Music pundits regard Viola Smith as the first professional female drummer, working as she did with orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from as early as the 1920s. Incredibly, she was still ...

Within the last six months it seems that every band on earth has simultaneously kicked out their drummer, despite drummers ...

Undeterred, she launched a band with female musicians — The Coquettes — and put her skills on display, mounting her massive drum kit on a platform and showcasing her flash with flying drumsticks.

Despite these challenges, her impact on the band and her influence on future female drummers remain significant. Jackie Fox, born Jackie Fuchs, played bass for The Runaways from 1975 to 1977.

featuring the band's lineup at the time of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and late bass player Cliff Burton. Ulrich is a legendary drummer, and it's not an easy task to cover him ...

In Flames’ latest album was 2023’s Foregone, though since then they released a deluxe edition and some collaborations. The Swedish heavy metal band announced today that they’re departing with their ...

Members of the band lived in a rented mansion that they ... the Institute for Musical Arts which supports female musicians. A 1980 photograph shows, from left, Jean Millington, Yoko Ono, John ...

An Israeli all-female drummer group performed at the reception ... everywhere in the world happy is just so exciting,” the band wrote on their Facebook page. “We are grateful to the Israeli ...

that will award cash prizes to the top three all-female bands (any style of music with band members of any age). As a community that gets behind its musicians, it’s important that everyone gets ...

Brigida had been performing in a wedding and events band for five years but long wanted to assemble a group of her own, featuring exclusively female and nonbinary musicians playing songs by female ...