WEBVTT 00:00:11.330 --> 00:00:17.615 - Welcome to the Girls Rock Bloomington Showcase. Thank you so much for coming. I'm Amy Olsner. I'm the 00:00:17.615 --> 00:00:23.777 - director of Girls Rock Bloomington. And we're so glad you could join us this evening in celebrating 00:00:23.777 --> 00:00:29.939 - these amazing rock stars down here. At the beginning of the week, many of them had not played their 00:00:29.939 --> 00:00:36.101 - instrument ever before. Some of them had played their instrument, but were learning new skills. And 00:00:36.101 --> 00:00:40.414 - through a lot of hard work, creativity, and cooperation, they learned 00:00:40.706 --> 00:00:48.608 - their new stuff, they formed their bands with each other, they wrote original songs with the support 00:00:48.608 --> 00:00:56.432 - of their band coaches, and they're now ready to perform these debut songs for you tonight. So let's 00:00:56.432 --> 00:01:04.647 - give them a huge round of applause for being so brave to share their music with you. I wanted to mention 00:01:04.647 --> 00:01:10.046 - that we got to make merch with the campers, so check that out after. 00:01:10.146 --> 00:01:16.812 - We also have these awesome new shirts, and we made really cool camp posters with all the band logos. 00:01:16.812 --> 00:01:23.477 - And for family members of campers, we have baseball cards of your camper. So make sure to check that 00:01:23.477 --> 00:01:30.209 - out at the merch table. And thanks to Kristin and Kerry and Deb for putting those together. Before we 00:01:30.209 --> 00:01:37.534 - begin, I need to thank a lot of people, because so many people and organizations go into helping our camp run. 00:01:37.858 --> 00:01:45.096 - So thank you so much to Bad Knees who printed our shirts and did the screen printing workshop. And we've 00:01:45.096 --> 00:01:52.540 - got the Community Kitchen who they've been donating snacks to us from the very first year. They're amazing. 00:01:52.540 --> 00:01:59.502 - Thank you to the Bloomington Arts Commission and then the Indiana Arts Commission for supporting our 00:01:59.502 --> 00:02:05.982 - camp this year. Thank you to Rachel Gressley at Hideout Press who designed our camp t-shirts. 00:02:08.194 --> 00:02:15.243 - Better Distractions, who helped promote this year's showcase. Sweet Hairdo, who did the campers' hair 00:02:15.243 --> 00:02:22.360 - that you'll get to see this evening. IU Audiology Department conducted free hearing screenings at camp 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:29.478 - and talked about the importance of protecting your ears as a rock star. Two Sticks Bakery, Bloomington 00:02:29.478 --> 00:02:35.006 - Bagel Company, self-titled Vegetarian Kitchen, all donated food for volunteers. 00:02:37.570 --> 00:02:44.976 - Opscotch Coffee donated coffee to us and they've been donating to us from the very beginning in 2019 00:02:44.976 --> 00:02:52.383 - and are amazing supporters, so thank you everyone. Anna Powell Denton took press photos of the kids. 00:02:52.383 --> 00:02:59.789 - Thank you to her. We've got Black Tortoise Photography over here doing the photo booth tonight. Make 00:02:59.789 --> 00:03:04.702 - sure to check that out. And thank you to Katz for filming tonight. 00:03:05.986 --> 00:03:14.525 - Thank you to WFHB Youth Radio for recording the performance and they did awesome interviews with the 00:03:14.525 --> 00:03:23.487 - band before that you'll get to hear on Youth Radio. Thank you to Secretly Canadian for matching donations 00:03:23.487 --> 00:03:32.702 - for tonight's showcase to help fund Girls Rock in the future. A huge thank you to the Busker Chumlee Theater 00:03:32.866 --> 00:03:40.408 - For hosting us, they are donating their space and tech services. Everything is for free. It's incredibly 00:03:40.408 --> 00:03:47.304 - generous. They even supplied pizza for us. And Clayton is running Sound. So thank you, Clayton. 