Girls Rock Camp Austin Showcase @ The Parish Saturday

If you don’t think girls can rock as hard as boys then maybe you should go all the way back to the 1970s and start with the feminist folk scene and trace that all the way back stopping on artists like Joan Baez, Joan Jett, the Go-Go’s, Karen O and Beth Ditto. You should also check out Girls Rock Camp Austin, and if you’re a girl between the ages of 10 and 17, you can take part. However, it may be a little too late to sign up this year because the first session (July 7 - 11) is just ending and the second session (July 21 - 25) begins so soon. But don't fret, you can witness the fruits of their rock and roll labor at the showcase at the Parish Saturday at noon and Saturday, July 26 (for the second session) and watch the girls perform the songs they created in camp.

Girls Rock Campers this year enjoy workshops in songwriting, music history, communication and team building, zine making, music business, make your own band t-shirts and buttons, self defense and gender and identity to help turn them all into good little rock and roll machines. The camp accepts potential rockers of all experience levels, and they have instructors to teach guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and vocals. Last year, the inaugural camp had artists like Sara Hickman, Dixie Chicks songwriter Susan Gibson, Rosie Flores and Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine working with the girls.