Suffragette Sessions
The Suffragette Sessions Tour was a musical event in 1998. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls organized a loose amalgamation of female artists that Ray described as "a socialist experiment in rock and roll--no hierarchy, no boundaries." Unlike Lilith Fair or some other music events of the era, this tour was not a benefit or effort to raise awareness for any social cause.[1]
The participants included Gail Ann Dorsey, Lisa Germano, Lourdes Pérez, Kate Schellenbach, Jane Siberry, Jean Smith, Josephine Wiggs and Thalia Zedek.[2][3] Each musician sang or played in combination with the some of the others.[4] There were eleven cities on the tour, including Minneapolis,[3] Chicago,[5] Cleveland,[4] Cincinnati,[2] Philadelphia,[6] and New York City.[7] Japanese bands Shonen Knife and Buffalo Daughter opened some of the shows.[2][6]
References
- ↑ "Suffragette Sessions Tour at Electric Factory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1998-08-28. p. 145. Retrieved 2026-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Bird, Rick (1998-08-27). "Suffragette Sessions: One step beyond Lilith". The Cincinnati Post. p. 53. Retrieved 2026-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Gilmer, Vickie (1998-08-28). "Suffragette Sessions tour owes debt to Dylan, Lilith". Star Tribune. p. 57. Retrieved 2026-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Pantsios, Anastasia (1998-08-22). "Suffragette Sessions tour born during Indigo Girls' break". The Plain Dealer. p. 41. Retrieved 2026-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Reger, Rick (1998-08-21). "Concertline: Suffragettes make music". Chicago Tribune. p. 127. Retrieved 2026-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Pensiero, Nicole (1998-08-30). "Suffragette Sessions stops at Phila.'s Electric Factory". Press of Atlantic City. p. 21. Retrieved 2026-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Lustig, Jay (1998-08-28). "Indigo Girls orchestrate all-female tour". The Star-Ledger. p. 94. Retrieved 2026-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.