Documents Tagged ‘Susann (Suzanne) Shanbaum’
San Francisco Women’s Musicians
Archive Entry Date: 02/1981
The Bay Area women's music community was coalescing, but being a female musician still had its challenges
Berkeley Women’s Music Collective
Archive Entry Date: 07/79
Debbie and Suzanne discuss the band's musicianship and songwriting process.
Tryin’ To Survive
Archive Entry Date: 07/79
The Collective's music unifies women and fuels their struggle for liberation.
Olivia Records Advertisement for BWMC
Archive Entry Date: 04/78
The women in the BWMC describe their relationship with Olivia Records
Advertisement for “Lesbian Concentrate”
Archive Entry Date: 08/77
The members of the Collective speak to their off-center place on Olivia's roster of artists
Fury
Archive Entry Date: 1975
A song about women's built-up rage, and how it led to a tense border stop
Tryin’ To Survive (the BWMC’s second album)
Archive Entry Date: 1978
The Collective's broadened their musical palette on their second album
Redwoods, Lovely Women, New Culture: Amazon Music Project
Archive Entry Date: 10/74
The Collective lent their music to a politically charged, clothing-optional feminist festival in the Santa Cruz mountains
Bay Area Women
Archive Entry Date: 04/74
The BWMC discusses the importance of the women's music community and the shelter from the male-dominated industry it provided
How the Berkeley Women’s Music Collective Came Together
Archive Entry Date: c. 1974
Three original BWMC members recount the origins of the band
1500 Women at UCLA Hold Lesbian Conference
Archive Entry Date: 4/20/1973
The 1973 National Lesbian Conference was a consciousness-raising event for three of the BWMC's founders
Early Photo of The Berkeley Women’s Music Collective
Archive Entry Date: c. 1973
The dress of the Collective speaks to their persona and lifestyle