One for all the girl-rockers out there. Organisers of an American rock convention dedicated to female musical talent have confirmed some details about their 2005 event, and are inviting female artists to put themselves forward to play at the event.
Run by ROCKRGRL magazine, and called the ROCKRGRL Music Conference, the whole thing takes place in Seattle from 10 -12 Mar. Guest speakers already confirmed include: songwriter Sue Ennis, Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano, Jennifer Finch (L7, the Shocker), KIIS-FM (Los Angeles) Music Director Julie Pilat, Derek Sivers of CD Baby, Indiegrrl founder Holly Figueroa and Daisy Rock Girl Guitars founder Tish Ciravolo, plus, giving the keynote speech, punk icon Patti Smith.
Artists interested in getting involved (and that can be solo female artists, or bands with at least one female member) need to put in an application before 1 Jul - full details at http://www.rockrgrl.com/conference