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Thursday, Mar 8 2018, 2PM
"Queen of Disco" Donna Summer died on May 17th, 2012 after a year long bout with Cancer at age 63.
Karin Dreijer, also known as Fever Ray will be performing at the Showbox on May 21st, 2018!
New Seattle based band Crater stopped by KEXP back in 2016 check them out here:www.youtube.com
Check out the videos from the session back in 2010: blog.kexp.org
Kate Bush was the first woman to reach #1 on the UK Singles Chart with a self-written song. She was 19 at the time.
Carole King's Tapestry topped the US charts in 1971 and remained there for 6 years, earning her the record for the most weeks at #1 by a female artist.
Known as the Israeli Madonna, Ofra Haza reached critical acclaim internationally. She served in the military until 1979, after which point she decided to pursue a career in music.
Knows as the "Female Elvis Presley" Wanda Jackson was a pioneer in music for women. Check out her biography here:www.biography.com
With 6 Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards, Etta was inducted into Three different music Halls of Fame between 1993 and 2001.
Over the course of her career, Amy Winehouse received 60 nominations for her music and won 23 awards. She made a lasting impact on music by pushing jazz into the mainstream for a younger generation of music lovers and will go down in history as one of the most powerful vocalists.
Chrissie Hynde, front woman for The Pretenders, is a huge name for women in music. Check out some bits of info on this legendary lady here:www.biography.com
Today we're celebrating International Women's Day and we're proud to be joined by Rain City Rock Camp for Girls, who have 10 years of empowering girls, women, and gender non- conforming individuals to engage their creative potential through music, champion equity, and thrive in a community of allies and activists! Check out their website here: www.raincityrockcamp.org
Catch Sheer Mag playing here in Seattle on Monday, May 28th at Neumos!
6 time Grammy Nominated Janelle Monae's highly anticipated new album "Dirty Computer" drops April 27th, 2018!
Harvard Foundation just named Grammy winner Solange, their artist of the year for her work as an artist, song writer, and visual artist after her album A Seat at the Table.
Powerhouse Janet Jackson has sold over 100 million records and she holds the record for most consecutive top 10 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart!
English poet/musician Kate Tempest came to visit us here at KEXP back in 2016 check out her full performance here: www.youtube.com
Multi Grammy Award nominated Ani DiFranco who is also an LGBT Icon on top of her career in music started her own label called Righteous Babe Records
Tracy's debut self-titled album received 6 Grammy nominations and became a worldwide hit in 1988.
Big Thief gave us the pleasure of performing for us in studio, check it out here:www.youtube.com
Catch Lucinda at Marymoor Park in Redmond on Wednesday, June 27th!
This amazing Woman who was greatly under recorded in her career contributed so much for female jazz, read her story here:www.brooklyn.cuny.edu
Ernestine moved to Seattle in 1944 and joined Quincy Jones' label Qwest Records in 1990
Nina Simone recorded over 40 albums in her career and has received 4 Grammy nominations, 2 of which were after her death in 2003
Moscow based Pussy Riot is a feminist punk band who have anywhere from 11-33 members at a time. Known for wearing bright colors and Balaclavas they often speak about LGBT issues.
Thunderpussy performed this song in studio here for us at KEXP, check it out:www.youtube.com
Check out the Rhode Island natives, Downtown Boys full Performance here at KEXP back in December 2017: www.youtube.com
The Album title is a Russian acronym and can be pronounced as OESCH MAGZIU
Known as the "Mother of Neo-Soul" Erykah Badu is a pioneer in the music world and set up her own chairty called Beautiful Love Incorporated Non Profit Development and aims to provide "community-driven development for inner-city youth" through the use of music, dance, theater and visual arts
SZA will be performing in at the White River Amphitheater in WA on May 5th.
Check out Mary's full performance here at KEXP: www.youtube.com
With only one Studio Album under her belt Lauryn Hill has still managed to break numerous sales records and garnered many awards for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige started her own record label in 2004 "Matriarch Records" and is know as the "Queen of Hip-Hop and Soul"
M.I.A. is the only artist in history to receive nominations for all five of Academy Award, Grammy Award, Brit Award, Mercury Prize and Alternative Turner Prize.
Ellison composed many of her own songs and had her own compositions recorded by several other artists, including Jerry Butler, Garnet Mimms, Howard Tate and Dee Dee Warwick
Elder sister to Legend Aretha Franklin, this song was Erma's most well known and was nominated for a Grammy.
Probably the most well know female rock star of her time Janis Joplin fronted the band Big Brother and the Holding Company before a successful solo career, and was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995
Grimes won the Juno award for Electronic Album of the Year in 2013 and was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year in 2017 for her album Art Angels
Bjork has won numerous awards for her outstanding career and stands as a major pioneer in the electronic music genre, along as being know for her charity work and political activity
Bikini Kill's 3 studio albums have cemented them as a staple part of the Riot Grrrl movement of the 90's
Combining influences from Riot Grrrl and Electronic genres Le Tigre comes up with an electroclash that is politically charged
These two artists are giant names in female powered counter culture!
Singer, songwriter, author, poet, and Punk icon. Patti Smith has been breaking gender boundaries since the early 70's
Kesha had a very public disoute with her ex-producer Dr. Luke but luckily has come out with this Female fueled release!