Smart, sassy, beautiful, sexy and talented. That’s the word on the women in this 100% female-centric serenade, set to inflame Woodley Park this Saturday, Aug. 25 at the first annual Los Angeles Women’s Music Festival. “Females on Fire” features 50 female-fronted acts performing music from around the globe, across all genres, rocking 5 stages. Now that’s hot.
Though women’s music festivals have enjoyed fertile success around the country (read: Lilith Fair), this is the first celebration of the form in Los Angeles, epicenter of the North American music industry. Artist Sophie B. Hawkins, who shot to #5 on the Billboard chart for her single “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” will headline the day-long event with other cutting-edge women musicians.
The event is also being billed as an eco-adventure fest. Powered by eSolar renewable energy and benefiting animal rescue, these gals are tuning their audience into the benefits of going green. There will be vegan and vegetarian cuisine, pet adoptions, a healing arts tent, open-mic sessions and a mini-recording studio to test out your own vocals. So spread out your picnic blanket for a wild, rock-and-roll romp through a woman’s world.
Females on Fire: Los Angeles Women’s Music Festival takes place Saturday, Aug. 25. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $25. Woodley Park North, 6340 Woodley Ave., Encino. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.lawmf.com.
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