00:03:47.304 --> 00:03:54.775 - Thank you, everyone at Buzz Code. Another huge thank you to the IU Arts and Humanities Council, because 00:03:54.775 --> 00:04:01.886 - they host us for free in their building every year. They give us food. They give us camp supplies. 00:04:02.114 --> 00:04:10.308 - They help us with all of our needs, and they're just the most generous, lovely team ever, so huge thank 00:04:10.308 --> 00:04:18.739 - you to them. This is the first year at camp we've had three amazing assistant directors, Kristen Thompson, 00:04:18.739 --> 00:04:27.249 - Mal Benoit, and Mal Babcock. They helped so much. We also have our showcase stage managers, Carrie Albright 00:04:27.249 --> 00:04:30.558 - and Kathleen Paquette. Thank you to them. 00:04:33.826 --> 00:04:40.828 - Thank you to our Amps program. That's our counselor and training program and they did so much to help 00:04:40.828 --> 00:04:47.761 - out this week and they even found the time to write their own song that they'll be performing later. 00:04:47.761 --> 00:04:51.262 - Shout out to Tess, Leah, Sagan, Natasha, and Lark. 00:04:59.522 --> 00:05:07.035 - The biggest thank you, because the only way this camp works is that a lot of very generous, wonderful 00:05:07.035 --> 00:05:14.621 - local artists and people who like to work with kids and just cool people volunteer with us every year. 00:05:14.621 --> 00:05:22.649 - They take off work, they come work for free, and they work really, really hard. And these are our volunteers 00:05:22.649 --> 00:05:29.278 - and they keep camp running, so big thank you to them. All right, I'm almost done talking. 00:05:29.666 --> 00:05:36.552 - So one other thing, I just wanted to share some very exciting news for the first time publicly, which 00:05:36.552 --> 00:05:43.438 - is that Girls Rock Bloomington is the recipient of a big grant through the Lilly Arts Foundation, and 00:05:43.438 --> 00:05:50.189 - we are going to be moving into our own building this year. Yay! So we can't wait to spend time with 00:05:50.189 --> 00:05:57.278 - you all there. Please keep an eye out for that. We're gonna have a recording studio and practice spaces. 00:05:57.410 --> 00:06:04.102 - and we're super pumped to gather together there as well. All right, so without further ado, I would 00:06:04.102 --> 00:06:11.129 - like to introduce the volunteer cover band, because they find the time to practice their own song, which 00:06:11.129 --> 00:06:17.822 - is a cover, during the week, and they would like to share it with you all. So please come on stage, 00:06:17.822 --> 00:06:19.294 - volunteer cover band. 00:10:26.114 --> 00:10:30.462 - for the first time ever in public, Prism Effect. 00:12:27.778 --> 00:12:28.382 - Silly head. 00:14:23.138 --> 00:14:34.334 - All right, up next, we have the Don't Trust Nico. 00:15:02.722 --> 00:15:13.453 - I'm Tris Nikos. I'm Olive on vocals. I'm Viola on guitar. I'm Evie on the bass. I'm Lucia on the drums, 00:15:13.453 --> 00:15:23.874 - and this is Olivia Scream on the cymbal. And I'm DJ on the second guitar. One of the plays I'm going 00:15:23.874 --> 00:15:28.414 - to play for you is called Just Right There. 00:21:00.674 --> 00:21:18.387 - Give it up for the Don't Trust Nikos. Up next, we have the Neons. Hello, hello, there we go. I just 00:21:18.387 --> 00:21:30.078 - thought while we're waiting, maybe I'll talk to you a little bit. 00:21:30.338 --> 00:21:42.250 - So for our merch, we have our camp posters, we have these shirts, we have all of the past shirts. I 00:21:42.250 --> 00:21:54.519 - think we're good to go, so I don't have to talk anymore. Okay, please welcome The Neon. Okay, so while 00:21:54.519 --> 00:21:57.854 - we're all getting adjusted, 00:21:58.306 --> 00:22:11.487 - Our guitarist is Reese and our second guitarist is Izzy. And our drum player, our drum player is Fable. 00:22:11.487 --> 00:22:24.288 - And that is Aggie, our bass player. And I am Drew. You can call me Tuna. And we are the Neons and we 00:22:24.288 --> 00:22:27.710 - are playing Problem Manic. 00:22:27.970 --> 00:22:32.926 - Yes, it's a joke. And we're happy to play for you. 00:23:08.866 --> 00:23:18.014 - Problem, you're not my problem. Problem, you're not my problem. 