Aug 24th, 2011 by info |
Singer-songwriter Mike Kinsella (Owen, Joan of Arc, Cap’n Jazz) loves a good cover. In 2009, he was invited to play a benefit show for Girls Rock! Chicago and took the opportunity to pay homage to one of his favorite musicians - Morrissey. He assembled a band of friends equally eager to take on the challenge and together they helped raise a hefty chunk of change to provide scholarships to GR!C summer camp. After two years, they are reuniting for ONE NIGHT ONLY to play the songs of the Cure. Don’t miss the opportunity to see Mike joined by Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes), Joe Trohman (Fall Out Boy), Dustin Currier (The Felix Culpa), Drew Brown (Weekend Nachos) and Mark Rose (Spitalfield) as they channel Robert Smith and company. Chicago’s premier punk rock choir, Blue Ribbon Glee Club, will open with a set of goth tunes to set the mood. And once again, all proceeds benefit Girls Rock! Chicago.
Mike Kinsella & Friends + Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Thursday, September 1st / 7pm
Lincoln Hall
2424 N. Lincoln Ave.
All-ages / $12 advance / $15 door
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Aug 23rd, 2011 by Heather L. |
We set an ambitious goal for 2011 - three camps in less than three months. It was hectic, but we managed to fit in two sessions of
Girls Camp and one session of
Ladies Rock Camp into one short little summer. We’d like to thank every volunteer, camper, parent and donor for making it possible. We truly couldn’t have done it without you.
With your help we welcomed 151 Girls Rock capers, who formed 36 new bands.We also greatly expanded our DJ camp, with eight mini Spinderellas taking to the turntables. For session one, we returned to the Metro, and session two found our campers gracing the stage at Bottom Lounge.
Special thanks to the generous donors who kept us fed with delicious and healthy eats in between all the rockin’: Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Fat Willy’s Rib Shack, Revolution Brewing, Rock n’ Roll Noodle Company, Lucia’s, Handlebar, DeLux, Birchwood Kitchen, Winberie’s, The Wormhole, Sweet Cakes Bakery, Bleeding Heart Bakery and La Farine Bakery.
A shout out also goes to our wonderful workshop leaders: Thank You Threadless for loads of t-shirt reconstruction fun, Busy Beaver for sharing the button love, Chicago Women’s Health Center for engaging the girls in diversity awareness, Thousand Waves for super pro self-defense tips, Entymotic Research for caring for our ears, teaching us to do the same and donating fabulous Earlove earplugs, Quimby’s for a generous magazine donation to our zines workshop, and The Feminist Breeder for sharing blog tips & tricks.
Camp week pictures abound on our
Facebook page, and video of all the camper bands can be found on our
YouTube channel. But be warned: repeated viewings will make next year’s camps seem painfully far away.
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Aug 3rd, 2011 by info |
Session two of Girls Rock! Chicago summer camp is underway. 75 girls are hard at work writing original songs with their brand new bands and each gem will be unveiled at our second End-of-Camp Extravaganza of the season. Join us as the girls of session two take the stage in a new & exciting location: the very rockin’ Bottom Lounge. See all 18 bands and catch our newly minted camper DJs spinning jams.
As always, this event is ALL AGES and super family friendly so bring the whole crew.
Saturday, August 6
3 - 5:30pm
Bottom Lounge
1375 W. Lake St.
$7 / kids under 8 FREE
Jul 24th, 2011 by info |
GR!C Annual Report Cover
After lots of hard work from the staff and the board, with an extra special thanks to our fabulous designer Randy Payne, Girls Rock! Chicago is pleased to present to you our FY2010 Annual Report. Inside you will find great stories about our campers, volunteers, parents, staff and board members, and our donors, as well as important information, including our financials.
Click the cover above to view the Annual Report as a “flippable” online magazine or click here to download it as a PDF.
Thank you to everyone for your support of Girls Rock! Chicago.
Jul 7th, 2011 by Jennifer |
Constructor Craft Fair is back, and Girls Rock! Chicago is thrilled to be sponsoring the event for the second year in a row. Join us at legendary FitzGerald’s Nightclub in Berwyn on Saturday, June 9th for a day of crafty goodness, yummy food, fine drinks and performances from Girls Rock! Chicago campers. Indoors you’ll find the grads of our June DJ camp spinning records (on the very same stage graced by Elisabeth Shue in Adventures in Babysitting, in fact). The outdoor stage will feature performances by camper band C4 at 3:30pm, and GR!C solo superstar Alex Lund at 4pm. Visit our booth anytime during the day to say “Hi”, and learn more about Ladies Rock Camp, volunteer opportunities and upcoming events. And you should probably grab some of our great new merch while you’re there too: posters, drink coozies, tote bags and more!
Hours are 10am - 6pm, and admission to this family friendly event is FREE. Even better, the first 50 people in line receive a swag bag full of goodies so why not invite your friends and make a day of it? We hope to see you there!
Jun 22nd, 2011 by info |
During each session of Girls Rock! Chicago’s summer camps, 75 girls will pick up an instrument, form a band, write and record an original song, and perform it on stage—all in one week!
This Sunday we introduce the newest class of GR!C grads - our session one campers - in a performance at the legendary Metro. That’s 18 bands guaranteed to rock your socks off, PLUS young DJs fresh out of DJ camp. As always, this event is ALL ages. Bring the kids and let them dance in our reserved shorty section while sharing in the inspiration.
This sessions band’s include your new favorites: Octopie, Flaming Mustaches, The Recycled Hearts, Corduroy Converse, LOL, Black Cats, Painting the Roses Red and many more!
Sunday, June 26th
3pm - 5pm
3730 N. Clark
Chicago, IL
$7 in advance, $8 at the door.
Kids under 8 are admitted FREE
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Save the date for our session two Extravaganza on Saturday, August 6th at Bottom Lounge.
