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mission of creating awareness and exposure
for independent female artists while helping
women and girls in the community. As for this
music, this year’s GRGR tour features more
stops and more style of music – everything
Shooting Ropes, Spark Is A Diamond, If Man
Is Five, Pasco Roberts, Covin, Sanity Is
Chaos, The Turnaround, Silence Bleeds,
Cootie Shot, Cheap Perfume, Royal Pink
(formed at Ladies Rock Camp), and Luff. In

Returns To Long Island

from pop-rock to punk to metal to hardcore. addition, there will be special guest appear-
This year’s GRGR tour is hitting many more ances at select shows from Willie Mae Rock
cities with artists who play harder than you Camp camper bands.
could imagine. These girls like boys, they The Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls was
play with boys, but they are not “one of the founded in 2004 and is a New York City-
he 2007 Girls Rock & Girls Rule
boys” – each gal based non-profit
tour will return to Long Island for
onstage is fierce, summer day camp
the second year, and will host a
independent, and serving girls aged 8
special preview event on Saturday,
commands her through 18. The
September 8, at Katie’s of
band with passion program offers girls
Smithtown in Smithtown. This
and presence, the chance to learn
event leads up to a full 10-day tour
playing songs of how to play musical
along the East Coast in late September.
triumph, love, sex, instruments, write
This national tour is designed to feature
politics, fun and songs, perform,
some of the best female rockers from New
freedom, bringing learn about different
York City, Long Island, and New Jersey. The
heart and their own types of music, and
show features several Long Island-based acts
unique viewpoint generally “rock out”
in Dormitory Effect, All Out Riot, The Raygun
on whatever they in a supportive envi-
Girls, and The Rosies. Joining them once
happen to be ronment that fosters
again this year will be New York City’s G-spot,
singing about. self-confidence, self-
Loki the Grump, Marisa Mini, and RewBee.
From September esteem, creativity,
The show starts at 7:30 pm, with doors open
22 to September 30, the GRGR Tour will trav- tolerance, and collaboration. The camp is
at 7 pm.
el from Washington, DC to Delaware, named after Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton,
This fast-rising tour, now known as “GRGR”
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, a blues and rock performer and songwriter
to its fans, is presented this year in partner-
Massachusetts, and upstate New York before who was one of the first women to play the
ship with The Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls,
finally ending up back home in Brooklyn. music that came to be known as rock & roll.
who will receive a portion of the proceeds.
Other bands scheduled to appear on the tour The camp grew out of the Portland, Oregon-
Admission is a $10 tax-deductible donation,
include Edible Red, InfernoPhonic (formerly based program Rock & Roll Camp for Girls,
which includes raffle tickets for prizes from
Tang), The Catholic Girls, Emiko, Esmirelda & which was founded in 2000. For more infor-
Sam Ash, JVC, WBAB-FM, and more.
The Tidbits, The Twats, Olivia & The mation, log on to williemaerockcamp.org.
For the past five years, Girls Rock & Girls
Housemates, Semiblind, Soraia, Prima Katie’s of Smithtown is located at 145 West
Rule has featured the best female rockers on
Donna, Odd Girl Out, The Degenerettes, Main Street.
the music scene; this year they continue their