Thursday night at the Ivy Room, I Need Space co-founder Genesis Fermin and Briget Boyle will be at the Ivy Room in Albany. Sharing the night with a Tweezer!! Join us
TOMORROW is the first-ever in-person I Need Space Festival at the Ivy Room] in Albany.
Genesis Fermin (they/them) is a gardener and multifaceted artist who cultivates lush fruits and soul-illuminating songs. Their music documents the ache of longing, vivid childhood memories, and a life lived against the grain, blurring every boundary. Genesis grows music and food in the Bay Area, and is the co-founder of the I Need Space Q***r Music Festival, founded to support a diverse, international array of q***r artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their debut album, Genesis Fermin, was released in 2021 and produced by Gina Villalobos, and the “gentle acoustic rhythms” on this album are described by Americana UK as “smartly written, [with] a strong vocal.”
Come along on the journey – easily enjoyed, not easily forgotten.
Thursday, June 23
8:00–11:00 PM PT
Ivy Room] - Albany, CA
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
$20-$30 Sliding Scale Donation - 21+
Featuring music by (in order of appearance):
Briget Boyle
Mya Byrne
Easy Queen
Doctora Xingona
Cardboard People
Genesis Fermin
Skip The Needle
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06/21/2022
This Thursday, June 23!!! The first ever IN PERSON I Need Space Festival. ***rmusicfestival
Briget Boyle's songs are compelling reminders that healing and redemption are coming. With gritty, vulnerable lyrics, pristine vocals, and driving playing on her antique Gibson J45, Briget’s 90s rock-tinged songs center the truth-telling power of the human voice. Sincerity is magnetic and Briget's songs often inspire listeners to put pen to paper, clear their throats, and dust off their old guitars. What will happen when you listen?
Briget is currently in production for her third solo album with the working title "Heartbreak Residue." The album is due out in late 2022.
Thursday, June 23, 8:00–11:00 PM PT - Albany, CA Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM $20-$30 Sliding Scale Donation - 21+
Featuring music by:
Doctora Xingona
Mya Byrne
Briget Boyle
Genesis Fermin
Cardboard People
Easy Queen
Skip The Needle
This Thursday, June 23!!! The first ever IN PERSON I Need Space Festival. ***rmusicfestival
On the dusty road between PJ Harvey and Portishead, you’ll find Easy Queen: three fierce, feminist, funny females forging fabulously funky rock.
The Oakland-based trio reflects the Bay Area’s energy, diversity, q***r community, and creativity. Fans of Sleater-Kinney, St. Vincent, Portishead, and Juliana Hatfield will love Easy Queen’s blend of guitar-driven hooks and vocal harmonies.
Thursday, June 23, 8:00–11:00 PM PT - Albany, CA Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM $20-$30 Sliding Scale Donation - 21+
Featuring music by:
Doctora Xingona
Mya Byrne
Briget Boyle
Genesis Fermin
Cardboard People
Easy Queen
Skip The Needle
Thursday, June 23 is the first ever IN PERSON I Need Space Festival. ***rmusicfestival
is a smooth, smoky-voiced Americana singer-songwriter. Her second solo album, produced by Grammy nominee Aaron Lee Tasjan, releases September 2022 on Kill Rock Stars. Mya is proudly out and q***r, a leader for the presence of trans women in music. Her Pride single, “Where the Lavender Grows”, is out now.
Thursday, June 23, 8:00–11:00 PM PT - Albany, CA Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM $20-$30 Sliding Scale Donation - 21+
Featuring music by:
Doctora Xingona
Mya Byrne
Briget Boyle
Genesis Fermin
Cardboard People
Easy Queen
Skip The Needle
**ewithamic ***rmusic ***rmusician ***rmusicfestival
06/17/2022
Next Thursday is the I Need Space festival. We have a very special line up and are so very stoked that Doctora Xingona is making their way across the country to join us! ***rmusicfestival
Doctora Xingona's ancestors bloom in their voice. Their songs roar an otherworldly fire against oppression. An expansive multimedia artist and educator, Doctora Xingona is the creator of Quiero Volver: A Xingonx Ritual Opera, a multimedia performance altar for q***r, trans, and gender-expansive BIPOC artists to convene and manifest futures.
