Rhythm and Soul Award 2015

Kathleen Hanna and I received the artist/activist buddy award honored by Willie Mae Rock Camp for 10 years of continuous service. Other honorees included Chiaso de Blasio, Santigold, Carla Miller, and DJ Rekha. I still can't believe it. I am so fortunate.

Girls Rock Camp

Two shows coming up with my band The Julie Ruin. We are happy to be back....

October 4th in North Carolina at Cat's Cradle with Ex-Hex and more!

October 12th in Mexico City with all of these peeps...

The band "Stacey" from Willie Mae Rock Camp with my longtime drum student!

Whoa do they sound great! The drummer, Eva, has been taking drum lessons with me since she was in 5th grade. She is now in 8th grade. Natural loose sticking looks effortless here.

These girls met this week, wrote a song, and performed it yesterday. Bravo!!

Girls Who Rock Coloring Book Pt 2

Last year I purchased the Women Who Rock Coloring Book part I for my studio waiting room. What a fun read! This is the next one in my Etsy Cart. A great gift....

WOMEN WHO ROCK COLORING BOOK here

Pink Veins tonight live on WFMU

Teen band "Pink Veins" will be live on Minor Music on WFMU, a show hosted by Jesse Krakow, tonight Monday the 12th! They'll be playing original songs and you'll hear a few I recorded at my Pencil Factory studio. Lucie and Webb, the guitar/bass/vocalists, have been students with me since they were 10 years old. Here they are all 16 (!!!) and performing originals live. Very excited for this talented trio. Breakout star Larissa on drums.

LISTEN TO "Lovesick Hellhound" by Pink Veins here!

Two of my students! I have to show them off....

Webb (guitar) and Lucie (drums) playing at the Willie Mae Rock camp show last weekend. Sophie from Care Bears on Fire on bass. Yes! All ages 15-16.

Guitareste!!

I was thrilled to do an interview with Guitareste.com ! Check out and support her amazing blog for women guitarists.

Girls Rock Coloring Book -whatta gift?!

Check out the insides HERE! .....And is that a little girl with a Warlock Guitar stepping on a pedal?!

BUY THE COLORING BOOK HERE!

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls - Ladies Weekend Camp 2011

Ladies Rock Camp February edition was this past weekend through Presidents Day. Here's some highlights from the Lunch Time performances.

"Deux Chats" formed last summer at the Girls Rock Camp. They are ages 13-15. Here they perform for the adult camp. Rocking original songs and one White Stripes cover!

Last day's lunch included a Kareoke machine and all hell broke loose. The most dancing I've ever seen, and we were all sober!

A diverse chorus line behind Emmet!

Ladies Rock Camp, February 2011 weekend

Ladies Rock Camp at Willie Mae -2011 Winter Edition

Open to all women ages 19+, Ladies Rock Camp features instrument lessons, songwriting, band practice, live performances, and workshops, all culminating in a showcase at a cool music venue…plus hot chocolate karaoke parties. Ladies Rock Camp will take place Presidents’ Day weekend (February 19 -21, 2011) at Willie Mae Music Lab in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. NYC

I'll be teaching guitar and band coaching. Here's a direct link:

Willie Mae Rock Camp for LADIES

First hand experience from Elle Magazine writer:

http://www.elle.com/Life-Love/Society-Career-Power/School-of-Rock

Help Raise $50 K for Girls Rock Camp NYC

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Click on the vote once per day in April. The contest ends on April 30th.

http://www.refresheverything.com/girlsrock

Rock Camp stuff

Don't know the artist of this bunny picture, but I assume she plays rock music. This was in Willie Mae Rock Camp's rehearsal room tonight. I'll credit this young painter when I find out!

Teaching and Work

The door at Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls...

Pretty shiny colorful drums are stored at Rock Camp.

Band coaching "The Awkward Turtles" this morning. This is right before they did an interview in a film about Girl Bands. These girls are breakin' rules and inspiring other girls to break out of their "shells" and form bands too!

Rock Camp for Girls Benefit Auction

The Fourth Annual Rock N Roll Auction will be held Tuesday February 9th, 8 pm at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn!

http://www.williemaerockcamp.org/auction.html

I'll be auctioning off a Gift Certificate of 4 free lessons, guitar, bass, or drums. Fun!

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Event

Rock Camp Austin Review -click *HERE*

"Texas Monthly Magazine" review of the Girls Rock Camp Austin. OCTOBER 2009.

I got a little quote in

the article....

TUESDAY

Every day at rock camp had a schedule: assembly in the morning, then instrument instruction, workshops, and band rehearsal. Another of the coaches, Sara Landeau, a guitar teacher from Brooklyn who helps run the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls there, told me that she has taught classes of girls and classes of girls and boys. “When boys are in the group, they won’t stop playing, and they’re very loud. Girls won’t take solos—they won’t play in front of the boys. But if it’s all girls, they’ll play.”

Read the WHOLE article..... TEXAS MONTHLY October 2009 review: http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-10-01/letterfromcamp-2.php