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June Beard

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

June Beard | Nazi Bitch & the Jews

Watch “Dead Porker” on YouTube

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Thanks for the H/T @chinashpmatado!

Makeda! – “I’ll Say It How I Want To” EP Annoucement

May 17, 2018November 13, 2020 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

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Makeda! (previously known as Music Bones) is back with a new name, a new EP, and a new music video! Though the name is different, you can expect the same blues-y rock sound that came with Music Bones. Their new album, I’ll Say It How I Want To, is set to be released June 8th of this year. The first single from that album, “If He Gets to Be President”, will be blessing us way sooner than that; look out for it on May 29th.

Watch this space for more information on their new album and video. And to drum up your excitement about all the new content coming down the pipe, check out the EP announcement below:

I’ll Say It How I Want To is a four song EP that takes you on the journey of a band’s path to emergence. The songs featured provide a glimpse into the band’s sound and more importantly into their perspective. Makeda! is a rock band that insists on embodying the essential ethos of rock and roll, as exemplified by the genre’s founder Sister Rosetta Tharpe. In doing so, their work actively seeks to draw from tradition, and following in the footsteps of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, leverages music as an instrument of truth telling and disruption. The songs on the EP serve as a response to current events and an unapologetic critique of the paradigms that would have us seek our worth in the subjugation of others (namely white supremacy), while planting the seeds of a vision for something else. That vision is one that Makeda! will continue to advocate for through their music, their work, and their name.

The band’s name (pronounced ma kə da) pays homage to the real name of the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba, as identified by the Kebra Nagast, and is the band’s way of holding space to recall histories that have been whitewashed, minimized and distorted.

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Bad Skin – “All The Drugs”

VideoApril 28, 2018April 16, 2022 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

Just found out about Bad Skin via their drummer Caro. They have an amazing grung-y, metal-y sound, and can rock out just as hard as the boys! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BadSkinband/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badskinband/

Deborah Coleman – I Got To Know – YouTube

VideoJanuary 28, 2018 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

Thank you to David Rowinski (@bolekaja1001 on Twitter) for the tip on Deborah Coleman! Any black women artists that should be on this blog, but haven’t been featured yet? Hit me up on social media, or email me at jaleesa@blackwomeninrock.info!

Adia Victoria

ImageDecember 6, 2017November 13, 2020 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

Adia Victoria – Official Website – Recommended Song: “Dead Eyes“

Sara Haile-Mariam (Music Bones)

December 6, 2017November 13, 2020 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

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Sara Haile-Mariam from Music Bones (Image by Lauren Schorr from Official Website – Bandcamp)

Check out Sara’s eye-opening posts about the appropriation of rock and roll: Black Girl Rise and From Rosetta to Reina: Stop Stealing from Black Women

Zahra (formerly of Wisigoth)

ImageDecember 6, 2017November 13, 2020 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

Zahra (formerly of Wisigoth – Myspace – H/T Jean-Philippe Tremblay)

Black Women in Punk and Metal: Addendum

VideoNovember 28, 2017 Jaleesa Leslie2 Comments

I don’t know everything, and that’s where I rely on you all (the readers!) to fill in the gaps. Recently, a reader emailed me a few bands that are led by black women, all of whom I knew nothing about previously. The person doesn’t have any social media that I can shout out, but Jean-Philippe, […]

Meredith Bell – Palaceburn

ImageSeptember 23, 2017November 13, 2020 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

Palaceburn (Facebook – Meredith Bell @IAmMereBear) H/T: Paige @acrossofflowers

Cierra White

GalleryJanuary 25, 2016November 13, 2020 Jaleesa LeslieLeave a comment

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