Although the uproar over female musicians has quieted, Santa Cruz girls are continuing to rock, media attention or not. Jesse Locks, college music promoter and booking assistant at The Catalyst Nightclub, feels these female bands are providing an essential element to the Santa Cruz music scene. Yet within each group there are more girls taking part by forming bands, shaping local record labels, introducing kids to independent music on the radio, writing about music, and putting on shows. Erika Sawyer, host of the KZSC punk show Struck A Nerve , is excited about female involvement in local music.
Girls are really good at screaming and rocking out.
Female rock musicians are considerably more rare than male musicians. Julia Fernandez, lead singer and guitarist for Cherry Ames , has had experience with the opposition women often face in rock. People are so much less willing to teach you. Females involved in local music are beginning to realize not only their importance, but their relative scarcity. Music promoter Jesse Locks recently realized the uniqueness of her actions.