Palo Verde

B-Sides: Shredding 101

Music post by Mac Pogue, Submitted by Mac Pogue on October 25, 2011 - 12:54pm; tagged Lozen, Palo Verde, Reporter, She Shreds Magazine, Shred Fest, Tender Forever.

Sometimes I wonder what I did to deserve the amount of ridiculously awesome music here in Portland, Oregon. Earlier this year we had the Females of Color Festival, a celebration of anyone that plays music and identifies as a female of color (the lineup included, um, pretty much every great band in this town), and this last weekend saw the passing of Shred Fest, a festival for face-melters who identify as women.

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B-Sides: Three Bands to Watch

Music post by Kjerstin Johnson, Submitted by Kjerstin Johnson on January 11, 2011 - 1:14pm; tagged Bachelorette, Hercules and Love Affair, Palo Verde.

Toss out those 2010 Best-of lists, here are three bands to keep an ear out for in the new year!

Bachelorette aka Anabel Alpers wears psychedelic sunglasses The two women of Palo Verde wear yellow suits. One plays a guitar and one is behind a drum kit. Five members of Hercules and Love Affair

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B-Sides: \m/ \m/

Audio post by Sara Reihani, Submitted by Sara Reihani on February 2, 2010 - 11:59pm; tagged b-sides, Dark Castle, metal, music, Palo Verde, Purple Rhinestone Eagle, women in music.

Metal is a misunderstood genre; traditionally the domain of alienated pubescent males, angry dude-bros and broody Lord of the Rings fans, while women were relegated to groupie status only. Fortunately, metal has come a long way since "The Hairy 80s", and there quite a few metal bands around now that feature women in way more face-melting roles.