Now, in it's 4th year, She's A Rebel: A Girl Group Tribute will be kicking off Black History and Women's History month with not one, but TWO shows, Friday Feb. 16 and Saturday Feb. 17! That's TWO BACK-TO-BACK NIGHTS of your favorites, chart toppers and deep cuts of the 1950s/60s Girl Group era. We look forward to having double the fun! Tickets will be sold to each night individually, links below.
In the era of mid-1950's to early 1960's, it was music of The Girl Groups (The Ronettes, The Shangri-Las, The Crystals, etc.) that defined the sound of popular music. It was the beginning of Second Wave feminism and this was music that gave voice to the challenges and dreams of women; made international superstars out of many - particularly women of color - and united America during the Jim Crow and desegregation years. However, too often this music is unfairly marginalized as novelty and repeatedly discussed paternalistically as a cultural placeholder - or, the moment between Elvis and The Beatles - the contributions of these women minimized and overshadowed by the careers of the men that surrounded them (The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Barry Gordy, Elvis, The Beatles, et al). Now in it's fourth year, She's A Rebel: A Girl Group Tribute continues to be inspired by the role these women played in our musical heritage. The show is not just an opportunity to pay tribute to these Rock n Roll foremothers, but also a way to support and foster an integrated, cooperative community of women whose unique voices and diverse talents make Nashville so distinctive.
Vocal Performances by:
Dara Tucker
Sarah Potenza
Christina Harrison
Becca Richardson
Del-Amina
Kashena Sampson
Meggan Utech
Kim Collins (Guilty Pleasures/Smoking Flowers)
Lisa Law Fatzinger (Jake Leg Stompers)
Ashley Settles
Luisa Lopez
Laurel Sorenson (Laurel & The Love-In)
Georgia English
Deezy Violet (Sad Baxter)
Vicki Hardy
Laura Donohue
Rachel Rodriguez
Julia Martin
Kelley Anderson (Crystal Shrine/Grand Strand/Those Darlins)
Laura Mayo
Mercy Bell
Imani Miles (I.A.M.Love)
Sydney Weatherspoon
Whitney Coleman
Amanda Broadway (The Music City Toppers/My So Called Band)
Emily West
Dianne Davidson
Amber Woodhouse (The Music City Toppers/Luthi)
May Hwen
Larissa Maestro (POLY/My So Called Band/Nashville Concerto Orchestra)
Emma-Lee
Kimberly Quinn
Jen Starsinic
Guest Performances by:
Queens Of Noise
SHEL
Bang Bang
Music Direction by: Ellen Angelico
House Band featuring:
Bass by Laura Taylor
Drums by Tiffany Minton
Guitar by Callan Dwan
Guitar by Kaycie Satterfield
Piano by Heather Moulder
Percussion by Beth Gottlieb
Background Vocals Directed by: Christina Harrison and feat. Del-Amina and Michelle Brooke
String Quintet Directed by: Larissa Maestro and feat. Kristin Webber, Eleonore Denig, Nicole Neely, and Emily Kohavi
Horns Directed by: Helen Vaskevitch and feat. Mech Kneidinger
and Julia Meredith"