Thursday, June 23, 8:00–11:00 PM PT - Albany, CA Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM $20-$30 Sliding Scale Donation - 21+
Featuring music by:
Doctora Xingona
Mya Byrne
Briget Boyle
Genesis Fermin
Cardboard People
Easy Queen
Skip The Needle
One week from tomorrow, the first ever I Need Space Festival is happening at the Room in Albany, CA. ***rmusic
On the bill we have the formidable female powerhouse known as bring a depth of personal insight and performing experience to their politically astute hard rock/funk songcraft. The Oakland-based quartet—featuring bassist/vocalist , guitarist/vocalists , Shelley Doty, and drummer/vocalist —deliver impressionable original tunes which reflect the musicians’ deeply-held ideals and wide-ranging musical aesthetic, with tight harmonies, shredding guitar solos and searing lead vocals.
Upon seeing Skip The Needle’s live performance video for the title track “We Ain’t Never Going Back,” legendary bass phenom shared the video on Facebook commenting, “Are Women Rockin’ Harder now?”
Or, as one observer recently said, “If Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, and Chaka Khan all jammed together, this band would be the result. Skip The Needle is reckless, eclectic, fearless and fun, dedicated to love, and like nothing you’ve ever heard before.” Skip The Needle Rocks the Love.
05/17/2022
Hi. It's been awhile. We have something special coming up. Stay tuned...
01/15/2022
Hello Facebook! Tomorrow, Sunday January 16, two I Need Space alums, Eli Conley and Briget Boyle will be performing live on Zoom at 4:30 PM PT. We hope you can join them for this lovely afternoon show :)
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I Need Space: A Live Stream Q***r Music Festival, in which q***r artists from all over bring you music from their own homes, live streamed to Wherever You Are, every third Saturday of the month.
So make a snack or a meal, have a cup of tea or a glass of water or wine, put on your softest pants or your fanciest tux and tune into I NEED SPACE.
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ARTISTS OF THE SIXTH CHAPTER: August 21-22, 2020
Eli Conley
Madeline Finn
Apollo Flowerchild
Heather Hills
Rooster Blackspur
Soe Boekbinder
Skip The Needle
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ARTISTS OF THE FIFTH CHAPTER: July 18, 2020
Sarah Slaton
Kristen Ford
Emma's Revolution
Eli Wise
Brian Dublin
Divinity Roxx
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UPLIFTING BLACK LIVES FOR CHAPTER FOUR:
To learn more about the organizations we supported and encourage the community to support, visit our Chapter FOUR page on our website
Short bio: Dillbilly is a genre-q***r songwriter who grew up surrounded by cornfields, grain silos, and gravel roads. Having released 9 albums, their music grapples with the complexity of being a white working class q***r from a red state.
Shows cancelled due to COVID-19: None, but I just moved/still moving and had planned to book a tour and album release which has all been put on hold.
Jules Indelicato
Instagram: @itsbeenalovelyday
Official Site: facebook.com/theshowmustgoonsf
Pronouns: they/them
Short bio:
JULES INDELICATO is a familiar face in the Bay Area music scene. Whether you know them as a community organizer, audio engineer, or musician, there's no doubt that Jules breathes life into any music they get their hands on.
Short bio: Mya is a badass trans d**e and multi-instrumentalist who made the Bay her home after 15 years in the NYC folk/Americana rock scene, opening for heroes including Levon Helm. She quickly rose in our community as both a solo artist and as an accompanist with many local and touring q***r bands, including Homobiles and Lavender Country.
