Formed in Melbourne, Cat Leahy and Leisha Jungalwalla (This Way North) are bringing Sass the Patriarchy back to the West Coast on Friday, March 8 at The Aardvark. The evening will follow a night of music and empowering discussion that focuses on strategies to continue to improve equality in the music industry.
This March’s Sass the Patriarchy will involve stellar local Perth/Fremantle acts Axe Girl, Grace Sanders (pictured above) and Hyclass, plus This Way North. During the night there will be performances and discussions with the artists and audience about the present and bright future of gender diversity in the music industry. The event will be hosted by RTR Breakfast host Taylah Strano and the panel will include WA music industry members including musician Em Burrows (Perth’s Girls Rock! Camp).
This event has also been rolled out in cities such as Auckland, New Zealand, and Vancouver and Edmonton, Canada. Sass will be specifically focusing on the year that has been, what improvements have been made and what new and positive strategies can be devised to continue to help the movement progress.
Sass prides themselves on welcoming ALL of Perth’s music community members who want to promote inclusivity and gender diversity in the music industry, coming together to celebrate some of the incredibly talented women and gender diverse artists in the Western Australian music scene.
Sass the Patriarchy is at The Aardvark on Friday, March 8.