00:23:21.218 --> 00:23:26.676 - I don't think I'm normal I mean nobody's perfect but still I have too many little flaws to be I don't 00:23:26.676 --> 00:23:32.295 - blend in but I don't stand out I just can't win, be myself I see they say I'm not the problem and you're 00:23:32.295 --> 00:23:37.645 - not my problem I don't need your consideration just leave me alone but still I don't know why don't 00:23:37.645 --> 00:23:43.211 - you see me like you see everyone else I'm going through my own hell why don't you hear me like you hear 00:23:43.211 --> 00:23:45.886 - everyone else I'm just like you with my own sound 00:23:54.818 --> 00:24:01.546 - Look at me, look at me, I just wanna be seen I feel invisible in a crowd like no one noticed me Get 00:24:01.546 --> 00:24:04.574 - pushed around like I'm a ghost in the ground 00:24:23.586 --> 00:24:31.453 - And that's not my problem, you're not my problem So just leave me alone If you won't see me like you 00:24:31.453 --> 00:24:40.254 - see everyone else I'm just like you going through my own hell Why don't you hear me like you hear everyone else? 00:24:55.074 --> 00:25:02.396 - Look at me, look at me, I just wanna be seen. I feel invisible in a crowd like no one noticed me. Get, 00:25:02.396 --> 00:25:05.950 - get pushed around like I'm a ghost in the ground. 00:25:59.298 --> 00:26:06.494 - Thank you all so much for coming tonight. It's so wonderful to look out in this lovely theater and see 00:26:06.494 --> 00:26:13.761 - all these beautiful faces here. Kathleen, I have been a volunteer with Girls Mark Bloomington, our very 00:26:13.761 --> 00:26:20.747 - first camp in 2019. And Amy said a little bit about our amazing crew of volunteers, but just from a 00:26:20.747 --> 00:26:22.494 - volunteer's perspective. 00:26:23.042 --> 00:26:29.987 - Being involved in Girls Rock is like one of the lights of my life. I grew up, I came up in a really 00:26:29.987 --> 00:26:37.000 - male dominated hardcore scene on the East Coast and I sort of had to fight my way into playing music 00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:43.945 - and being able to be in this community where everyone just comes here specifically to be supportive 00:26:43.945 --> 00:26:47.070 - and encouraging and creative and vulnerable. 00:26:47.330 --> 00:26:53.283 - is just a really, really magical experience. So not only is it amazing for the kids, but it's amazing 00:26:53.283 --> 00:26:59.236 - for the adults who are involved as well. We get to build the world that we want to see in the future, 00:26:59.236 --> 00:27:05.130 - which is so awesome to be a part of. So yeah, as we expand in the future, there are always volunteer 00:27:05.130 --> 00:27:11.199 - opportunities, not just for our summer camp, but for our year-round programming. So yeah, keep in touch 00:27:11.199 --> 00:27:14.526 - with us via social media and our website, our volunteer. 00:27:15.522 --> 00:27:24.612 - Application form is always up there. And yeah, get involved. It's a really magical thing to be a part 00:27:24.612 --> 00:27:33.613 - of. And speaking of magical things that I get to be a part of, I have the great honor of introducing 00:27:33.613 --> 00:27:42.970 - the band I got to coach this year. This is the Seven Silhouettes. Gonna introduce the band to you before 00:27:42.970 --> 00:27:44.574 - we play our song. 00:27:44.994 --> 00:28:01.730 - We've got Maddie on keys. Juniper on keys. Aria on bass. We've got Grace on drums. We've got Naomi and 00:28:01.730 --> 00:28:11.966 - Fiona on guitar. Oh, and me. I'm Emma. I'm vocals. Our song is 00:28:14.402 --> 00:28:15.518 - A world that isn't ours. 00:29:04.354 --> 00:29:08.510 - Looking back at her, oh what was it all worth? 00:31:11.842 --> 00:31:28.291 - again for seven silhouettes. And up next we have Forward Falling. Hi everybody, my name is Charlotte 00:31:28.291 --> 00:31:37.086 - Kiefer and this is my wonderful band Forward Falling. 