Shows cancelled due to COVID-19: Just in the next four weeks: Golden Bull, Lost Church residency, official SXSW appearances, Bottom of the Hill, El Rio, KPFA in-studio session, various poetry things, recording sessions
Short bio: Briget Boyle is a singer-songwriter whose background ranges from Americana folk music to the folk music of Eastern Europe to pop music of the '90s.
Short bio: Rapier tongue and honey voice, to break your heart and mend it. Singer, songwriter, loudmouth for good, Mamet’s music cooks folk, Americana, country, blues, and some etc. all together. Her new album, produced by Julie Wolf, will be born this year.
Shows CANCELLED: March 29: Lost Church, SF, CA (As Power Sn**ch), April 3: Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA (opening for Tig Notaro), April 4: Crest Theater, Sacramento, CA (opening for Tig Notaro), April 15: Orr Hot Springs, Ukiah CA, April 19: Private Party, Berkeley, CA
Short bio: Singer, songwriter, storyteller from DC- Be Steadwell believes in love and s*x and popsongs for all. Especially for black, q***r nerds like us.
Shows cancelled due to COVID-19: Queens with Nona Hendryx at Joe's Pub NYC, East Coast tour (Boston, NYC, DC, Charlotte, Durham, Decatur), Students of Color Conference, Walla Walla Community College WA
Genesis Fermin (co-founding mother of I Need Space)
Short bio: Armed with a guitar, drums and an enigmatic, mournful voice, Genesis Fermin wades against the currents of today’s generation of singer-songwriters. She is all about well crafted songs that reveal her ambitions, doubts and regrets. Her melodies reflect her soul and her words are snapshots of her life.
Shows CANCELLED: 3/15: Ivy Room, Albany (as Easy Queen) ; 3/20: Starry Plough, Berkeley (as Genesis Fermin) ; 3/29: The Lost Church, San Francisco (as Power Sn**ch) ; 4/3: The Golden Bull, Oakland (as Easy Queen) ; 4/4: White Horse Inn, Oakland (as Invincible Vacuum Cleaner Co) ; 4/14: Ivy Room, Albany (as Easy Queen) ; 4/16: The Monkey House, Berkeley (as Genesis Fermin) ; 4/23: El Rio, San Francisco (as Mya & Gen) ; 5/3: Ashkenaz, Berkeley (as Easy Queen)** ; 5/9: Strega Sounds, Oakland (as Genesis Fermin)** [** at risk of cancellation/rebooking? :(]
Vicki Randle
FB: Facebook.com/vickirandle.musician
Instagram: @vrandle
Twitter: @vrandle
Official Site:www.vickirandle.com
Bandcamp: bandcamp.com/vickirandle
Pronouns: She/her
Short bio: 45 years as a singer songwriter percussionist guitarist bass player and composer, 18 years The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on 100 albums, a formidable conscious ardent performer who believes music is love and will save the world.
Short bio: Bay Area-bred singer-songwriter-guitarist Katie Cash writes personally charged, emotion-packed songs and performs them with a passionate urgency that marks her as a uniquely compelling artist.
Short bio: I'm a music producer multi-instrumentalist who plays with and produces singer-songwriters and jazz musicians and I'm a sucker for a good song.
Shows cancelled due to COVID-19: All performance gigs that were scheduled into March and April calendar; all recording sessions that were scheduled into March and April calendar; delay of a production schedule (length of delay unknown) for a musical that I'm music directing (original production schedule spanning mid April to mid May). It's a general assumption that none of us can "count on" gigs happening in the near or even medium distant future –– things haven't officially gotten canceled or postponed for May, June, July etc. but none of us are assuming at this point that they'll happen. We're all in a wait-and-see moment.
Short bio: Bay Area native Rachel Garlin writes “finely etched songs that respect the folk tradition” (SF Bay Guardian). Her forthcoming album, Mondegreens (produced by Julie Wolf), plays like a love letter to today’s uncertain times, each song evoking a blend of heartache and hope, social reflection and self-discovery.
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