Core Bands: G-spot, Loki the Grump, Marisa Mini & Her Mojo, RewBee, America's Sweetheart
2008 GRGR Local Tour Bands: Joanie Loves Tchotchkes (CT), New Day Dawn (NJ), Jazzy Jan Loe (NJ), Infernophonic (NJ), All Out Riot (LI), The Rosies (LI), Dormitory Effect (LI), Curly and The Rocket (DC), Tami D'Mar (DC), Pink Flag (NC), Princess and the Criminals (NC), S (SC), South85 (SC), SPAREChange (GA), Kink Ador (TN), ShotgunDiary (TN), Entheos (OH), The Banana Convention (OH), SoulShine (OH), Lovebettie (PA), Motorpsychos (PA), Elise Major (MD), ZoiRose (MD), Victims of Experience (MD) and the winner of the AirPlay Direct competition: Vertigo (GA; NY)!
2007 GRGR Tour Bands: Edible Red, InfernoPhonic (formerly Tang), The Catholic Girls, All Out Riot, Dormitory Effect, The Raygun Girls, The Rosies, , Esmirelda & the Tidbits, Grandma's Mini, Olivia & The Housemates, Project Applesauce, Milwaukee Tell, Semiblind, Soraia, Prima Donna, Odd Girl Out, The Degenerettes, Shooting Ropes, Spark is a Diamond, If Man Is Five, Beyond Blonde, The Lydia Warren Band, Sanity Is Chaos, Covin, Pasco Roberts, The Turnaround, Silence Bleeds, Cootie Shot, Cheap Perfume, Royal Pink, Luff
A portion of proceeds from GRGR shows
benefits Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls
GIRLS ROCK & GIRLS RULE -Fall 2008 TOUR DATES OCT.3-11 with Preview events in the summer and fall!
“What do you get when you put a bunch of kick-a$ rock chicks together with a sense of purpose? You get a better world –or at the very least good step towards one—with one great soundtrack” --- Stephen Bailey, StephenBailey.com.
Bringing back some much needed curves into everyone’s music scene is G-spot’s female front woman, Gail Silverman. Starting the Girls Rock & Girls Rule Tour, she’s not only bringing female rockers to the masses, she’s also giving some much needed attention to communities across the US --- Vanessa Ciccone, Pulse Weekly.
For the past 6 years Girls Rock & Girls Rule has continued its mission of creating awareness and exposure for independent female artists while helping women in the community. The Girls Rock & Girls Rule Tour debuted in 2006 and made multiple stops along the East Coast in NY, NJ, and PA. The 2007 tour was bigger and better then ever with two Summer Preview shows in late August in NJ & Long Island and then GRGR hit the road from September 21-Oct. 1 stopping in DC, Baltmore, Delaware, Upstate NY, MA and RI. And of course the fantastic 6th Anniversary show in NYC in December which featured 7 tour artists and a special appearance by the Willie Mae Rock Camp Band.
The 2007 tour featured 35 phenomenal female performers groovin’ on everything from pop-rock, to punk, to metal. At each GRGR event Revolutionary Records partners with artists and organizations to offer a fantastic evening of entertainment featuring a combination of local bands as well as artists from other cities that have participated in previous GRGR shows. This insures a strong local audience and gives bands an opportunity to gain exposure with new fans while offering local live music lovers some fresh new sounds they might not otherwise have had a chance to hear. Based on the success of the past NYC events and Gail Silverman, the founder’s, personal passion for music (an artist herself) the timing was definitely right to grow and expand. Given the positive and enthusiastic response from the bands, fans, and media it would seem she is on the right track! GRGR is set to become the premiere showcase for discovering the best female rockers on the scene today!
This year Girls Rock & Girls Rule partnered with the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, a non-profit summer day camp serving girls aged 8-18. Girls learn how to play musical instruments, write songs, perform, learn about music, and generally “rock out” in a supportive environment that fosters self-confidence, self-esteem, creativity, tolerance, and collaboration. GRGR gave a portion of the proceeds from sponsors and door funds to Willie Mae, who will use the donation to create a Girls Rock & Girls Rule camper scholarship as well as provide a guitar and amp to the camp! We are thrilled about the opportunity to highlight the next generation of women rockers.
In addition to the showcases the Girls Rock & Girls Rule Documentary film is currently in production. The film follows the tour, showcasing the live performances while taking you on a fascinating journey with today’s hardest rockin’ female musicians. Audiences will learn what it really means to be an independent female artist today, share their struggles and successes and have a chance to experience these ladies ragin’, rantin’, snarlin’ and screamin’ both on and off stage!
Given the challenging state of the music industry and the lack of female rockers on the forefront today, the time has come for a platform that will being attention to all the fantastic women who are making the kind of music people want to hear. These are not re-touched pop princesses or radio clones they are unique, original and ready to show the world they can rock as hard if not harder than their male counterparts!
Please show us some support and help fund our upcoming tour by buying our rockin' merchandise here:
Thanks to our sponsors and partners returning and new for all their fantastic support of GRGR! U ROCK!
GRGR 2008 NATIONAL SPONSORS
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GRGR 2008 LOCAL SPONSORS
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Special thanks to our friends at GoGirlsMusic for their support of GRGR:
What a fun/pro show you all put on. We enjoyed the whole evening - but have to admit, ya'll finally getting on stage with us singing Pups and Pigs was the best! Hell yeah bitches!!!!!
Please keep in touch, we are going to start working on some shows in NYC for the spring of next year.
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