On March 26th, I attended a concert at Sidewinder in Austin, Texas. The venue hosted three bands: The Sweethearts, Two Tens, and The Dollyrots. All three were female-fronted punk rock bands, but The Sweethearts were the only band that was local. The other two were on tour with each other. All three of the bands knew each other and have played together at other venues frequently. This event held indoors. Sidewinder’s interior is set up as an open bar. When you walk in the bar is to the right, the merchandise tables are to the left, and the stage is in the back left corner. The rest of the bar is open space for people to stand or dance. The venue is not meant to be a place to grab food and a drink, but a place to listen to bands. Sidewinder
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I found these trends by asking both the band and audience members if and how gender influenced their participation. I found the pattern after interviewing The Sweethearts because they told me a similar story to the band I interviewed prior. The lead singer of the Sweethearts, Linette, is a woman, so when I asked if there were gender issues in the community, she took the lead answering the question. Linette told me that she never felt like she was not equal when participating in the community (2017). Then continued to describe one of her songs “Boys Night Out”. When her husband, Ren, (the guitarist in the band) was getting ready to go out with some of his guy friends, Linette told him she was going to go out with them too. She then told me that she was just like one of the guys, treated equally (2017). Since it was not the first time that I heard a punk rock band say they have not experienced or seen gender inequalities in the community, I concluded there is a trend in which the punk rock community defies gender issues found in other sectors of society. Performers like Linette felt as equal, as significant, and as recognized as men in the community. One gender did not dominate the music community nor did one gender repress the other. The punk rock community is a safe place for performers to have “fun” according to Linette, avoiding the pressures associated with
I found these trends by asking both the band and audience members if and how gender influenced their participation. I found the pattern after interviewing The Sweethearts because they told me a similar story to the band I interviewed prior. The lead singer of the Sweethearts, Linette, is a woman, so when I asked if there were gender issues in the community, she took the lead answering the question. Linette told me that she never felt like she was not equal when participating in the community (2017). Then continued to describe one of her songs “Boys Night Out”. When her husband, Ren, (the guitarist in the band) was getting ready to go out with some of his guy friends, Linette told him she was going to go out with them too. She then told me that she was just like one of the guys, treated equally (2017). Since it was not the first time that I heard a punk rock band say they have not experienced or seen gender inequalities in the community, I concluded there is a trend in which the punk rock community defies gender issues found in other sectors of society. Performers like Linette felt as equal, as significant, and as recognized as men in the community. One gender did not dominate the music community nor did one gender repress the other. The punk rock community is a safe place for performers to have “fun” according to Linette, avoiding the pressures associated with