Self Esteem I am overwhelmingly proud to have finally made the recordthat’s been sitting in my guts since I was a child – from Shropshire Star Rebecca Lucy Taylor (10/15/86), also known by her stage name as Self Esteem, was born in Rotherham, England. First known as one half of the band Slow Club, she…
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Women Music March 2023 – Day 16 – Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer image link Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born 4/30/76) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a member of the duo Evelyn Evelyn, and the lead singer and songwriter…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 15 – Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson image link Shirley Ann Manson is a Scottish musician and actress. She is best known as the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Garbage. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and distinctive voice. For the majority of her career, Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 14 – Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin image ©Suzanne Cordeiro/REX/Shutterstock image link Patricia Jean Griffin (b. 3/16/64) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 13 – Yumi Zouma
Yumi Zouma (l.-r. Olivia Campion, Josh Burgess, Charlie Ryder, Christie Simpson) Photo Credit: Aaron Lee Our music references the places we’ve been to a lot as a group (recording on Southwark St, staying in Yoncalla, etc), but the sound is definitely inspired by New Zealand. Coming from such an isolated country at the bottom of…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 12 – The Linda Lindas
The Linda Lindas (l.-r. Lucia, Mila, Eloise, and Bela) The Linda Lindas are a rock band from Los Angeles. The all-girl group comprises Bela Salazar (guitarist/vocalist,) Eloise Wong (bassist/vocalist,) Lucia de la Garza (guitarist/vocalist,) and Mila de la Garza (drummer/vocalist.) In January 2018, Eloise Wong’s father Martin Wong was contacted by an acquaintance, asking if…
Live Music — Flexadecibal and Echoes of Pink Floyd on 031023
Last night a friend and I went to see Echoes of Pink Floyd that I think is touring to highlight the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s, “Dark Side of the Moon” album. Not only that one our local bands and one I’ve mentioned before, Flexadecibal, opened for them. We got to the…
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