Queer Rock Riot: 3 Bands for a Cause (SF)
El Rio | 3158 Mission St., San Francisco, CA
Event Details
Submitted by the Event Organizer
Bay Area queer rock bands Wonderland Rejects, Hollow Minds, and Gusset are bringing loud, headbanging local music to El Rio on July 30 to raise money for the Transgender Cultural District’s Riot Fund.
Thursday, July 30th
El Rio, SF
Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm
Stage Room // $15 Cover // 21+
Genres: Alternative, Rock, Punk, Grunge
Artist Bios
Gusset is a set of four dykes split between San Jose and Oakland. Coming from wildly different musical backgrounds, they’ve found common ground, taking inspiration from riot grrrl and other punk influences. Powerful basslines and loud percussion fueled by queer frustration drive the energy home.
Hollow Minds is going back to the garage, bringing insightful lyricism to a grungy 90’s alt rock sound. Based in San Francisco, they recorded and mixed their debut EP, Kiss Me Goodnight, in a basement studio they built themselves. Their high energy shows are driven by angsty melodic vocals and loud distorted guitars, and are sure to have you crying in the pit.
After escaping Wonderland, (the happy illusion so many often cling to as a means of looking the other way when their neighbors are in danger), Wonderland Rejects played their first show a few days after the 2024 election. From there, they’ve been establishing themselves as a riot grrrl band fighting the Red King with music and community building.
Alice and Dolly (guitarist/vocalist and bassist, respectively) both played music through the 2010s, eventually working together in the now-defunct Feminine Urge in the early 2020s. Around this time, Kitty began her music journey, putting several hours of practice every day into her drums until she was ready to team up with Alice and Dolly to form Wonderland Rejects. Drawing inspiration from many different eras of music, including: the first half of the 20th century Blues era, the queercore scene of the 80s, the grunge era of the 90s, and the pop punk era of the 00s, they believe in honoring the giants whose shoulders they stand on, while mixing old school sounds with new school vibes.
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Cost: $15*