00:31:41.314 --> 00:31:54.239 - And in our band today, we have Z on the guitar. And then on our bass, we have the marvelous Molly. And 00:31:54.239 --> 00:32:03.902 - then on the drums, we have Elena. And the song we will be playing tonight is 00:32:10.434 --> 00:32:32.195 - Thank you all for coming and we hope you enjoy the song. Boys pull my hair But boys will be boys How 00:32:32.195 --> 00:32:40.382 - is that fair? I walk along the street 00:32:40.962 --> 00:32:58.349 - Nobody, just a nobody. Hoping in their eyes, I'm fine as I seem. In mine, I'm just me. Please someone 00:32:58.349 --> 00:33:01.758 - wash away my tears. 00:33:13.026 --> 00:33:25.726 - I'm a failing kind of teen. Wish I could fly but I keep falling. He's afraid from looking at me. Silver 00:33:25.726 --> 00:33:38.548 - ribbons in our hair. People looking at what I wear. My clothes are too distracting for you. Mama, please 00:33:38.548 --> 00:33:40.990 - tell me what to do. 00:35:20.610 --> 00:35:41.871 - to announce up next is Basquiat and the Super Duper Tree People. All right. Hello. We hope you enjoy 00:35:41.871 --> 00:35:47.134 - the popcorn. It's yummy. 00:35:49.922 --> 00:36:03.699 - Welcome to the Busker Chumley. This is a Busk Yacht and the Super Duper Tree, people. Playing I Am a 00:36:03.699 --> 00:36:18.430 - Tree, the original song we have written. And our band is made up of six people, me, Audrey, on vocals, Mia, 00:36:18.594 --> 00:36:40.118 - Over here on bass. Eloisa and Aya on guitar. Emma on keys. And Ifa on drums. All right. We hope you 00:36:40.118 --> 00:36:47.006 - enjoy the song. And here it is. 00:37:02.242 --> 00:37:25.013 - Don't cut me down. You need to breathe. I am a tree. I am a tree. I am a tree. Don't cut me down. You 00:37:25.013 --> 00:37:31.710 - need to breathe. I am a tree. 00:37:32.002 --> 00:37:45.838 - taking a walk when I looked around saw the flora and font making a sound that's when I too wanted to 00:37:45.838 --> 00:37:48.030 - do what they do 00:38:45.218 --> 00:38:55.742 - The annoying buzz of the train saws the air, but the wind wishes, answer me, answer me, train. 00:40:08.322 --> 00:40:29.978 - The Basquiat and the Super Duper Tree people. All right, we've got to install a kitty. Very important. 00:40:29.978 --> 00:40:34.814 - Okay, kitten is ready. 00:40:35.362 --> 00:40:40.990 - All right, please introduce, I mean, please introduce, please welcome the Xanomals! 00:41:12.546 --> 00:41:29.374 - On keys, we have Avery, and as our guitarist, Andy. And our drummer is Maddie. 00:42:18.722 --> 00:42:26.110 - Up in the morning, ready to have some fun, going on a road trip. 00:45:37.282 --> 00:45:50.238 - And for the Zanimals. All right, we have two more camper bands. Please welcome to the stage, the Sunset Sisters. 00:46:06.178 --> 00:46:20.962 - Before we start, I just want to show you my awesome band. So hi, I'm Addie. I do vocals. This is Neely, 00:46:20.962 --> 00:46:34.750 - and she does the bass guitar. This is Hazel, and she does keys. This is Ana, and she does drums. 00:46:39.746 --> 00:47:06.174 - This is Raelynn, and she does electric guitar. We hope you enjoy our song. One, two, three, four. 00:47:09.986 --> 00:47:20.158 - Can't you feel the drum beat of loving me? Can't you feel the paradise denied our love? 00:47:41.666 --> 00:47:54.597 - You see what you did to me. You devil! What have you done to me? You make me wanna lock you in my skin. 00:47:54.597 --> 00:48:07.653 - To feel what you did to me. Crying into my pillow instead of your shoulder. We've been through bad times 00:48:07.653 --> 00:48:11.134 - before but this is the end. 00:48:11.394 --> 00:48:22.782 - now I just walk alone on the beach you devil can't you see what you 00:49:07.650 --> 00:49:19.328 - Okay, well, I just want to say, haven't these songs been incredible? Can you believe they've done this? 00:49:19.328 --> 00:49:30.669 - A lot of these people started learning this on their instrument on Monday. They just joined together 00:49:30.669 --> 00:49:37.182 - on Monday and they've only had five days. That's amazing. 