Apply to be considered for Local Sirens here!
This year’s Local Sirens will be at Rickshaw Stop on September 24th and features Chhoti Maa, The Onyx, Dioganhdih, and B-Side Brujas! The show is FREE and open to all ages. Doors open at 8pm. Register on Eventbrite and Facebook.
Local Sirens: Women in Music Performance Series is a free, all-ages quarterly performance series that features exceptional Bay Area women and gender non-conforming musicians and performers. Local Sirens supports artists who are creating new and innovative work that is representative of the diverse communities of the Bay Area. To date, Local Sirens has presented the work of 75+ local women and gender non-conforming artists and reached over 7,500 attendees.
Past Local Sirens venues have included The Rickshaw Stop, PianoFight, and The New Parish.
Past Local Sirens performers include Rayana Jay, Rocky Rivera, Meernaa, Tanukichan, The She’s, Lauren O’Connell, Diana Gameros, Fely Tchaco, Pamela Z, Camille Safiya, Xiomara, Chhoti Maa, SOAR, Versoul, Ruby Mountain, Meklit, Gina Madrid, Naima Shalhoub, Spellling, Pllush, Azuah, Lalin St. Juste, Rose Droll, Humid, Kohinoorgasm, Ötzi, HiScores, Babii Cris, Carly Bond, Madeline Kenney, Mariachi Feminil Orgullo Mexicano, Antique Naked Soul, Built For The Sea, Silver Shadows, Try the Pie, Mane, Sirena Victima, and DJ Mashi Mashi
Local Sirens is made possible through support from California Arts Council, San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Horizons Foundation, and Grants for the Arts.
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