Los Angeles, CA (February 28, 2018) -- Rebelle Road, the recently launched entertainment company dedicated to expanding the role for women in the country/roots genre, has announced a full day of performances, a music industry panel, and women's whisky tasting in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, March 14 from 10am – 10pm. The event will take place at the Hideaway Kitchen & Bar, located in the newly renovated Ramada Austin South and will be free and open to the public.
The day will start at 10:00 am with a female-fronted music industry panel entitled, WOMEN WALK THE LINE: Paving the Road to Parity in the Country/Roots Genre. Speakers will include: Award-winning rockabilly artist Rosie Flores ; journalist/songwriter/producer and Woman Walk the Line author, Holly Gleason ; Artist (Ladies Gun Club) and Café Rooster Record company owner Sally Jaye; Artist and TeXchromosome founder Penny Jo Pullus and Shilah Morrow, founder/president 14 Inch Fringe Creative Artist Management/Creative Services Network.
The panel will look at the potential road map for females in the country/roots genre to receive industry support for management positions, broader radio airplay, venue and festival bookings, and consideration from labels.
Following the panel, Gleason will sign her book which was published by University of Texas Press. The collection of personal essays from a diverse group of esteemed women music writers pays tribute to the female country artists who have inspired them.
As part of the day's events, female owned companies including Brenne Whisky, CityGirl Coffee and The Outlaw Woman are supporting the experience, along with FEW Spirits and Dripping Springs Vodka, Ramada, the Hideaway Bar & Grill with more to be added. Brenne Whisky will also host a special Women's Whisky Tasting Workshop from 4:30 – 5:30 pm.
Rebelle Road is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company founded by industry executive Karen Rappaport McHugh, along with Americana artists KP Hawthorn and Adrienne Isom. Dedicated to exploring the female point of view in music, Film/TV and other experiences, the trio is developing a concert series, podcast, boutique festival and Film/TV properties. "Women's contributions in all aspects of Western life have been minimized and our goal is to bring these untold stories forward, particularly as they impact music," they stated.