Issue #6

September, 2008

Back to School,
Back to the Stage

Dormitory Effect

FROM THE EDITOR

Daisy Rockers

Proud Daisy Rock Guitar Rockers

Hey GRGR fans,

September brings football season, cooler weather and the end of summertime sunshine. But with two rockin' preview shows under our belts, the ladies of GRGR are just gettin' started! So grab that leather bomber jacket and a pair of steel-toed (or stiletto) boots and hitch a ride to Long Island for our third and FINAL preview show at Lefty's in Lindenhurst.

Then, it's road trip time as a record-breaking 22 of us (including the five GRGR core bands) take off for a tour that'll take us east, south, and even to Nashville!!

And guess what that means? A whole new set of girl-powered rock and rollers are ready to join us in more than nine cities! Yes, that's right (can we get a drumroll, please?)—after listening to nearly 100 stellar bands through our listing with SonicBids, we're pleased to announce the lineup for each city. Read on for more on these talented gals.

Finally, get ready for an unprecedented musical assault— with daring dames whose live antics, guitar licks, bass lines, thumping drums and sexy vocals will rev you up!

xoxox,
Marisa, GRGR's Communications Maven

GIRLS ROCK GIRLS RULE 2008 TOUR UPDATE

FINAL PREVIEW SHOW TONIGHT!

Don't miss our final Sept. 6 preview show in Long Island—and if you hadn't heard, the venue has changed. We're now rockin' it at Lefty's Bar and Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Ave., Lindenhurst, NY. Doors open at 7 pm; bands begin at 7:30 pm sharp!

DAISY ROCK GUITAR GIVEAWAY

The GRGR core bands will be rockin’ Daisy Rock Guitars on this year’s tour. Want one of your very own? Well GRGR is giving you a chance!

Designed specifically for females, the Rock Candy Guitar is sure to become your favorite axe! The slimmer neck is easier for smaller hands to play, and the lightweight contoured body is designed to perfectly fit the female form. Pick up a Rock Candy guitar and meet your new best friend!

Now, there are two super-easy ways to enter: Hit a GRGR show and sign up on the GRGR mail list to be automatically entered to win. Or, if we're not coming to your town you can still sign up and be entered—simply send an email with your name, phone, and email address to info@revolutionaryrecords.com!

Don’t forget you can download GRGR artists’ songs at mynoisyplanet.com/GRGR—each track is only $0.99 and proceeds go direct to the artist themselves! Please note we will be adding a lot more tracks in the next few weeks so check back often for new tunes!

GIRLS ROCK GIRLS RULE 2008 TOUR UPDATE

LOCAL ACTS FOR TOUR CONFIRMED

Congratulations to all the fantastic local talent joining us on this year’s tour—we can’t wait to share the stage and rock with you! Here they are:

Clarissa

Curly and the Rocket

10/3—Washington, DC

Tami D'Mar
Curly and the Rocket

10/4—Norfolk, VA

10/5—Chapel Hill, NC

Princess and the Criminals
Pink Flag

10/6—Spartanburg, SC

10/7—Tucker, GA

SPAREchange
Vertigo

Clarissa

Clarissa

10/8—Nashville, TN

Kink Ador
Shotgun Diary

10/9—Cincinnati, OH

The Banana Convention
SoulShine
Entheos

10/10—Pittsburgh, PA

Lovebettie
Motorpsychos

10/11—Baltimore, MD

ZoiRose
Clarissa
Victims of Experience

LIMITED EDITION 2008 TOUR T-SHIRTS ARE HERE!

GRGR has partnered with Noisy Planet to offer fans the hottest tees ever: Choose between women’s style designs “I’m a Noisy Girl” or “Noisy Girls Rock” or the men’s style “I like Noisy Girls”. These high-quality collector’s concert tees sport all our tour dates on the back and are only $20. Get yours at shows or order online here.

FABULOUS FIERCE FEMMES OF THE MONTH

DORMITORY EFFECT

Band Name: Dormitory Effect

Who They Are: An all-female metal powerhouse from New York.

