>>Cover Grrrls! posted May 4, 2012

Tomorrow is GRR!'s second annual Cover Grrrls fundraiser/rock show at Machines With Magnets!  This year's theme is: THE NINETIES! Come on down to support GRR! and you can also win some awesome raffle items!

Here's a link to the Facebook event page-- please share!

AWESOME BANDS:

Lolita Black, Whore Paint, Bob Kendall Band (ft. Dave Narcizo from Throwing Muses), Gertrude Atherton, Sentimental Favorites, Invisible Hours, Groke, + more!

The show will also feature Girls Rock Camp and Ladies Rock Camp alumni and GRR! volunteers like Me Jane and Simple Etiquette!

'90s throwback flyer by Shannon LeCorre!

PLAYING COVERS BY THESE AWESOME BANDS:

The Breeders, Babes in Toyland, The Cranberries, Kristen Hersch, Superchunk, Hole, L7, Ani Difranco, 4 Non Blondes, Concrete Blonde, Destiny's Child, Veruca Salt, Nirvana, Modest Mouse, My Bloody Valentine, PJ Harvey, Blur, Helmet, Lucinda Williams, Smashing Pumpkins, Salt 'n' Pepa, Wilco

SO MANY RAFFLE ITEMS, JUST FOR YOU!

Craftland gift certificate, Legend Bicycle gift certificate and ‘90s bike magazines, Rocket to Mars gift certificate, Julian's gift certificate, Beverages from Trinity Brewhouse, vinyl record earrings from Clover Studios and actual vinyl records from What Cheer? Antiques, New Harvest Coffee gift pack (3 bags of coffee, French press, & tote bag), ‘90s Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff distortion pedal, Vintage Doc Martens, Signed Velocity Girl CD, '90s mixes from DJ R-Cyn, + other fun stuff!

Grab your best flannel and your best bud and bring them on down to Cover Grrrls!

>>Girls Rock Camp Registration and Ladies Camp Thanks! posted March 28, 2012

A quick heads up to all in Girls Rock! Rhode Island-land!

Girls Rock! Rhode Island is proud to annouce its 3rd annual Girls Rock Camp!

Poster by Kendra Plumley

Monday, July 9th to Friday July 13th

at Rhode Island Philharmonic’s Carter Center

667 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, RI

 

Online registration opens April 1st. Join the email list to get the details as they are announced!  Print and share our girls-rock-camp-2012-brochure (pdf), too!

 

Get a taste of last year’s camp at our Tumblr page.

 

Thanks to the Ladies Rock Camp campers (YOU ROCK!) and everyone who turned out for the Ladies Rock Camp Final Showcase (see some pre-performance pics on our Flickr page!). Your support directly underwrites financial aid for Girls Rock Camp.

 

Each year, more than half the campers receive financial aid, thanks to the generosity of GRR! supporters and Girls Camp sponsors.

 

Girls Rock Camp welcomes participants who identify as female, trans, and gender-nonconforming.

 

 

>> posted March 28, 2012

A quick head's up to all in Girls Rock! Rhode Island-land!

>>Ladies Rock Camp is Upon Us! posted March 9, 2012

Ladies Rock Camp starts... TODAY!  So many awesome ladies rocking out, so little time!

If you want to support 6 new bands of awesome ladies rocking out, come on down to Machines With Magnets on Sunday to see the magical new songs they've created over the weekend!  See you there!

Flyer by Chris Kelly!

>>Gear & Volunteer! posted February 7, 2012

This Saturday at AS220, come on by GEAR & VOLUNTEER!  

One event, with three activities:

1) Buy/sell/swap gear (reserve a FREE spot to sell your gear at )

2) Learn about gear at several workshops happening throughout the day

3) Learn about GRR!'s programming and volunteer opportunities

Workshop schedule below!

poster by Jen Long!

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE!

11am: “How to find the instrument that’s right for you”

12pm: “How to maintain your guitar or bass”

1pm: “How to maintain your drums”

2pm: “How to use amps/effects pedals”

Facebook event here!  Hope to see you there!