punk shows.

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Lavender Witch in 2020 – year overview

2020 was a strange year, to say the least. Musicians and artists like us have had to adapt to the situation too. Despite facing a pandemic and not being able to rehearse or play concerts for most of the year, we still managed to do some exciting things. Plenty of stuff has happened since the beginning of 2020 for Lavender Witch. Here is a little overview: