Skip The Needle is an Oakland-based queer female quartet made up of Bay Area superstars; Vicki Randle, Shelley Doty, Kofy Brown and Katie Cash who fashion punk, funk and soul influenced rock they like to call "Black dyke rock". As the name Implies, they are musically diverse and bring a biting, socially conscious message, delivered with radical joy. Formed in 2014, Skip The Needle has released two full-length albums and their latest EP, Octavia Of Earth, Volume 2, inspired by black feminist icon Octavia E. Butler, released on Soulectric - A division of Little Village Foundation and digitally released by Side Hustle Records in July of 2024. They are honored to have received the Local Sirens Residency from WAM, writing 5 new songs for the project; slated to be released in spring of 2025.

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Bitch is a longstanding queer music icon who Yahoo Entertainment called “a feminist force that the world needs now more than ever” when she released Bitchcraft, her 9th studio album, on the legendary label Kill Rock Stars in 2022. Come for an evening of electric violin-forward “poet pop,” storytelling and humor. Bitch is known for her bold and colorful live shows and this one will not disappoint.  

Recently, Bitch played a role in  the new Audible podcast of Alison Bechdel’s “Dykes To Watch Out For.” The series was directed by Leigh Silverman, and Bitch co-wrote a song for it with Faith Soloway. She has been developing a one woman show, which had a run in Provincetown this Summer. 

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