AC/DShe

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AC/DShe
ACDShe logo.gif
The logo is a modified version of the AC/DC logo
Background information
Origin San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres Hard rock
Tribute
Years active1997-present
MembersAmy Ward (Bonny Scott)
Nicki Williams (Riff Williams)
Sara Brownell (Mallory Young)
Tina Gordon (Philomena Rudd)
Pamela Ausejo (Agnes Young)
Past membersTina Lucchesi (Phyllis Rudd)
Erin McDermott (Mallory Young)
Alison Victor (Agnes Young)
Natalie (Mallory Young)
Clementine (Phyllis Rudd)
Gretchen Menn (Agnes Young)
Website acdshe.com

AC/DShe (pronounced A C - D She) is an all-female AC/DC tribute band. The band, which was founded in San Francisco, covers only pre-1980s AC/DC songs (thus those written while Bon Scott was still alive). [1] [2] The band was created by Nicki Williams and Amy Ward in 1997. AC/DShe has toured throughout the US and in Europe and performed at the AC/DC tribute festival in Wales in 2004. [1] [3]

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In November 2001, the band began receiving significant media coverage, starting with a feature article in Details Magazine . The band also has received national and international press since then, alongside other gender-specific tribute acts such as Lez Zeppelin [1] and Mandonna. [4] They were also featured in an article on Hustler magazine that covered all-female tribute bands. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Klosterman, Chuck. "Dude Rocks Like a Lady". SPIN, June 2005. Rpt. in Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (Scribner, 2006), pp. 175-186.
  2. ↑ Coddon, David L. "These Riot Grrrls Will Walk All Over You". San Diego Union-Tribune , April 24, 2003. Available through Lexis-Nexis.
  3. ↑ Pata, Chad. AC/DShe Rocks On for AC/DC's Sake. Honolulu Advertiser , July 9, 2004. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  4. ↑ Vaziri, Aidin. Rock'n'role playing. San Francisco Chronicle , March 7, 2004. Accessed June 26, 2007.
  5. ↑ Hustler, January 2009 - "For Chicks About to Rock, We Salute You!"
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