BABES FEST 2017 LINEUP
/art:
surprise performances, installations, weird combinations throughout. come and see.
~music~
July 29 @ Empire Control Room & Garage
Doors @ 6 PM with sets starting at 7 PM
featuring performances by:
/outdoor stage
Femina-X
Femina-X is an alternative, Latin band from San Antonio comprised of members Daniela Riojas (vox), Alex Scheel (guitar), Jeff Palacios (bass), Darian Thomas (violin), and Jai Roots (drums). Femina-X identifies as "New Alternative" and creates unconventional fusions with electronic beats, samples, synths, and live instruments. They draw musical influence from progressive tribal and ethnic dance, hip-hop, jungle, Carribean, industrial, punk, and drum and bass.
The Reputations
The Reputations is a sunshine pop / soul band based in Austin, Texas.
Sailor Poon
Sailor Poon is a "garage, psych, punk, poonrawk, cumwave" band based in Austin, Texas.
Pollyanna
Based in San Antonio, Texas, Pollyanna is your favorite jazz cochina
Darja
Darja is a 21-year-old singer/songwriter and pianist from Belgrade, Serbia, currently living and studying jazz piano at Texas State University in San Marcos. Darja started playing classical piano at the early age of 6 and started exploring jazz music and songwriting at the age of 16. Her debut EP "SERENITY" is available on YouTube, SoundCloud and BandCamp.
Francine Thirteen
Francine Thirteen is: "Wild restoration(13)(1+3=4) & beats that growl. Magic of sacred virgins &holy whores. Sound of a Rose when she grows. The rhythm of a hero when he is born."
Signy
Named after the Norse myth of two heroines in connected legends, SÍGNY creates alluring pop songs laced with elastic beats, ethereal soundscapes, and pristinely melded arrangements. Reminiscent of Sia, Lana Del Rey, and Florence + The Machine with a hint of Massive Attack, the duo wanted to create a “gorgeous landscape in a new world that you won’t want to leave,” so they teamed up with Grammy and Oscar nominated producer Bartholomew for their forthcoming debut album, WATER.
/indoor stage
Sam Lao
Sam Lao is a rapper/singer in Dallas, Tx. Although an artist from birth - mainly drawing, painting and sculpting, she only recently began creating music. "I turned to music when my other creative outlets ceased to be satisfying anymore. I always sang just for fun but rapping was something new for me and I really took to it."
Melat
Born in Austin, Texas, Mélat is the eclectic soul of RnB. Mélat tells a story that is both challenging and inspiring crafted from her very own life experiences. It is a pure and honest reflection of her soul. From love, lust, success, to failure Mélat sings of what it means to be a human being simply longing to “be."
Amea
Amea is a rapper and performance artist based in San Antonio, Texas.
Magna Carda
From their humble beginnings on a college campus four years ago, Magna Carda has steadily risen to the top of the Austin music scene as the premiere hip hop act of 2016. Described by Mashable as “Austin’s answer to The Roots,” Magna Carda is led by the city’s most dynamic MC-producer duo — Megz Kelli and Dougie Do — whose work pairs like a fine wine with the meat-and-potatoes backbone of the group’s signature live instrumentation. With their genre-defying blend of rap-meets-jazz-meets-R&B-meets-electronic, the band has quickly captured the imagination of listeners and the attention of critics alike in Austin and beyond.
Triplets
Triplets is an eletronic dance duo based in Austin, Texas.
Screening Lust
for Francine Thirteen directed by Dominic G Jones
Dom G. Jones is an American filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist. She attended Columbia University in New York City, where she studied cinema, art, literature and Russian language. Her work spans various mediums as she engages audiences in questions of selfhood, spirituality, and everything in between.
Alesia Lani
Every so often we can experience and artist who has an inherent star quality to them that makes them special, Midwest born, Austin raised soul singer Alesia Lani is one of those rare few. Combining a distinctive soulful voice with electric performances, the southern songbird has put many on alert that she is here to stay.
Anastasia
Anastasia discovered her passion for rap as a young girl in Austin, TX, where her father taught her to deliver MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech with a rhythm and clarity designed to get an audience on its feet. Learning the confidence required to deliver such a powerful message can take a lifetime. Anastasia found it as soon as she stood before a microphone. With the launch of four well-received projects: “Pretty Color Bad News" (2011), "The Unkind Summer" (2012), “CAKE” (2016), and Kale & Yoga” (2016), Anastasia has worked hard to establish herself with fans and followers as a true force and a new direction for Hip Hop. She has worked alongside legendary artists, perfecting her performance by opening for acts like Dead Prez, Raekwon, Boosie, GZA, Scarface, Aesop Rock, Azizi Gibson, and Astronautilis.
Chulita Vinyl Club
Chulita Vinyl Club was launched in December 2014 as an all-girl all-vinyl club for self-identifying womxn of color in the context of providing a space for empowerment and togetherness. They stand united as a female DJ collective spanning 7 national chapters bringing together a community of vinyl loving girls.
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