What They Sound Like: The bastard child of Janis Joplin and Anne Wilson fronting a band that sounds like a cross between Sevendust, Skunk Anansie and Alice In Chains.

Why They're Hot: Dormitory Effect is fetching extensive kudos for both their live and recorded performances, with appearances at the Rockrgrl Conference, NXNE, Girls Rock & Girls Rule and comedian Jim Breuer's Sirius Satellite radio show, "Breuer Unleashed."

Latest Lowdown: Plug that search engine! DE was featured on four web sites between July and August, and working on their new CD which is to be released in the fall of 2008.

Must Downloads:

Dormitory Effect

Dormitory Effect

THE ROSIES

Band Name: The Rosies

Who Are They: An original and super-melodic indie rock five-piece etching out a niche with driving music and haunting three-part harmonies—the Rosies are a female fronted band with balls.

What They Sound Like: Sex on vinyl

Why They're Hot: As soon as the first chord is struck, incredibly,
audience members disrobe—it's such a phenomenon, in fact, that the band is thinking of changing the name of the band to Musical MDMA. Great first date concert. (And they are all incredibly good looking, too!)

Latest Lowdown: The Rosies just finished and are set to release their first CD "Fingerprints of the Missing," and have signed on to do a number of Rock the Vote voter registration shows.

Must Downloads:

These Are the Words

The Rosies

The Rosies

ALL OUT RIOT

All Out Riot

All Out Riot's Courtney

Band Name: All Out Riot

Who They Are: A five-piece, fun, upbeat band local to Long Island with an undeniably brash pop-punk sound infused with ska, reggae and funk.

What They Sound Like: A funkier old school No Doubt meets Reel Big Fish. Groovin' bass lines, engaging lyrics, frenetic drum work, smooth sax solos and riff-friendly guitar keep the party going. They are pure ska bliss without losing that catchy pop sensibility.

Why They're Hot: All Out Riot gets your seat and keeps the energy pulsing! They're fresh, on the rise and just plain ol' fun.

Latest Lowdown: Armed with some new and amazingly talented members as well as a slew of new songs, AOR is hitting the Long Island and NYC scene harder than ever. Check them out at on myspace for new shows, songs, and updates. They'll be playing the Bitter End on Halloween night!

Must Downloads:

Perfect Uncertainty

BAND NEWS

Marisa Mini's new CD "Sex & Guitars" is done and ready for pre-order! Download three of the previously un-released tracks including "Sodomy in Texas" at Noisy Planet.

Meanwhile, in Nashville, Shotgun Diary got some good news after playing the Whisky A GoGo in Los Angeles back in July. An indie-music producer said he plans to use the band's song "Razor" in his new movie "Lobsterface," which is due out in spring/summer 2009. Great job!

America's Sweetheart will be the featured artist on the Sonicbids homepage for the second week of September. Go Sweethearts!

NEWS: THIS JUST IN…

Girls Rock & Girls Rule core bands will be giving a special sneak peek preview and rare unplugged performances at local Sam Ash stores in several cities on tour. Performances will be in the afternoon on the day of show:

Raleigh, NC–Oct. 5th (3131 Capital Blvd Raleigh, NC)

Nashville, TN–Oct 8th (1647 Gallatin Pike N., Madison, TN)

Cincinnati, OH–Oct. 9 (11805 Commons Dr., Springdale, OH)

GRGR has scored its first Official Showcase at the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC! Join us for a fantastic tour homecoming at the Trash Bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (NY) on Tues. Oct. 21, 2008! We are thrilled to be a part of this world-renowned music event that celebrates the best in emerging indie music.

All Access Magazine's Girls Rock issue is on sale September 18. Look for an article written by wordsmith Marisa on the prowess of pussy galore (I mean, um, girl rock!), and a profile of GRGR founder Gail Silverman.

