The 3rd Annual Girl Power Rockfest was held at the Evening Muse and Chop Shop on July 6, 2012. The event took place on three different stages — outside/inside the Chop Shop and at the Muse — to provide a wide variety of sounds and styles by female-fronted or female-focused bands. Joie, Lo Ultimo, Chasing Pedestrians and The Local Traumatic held court at the Muse while Sy Arden and Devin Elizabeth were solo performers on the outside Chop Shop stage. Inside the Chop Shop, it was Via, Shot Silk, a new band, featuring Danielle Engle of The Between and Andre Francois of My Captain, and Grown Up Avenger Stuff. (Photos by Kennieth Holmes)

This article appears in Jul 4-10, 2012.

Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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