Girls Rock! Chicago

We are very excited to announce that Girls Rock! Chicago will be hosting a Rock Lottery as our next fundraising event.

What’s a Rock Lottery?

Here’s the scoop; local musicians will be randomly grouped into bands based on a lottery style drawing. The bands have three weeks to prepare and rehearse an original song which they will play at a benefit show at the Abbey Pub on May 22, 2008.

How to Participate

The lottery is open to all musicians who are 21 and older, able to attend the lottery drawing and benefit show, and available to rehearse several times before the final show. The drawing will take place at:

Rock Lottery Drawing
Danny’s Tavern
1951 W Dickens Ave, Chicago IL
Thursday, May 1
9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
$5 Suggested Donation for Lottery Participants

You must be present at the drawing in order to participate. Lottery results will be announced at midnight, and each group must submit a band name by last call. The night will also feature special guest DJs and plenty of delicious treats at our bake sale table.

When is the Rock Lottery Benefit Show?

Benefit Show
Abby Pub
Thursday, May 22
8 p.m. Doors/9 p.m. Show
3420 W Grace St, Chicago, IL
$6 Advance/$8 Door

FAQs

I play the xylophone. Is there a place in the rock lottery for me?
We encourage all musicians to participate - whether you’re a guitarist, vocalist, laptop musician, or play a mean harmonica. You can even play multiple instruments during your set. We just ask that you have access to the necessary gear for your instrument(s) of choice. Girls Rock! will not be able to supply instruments.

How will bands be selected?
For consistency, we’ll try to make sure that there is at least one drummer and one guitarist per band whenever possible. Other than that, we’ll essentially be drawing names out of a hat. Feel free to get creative.