Female Fronted (Fuck Yeah!) Fest

The Hexagon Space in Baltimore will be hosting a weekend-long female fronted band extravaganza.  Over two nights eighteen girl-fronted bands of various genres will be playing!  This place is all ages, BYOB and 100% DIY. Wow, I'm impressed Baltimore.

Friday, September 3rd (Doors at 6pm, $10)

Basinger
 

The Firecrackers

Fearsome Creatures
 

Akris

Naomi Dee 

Erica Warford
 

Mzery Loves Company  

Laura Stevenson and the Cans
 

Mr. Moccasin

Saturday, September 4th (Doors at 6pm, $10)

 
Kitten on Capitol Hill (members of Odd Girl Out)

So What?!

Candy Hearts   (and you can download their whole album for free here!)

Angie Head 

Talk to Animals

Secret Mountains

The Two Funerals 

The Shondes 

The Oops (members of The Degenerettes and Pariah Pirahna)

      

                 
                

SXSW of course

In March I vie for someone to bring me to Austin for the lovely SXSW. Alas, the funds of a nursing student + art therapist does not afford for these luxuries!  However I will be living vicariously through others including  BUST's blog, Venus Zine's must-see list of 16 bands.   I've also been reading Carrie Brownstein's Monitor Mix for her take on Heavy Hitters + Never Quitters.  Below are just a couple of the many great bands I would've loved to see!  Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, The Shondes, Rye Rye and Girl in a Coma.  I could probably blog about all the bands for months but now I have to study...