Boston joins the international Ladyfest movement this winter with the debut of Boston Ladyfest, February 3 – 5. The fest showcases bands from across the country and the Boston area who are unified in examining the current state of feminism.

More than 25 bands will convene in Cambridge for a three-day festival including the bands Waxahatchee (NJ), This is My Fist! (Chicago) and Alice Bag of famed LA punk band the Bags, as well as readings and workshops. And, throughout January, Boston Ladyfest presents a series of events, including a gallery residency and a screening of the new Le Tigre documentary. Proceeds benefit the Eastern Massachusetts Abortion Fund (EMA).

At a time when it’s being argued that feminism languishes in the dust of riot grrrl’s third wave, or even that the women’s movement has expired, Boston Ladyfest responds to the need for community awareness, spotlighting women in creative arts. Boston Ladyfest brings together dozens of female artists, from authors to avant garde noise artists to pop bands. Three days of music will take place at the Cambridge YMCA, including:

• Alice Bag (LA): reading from her new book, Violence Girl, performing with members of Foreign Objects
• New Jersey's lo-fi Waxahatchee, featuring Katie Crutchfield of P.S. Elliott
• Chicago's This is my Fist! and Daylight Robbery
• Shoppers (Syracuse, NY)
• Boston garage-punkers Girlfriends and Thick Shakes
• Boston indiepop jinglers Cotton Candy
• Boston hardcore punk: Sick Fix, Libyans, Ampere

Boston Ladyfest weekend also includes
• Workshops, including with Ignatz Award-winner & Top Shelf Productions comic artist Liz Prince (Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?)
• DJs, pot luck, feminist vendors and information tables including the EMA Fund

Listen to a Sampler:

Learn more, attend, support: http://ladyfestboston.blogspot.com/