Thanks to all the great artists who entered AirPlay Direct’s ALL THINGS DIGITAL GIRLS ROCK, GIRLS RULE artist contest. We had so many great entries for the grand prize, which includes a professional video shoot! After hours of listening, the judges selected Vertigo, a firecracker-hot Tennessee five-piece band that's quickly rising up the ranks with its hard-edge-meets-soaring-siren sound. Congratulations, Vertigo! Don't miss the band's Norfolk, VA, appearance—more appearances will be announced shortly.

Vertigo

Knoxville, TN's VERTIGO

Here for more from AirPlay Direct.

UPCOMING GIRL GIGS: AUGUST

9/5: GRGR Nashville '08 band Kink Ador rocks Chi-town south loop club Reggie's Music Joint at S. State St., Chicago, IL.

9/5: Clarissa plays Baltimore's 8x10 Club Benefit Concert for Music Monthly with Susie Mudd. 7 pm $15; The 8x10 Club, 10 East Cross Street, Baltimore, MD.

9/6: It's GRGR's final preview show before the 2008 tour! Check out local bands All Out Riot, The Rosies, and Dormitory Effect with GRGR core bands G-Spot, Marisa Mini & Her Mojo, RewBee, America's Sweetheart and Loki the Grump. Doors at 7:00pm bands at 7:30pm; $7. Lefty's Bar and Grill, 543 W. Hoffman Ave, Lindenhurst, NY.

9/7: The Banana Convention plays Michigan's Parkapalooza Sanford Lake Park, in Midland, MI

9/12-9/14: Princess and the Criminals play private parties in Greenville and Wilkesboro, NC

9/13: Shotgun Diary plays Windows Off The Cumberland with Snow Black Sunday, The Oblivious Humans; 515 2nd Ave South, Nashville, TN

9/13: Marisa Mini opens female-fronted band night at a live-music pub in Manhattan's Gramercy neighborhood. 7 pm, doors, 8pm, show. Desmond's Tavern, NY.

9/13: GRGR '08 band Pink Flag plays Brewballs with Instant Jones in Burlington, NC.

9/13: South Carolina new GRGR '08 band South85 plays Cottonfest 2008, with Muddy Bottom (Cowpens), Maddie Shuler, David Griffin and others.

9/17: Just added to the GRGR '08 Pittsburgh leg of the tour, Lovebettie plays Club Cafe with The New Up and Debutante; 56-58 South 12th Street, Pittsburgh, PA

Pink Flag

Pink Flag bubbling

9/19: Pink Flag rocks with Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll at the Common Ground Theater, Durham, NC

9/20: ZoiRose plays Baltimore Music Conference an explosive festival that features tons of entertainment, a live graffiti wall with an interactive arena, food, beer and budding trapeze artists. Rash Field on Key Highway along Baltimore Beach near the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD

9/26: Kink Ador rocks the MidPoint Music Fest Cincinnati Buddakhan’s Classic Rock Cafe; 713 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH

9/26: America's Sweetheart will be rocking with their pals Automatic Children at The Annex at 7:15PM 152 Orchard St. New York, NY

9/27: South85 plays the National Wild Turkey Federation, Women In The Outdoors 10th Anniversary Event in Edgefield, GA

FIND & SEEK

Seen "Almost Famous" and wanna hit the road for a real, rock-and-roll tour? GRGR seeks a superstar intern to help with tour planning and join us as a road manager! If you are interested or know anyone who is available immediately please send info. Great organizational skills and computer savvy a must! Some knowledge of Photoshop and HTML preferred.

G-spot seeks seriously rockin’ drummer to join its band, practice furiously and be ready to hit the road for an 11-day tour! Must be tight, versatile, a quick study and available for all tour dates (and a great attitude doesn't hurt!). Interested send an email to silverg@nyc.rr.com.

Help us get the word out! We're still seeking dedicated members for our Street Team to help us for the tour. In exchange for posting posters and fliers you'll get into the show for free—and get one of our very first hot new Noisy Planet tees. If you live in any of the cities where we're going (see the tour schedule here), contact Rew at

Got hot gossip? Email Marisa news and tips!