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The FemBots began as a home recording project of Dave MacKinnon and Brian Poirier and their debut, Mucho Cuidado (2000), featured songs written and performed on power tools, toys and broken down thrift store instruments. The duo quickly carved a unique space in the Toronto music scene bringing their post-industrial folk songs to the stage using tape loops and reel-to-reel machines mixed with often frantic live performances. Their latest recording Calling Out, is a collaboration with other musicians with the songs built up from improvisation with Iner Souster and drummer Nathan Lawr. The result is a collection of pop and rock songs built on a foundation of odd sounding home made instruments, producing their strangest record to date. Paul Aucoin assists on vibes and percussion. The FemBots play Baba’s Lounge in Charlottetown October 7. Should be interesting.