The first "Girl Germs Live Tribute to Women in Rock" at First Avenue in May saw such predictably delightful sets as Pink Mink doing Bikini Kill songs and pleasant surprises like Night Moves covering the Cranberries. Just a half-year later, organizers are bringing the concept over to the Turf Club for a Jan. 10 winter installment that promises a similar balance of obvious picks and "huh?" choices, a mix that's apparent right with the top two acts listed on the lineup:
Aby Wolf performing Kate Bush
Alpha Consumer performing Aretha Franklin
Kitten Forever performing Beyoncé
K.Raydio performing Erykah Badu
YONI YUM performing Marianne Faithfull
The shows are an offshoot of the Girl Germs music blog, which was an offshoot of the Radio K show of the same name. Girls Got Rhythm Fest organizer and Radio K alum Dana Raidt, who heads up Girl Germs with music writer Sally Hedberg, explained before the First Avenue gig that the tribute concerts are intended to honor women in rock -- but not exclusively feature women in rock.
"It's just as sexist to think that the only musicians inspired by women in rock are other female musicians," said Raidt.
Tickets for the show are on sale now for $10 via eTix.com.
