FEMFEST x May Day 2022

Sun 05/01/22
11:00AM
All Ages
music
$10

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Per some artists and organizers request, there is no proof of vaccination requirement for this event

Performances Starting @ 12pm: Ruth B8R Ginsburg, Sugar Ransom, Desi, Dandy L. Freling, Rat Bath, Maat Mons, Steph Lippert,

W/ DJ Dripsweat

11am: Frida’s Cocina Brunch and Makers Market

4pm: Flour Girl & Flame

Show Lineup

B8R

(Milwaukee )
Genre: Americana

B8R (fka Ruth B8r Ginsburg) is a seven-piece neo soul-folk group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin with an aim to lift up women’s voices. In seven part vocal harmonies, they address a myriad of contemporary issues.

Desi

(Milwaukee)
Genre: Soul

“Don’t Trip” was produced by Latrell Barnett aka Pixxr, who has worked with local favorites like Lorde Fredd33 and DAD. His mentor was Mike Regal another popular producer who makes mostly rap music.

Which is what’s funny about working with Pixxr, because he saw me perform at an open mic where I was playing this like pseudo folk punk music with my electric guitar and a distortion pedal, and after the show he sent me a bunch of different beats he made previously that were meant for rappers. He’s the first person to ever send me beats, I’d only ever made music before with a live neo-soul band. I am grateful to him for encouraging me to discover my voice in this way.

My entire EP “Space In Between” was recorded and mixed by Kevin Bush of Immortal Girlfriend. I’m super sensitive (in general lol) to who I work with and what kind of environment we’re in, and Kevin was especially accommodating. I didn’t record in a booth or with a condenser mic. I had Kevin play the music at me and recorded on a performance mic so I could sit on the floor or pace back and forth or dance while I recorded to really get into my feelings — which is important to me because I made this project out of needing to help process a lot of challenging experiences so it’s always about the process to me both in how I feel and what I’m discovering when doing it.

P.S. my childhood smelled like “pink hair lotion” and Elizabeth Taylor’s “white diamonds” perfume (my grandma’s favorite).

Dandy L. Freling

(Milwaukee)
Genre: Americana

A Boot Stompin’ Finger Pickin’ Folkie

A highway-kind traveler combining a touch of the high and lonesome hollers of the Appalachian hill people with the low-down, dusty grooves of the cosmic cowboys, Dandy has created a unique songwriter banquet sure to satisfy the hunger of any weary passerby. A boot stompin’ finger picker with remnant hollers of the greats of our past – Don’t be afraid to stop awhile, and fill up your plate, there’s plenty to go around.

Rat Bath

(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Punk

RIYL: Skating Polly, Slothrust, Dilly Dally, Screaming Females, The Taxpayers, My Chemical Romance

RAT BATH is a band of all trans-gender individuals that reclaim queer-coded villains from their childhood as heros in their storytelling and strive for visibility in the music industry. They describe their sound as “Y’allternative” but have also been called Cow Punk, Alternative Emo, Dirt Americana and Murder Country. Which ever way you slice it; they are fast, loud, and have a unique backwoods edge.

bdwthr

(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Electronic

bdwthr is a rapper and producer from Milwaukee, WI. Her songs explore the euphoria, frustration and self awareness of a black life, lived in a trans body. Influenced by hip-hop, experimental noise and alternative music, bdwthr adds a dose of playfulness and chaotic texture to her music. In 2022 she released her first album, Summiteer, and will be releasing her follow up in 2023.