00:49:42.690 --> 00:49:49.446 - Okay, so we're gonna have, this is the last camper band, but after that we have our amps band and then 00:49:49.446 --> 00:49:56.334 - we'll have one more big group song and then we'll have a big dance party and you can check out the photo 00:49:56.334 --> 00:49:59.614 - booth and the merch and just hang out for awhile. 00:50:13.122 --> 00:50:30.366 - Please welcome to the stage Angel Eye. Hey guys, we're Angel Eye and this is our song Pick It Up. Over 00:50:30.366 --> 00:50:39.742 - here we have Iris on keys. Cora on bass. Wren on drums. 00:50:42.626 --> 00:50:56.351 - Alma on guitar, and Lomasi on guitar. And I'm on, Nick's on vocals. Are you ready to rock? And this 00:50:56.351 --> 00:51:00.606 - goes out to Gas House McGinty. 00:51:13.794 --> 00:51:14.302 - Hello? 00:51:51.522 --> 00:51:51.838 - I'm sick. 00:54:04.866 --> 00:54:13.999 - Angel Eye. So up next you're going to hear our AMPS band. AMPS stands for Adolescent Music Program Support. 00:54:13.999 --> 00:54:22.456 - And these are former campers who join us as counselors in training. They help out in the instrument 00:54:22.456 --> 00:54:31.335 - classes, and they help coach the band. And then they also find time in the middle of the day to practice 00:54:31.335 --> 00:54:34.718 - their own song and write it themselves. 00:54:35.074 --> 00:54:41.933 - And they also made a really cool camp scrapbook that, if you didn't see it yet, you should check it 00:54:41.933 --> 00:54:48.928 - out after the show. It's outside in the inner lobby on a table, and they collaged it all together and 00:54:48.928 --> 00:54:55.855 - did it all themselves, totally self-directed. So it's been a real pleasure to have them with us, and 00:54:55.855 --> 00:55:00.382 - we're really glad they like to hang out with us still. All right. 00:55:02.722 --> 00:55:18.302 - So, please welcome The Saratones. Hey y'all, what's up? How we feel tonight? We have some good bands in here. 00:55:32.674 --> 00:55:42.574 - Some of you might know us because we play around town, but I'll introduce us anyways. I'm Tess. I'm 00:55:42.574 --> 00:55:52.573 - vocalist and bassist. That's Sagan on guitar. We also got Leah on the guitar. And we have Natasha on 00:55:52.573 --> 00:55:53.662 - the drums. 00:56:02.626 --> 00:56:08.918 - This is our first year being Amps, which is pretty cool, because we, not to get sentimental or anything, 00:56:08.918 --> 00:56:15.031 - we've been here, well, two of us have been here since the beginning. Sagan and Natasha have both been 00:56:15.031 --> 00:56:21.023 - here since 2019, so this is our first year as Amps. We're very proud to have you listen to our song 00:56:21.023 --> 00:56:21.982 - called Arachne. 00:56:59.234 --> 00:57:13.422 - Strong, but you can be unweaved. A reckoning unravel as you look at me and revel my rabble, my lead. 00:57:13.422 --> 00:57:28.734 - Your smile's infectious when you're a crucifix necklace. Oh, I'm being reckless, but at least it's with you. 00:57:31.490 --> 00:57:44.446 - Wrapple me, caught in your web. Feelings don't have or flow. Just one more, embrace but. 00:58:26.402 --> 00:58:39.725 - Baby, you're saving me the labor of cutting you off. Keeping a flame from a moth, I thought you were 00:58:39.725 --> 00:58:43.550 - the string that could sew me 00:59:18.754 --> 00:59:24.030 - Just one more Embrace by its own 01:00:35.074 --> 01:00:42.927 - our Girls Rock Bloomington Camp song that we sing every day. And thank you all so much for coming. 01:00:42.927 --> 01:00:51.018 - Thank you. Let's give another huge round of applause for all of the band tonight. And thank you again 01:00:51.018 --> 01:00:59.902 - to the Buzzkirk for generously hosting us. We really appreciate it. Another round of applause for the Buzzkirk. 01:01:07.362 --> 01:01:12.200 - I'm gonna go back there and play the guitar, but thank you for coming and stick around for the dance 01:01:12.200 --> 01:01:16.990 - party and the photo booth and the merch and all that. And have a great night. Here's our camp song.