REBECCA RIOTS
www.rebeccariots.com /email rebecca@rebeccariots.com
phone (415) 377-8588
Some say Rebecca Riots represent the “Berkeley” in us all. Maybe that’s part of the reason they are loved by a wide spectrum of audiences across the United States and beyond.
“The trio is far and away one of the Bay Area\'s most impressive bands. Rebecca Riots should be a household name.” East Bay Express, Berkeley, California
“Beyond some gorgeous harmonies, there is a profound honesty and a very deep caring in their music.” Dugg Simpson, Artistic Director, Vancouver Folk Festival
\"Powerful radical folk trio. Their material and dynamic delivery stopped a large crowd of people dead in their tracks at the Seattle Folklife Festival.\" Seattle Folklore Society, Washington
“A band with a conscience that heals mind with its political and social commentary”
San Francisco Chronicle
Rebecca Riots is an all-female “radical folk” trio founded in 1993 by its members, Andrea Prichett, Lisa Zeiler, and Eve Decker. From 1993-2001 they released four CDs, were signed to Appleseed Recordings, and toured the United States several times. They received standing ovations at the Vancouver Folk Festival, Bumbershoot, and many other festivals. They regularly sold out multiple shows in Seattle, Portland, and their home town of Berkeley, California. They have shared stages with Peter Yarrow, Utah Phillips, Laura Love, Street Sounds, Rhiannon, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Martin Sexton, John Santos, Steve Seskin, Ulali, Cheryl Wheeler, Sonia of Disappear Fear, Gwen Avery, and many other balladeers for social change. Rebecca Riots has done concerts and benefits at folk venues and colleges across the country, supporting causes ranging from Earth First and other environmental groups to anti-racist work and organizations that advocate for homeless people, children, and battered women.
From 2002-2006 Rebecca Riots stopped touring, playing two or three sold out shows a year at their home club, the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. During that time Lisa had a baby and produced albums for other singer-songwriters, Andrea became a public school teacher and visited Palestinians in the West Bank, and Eve taught elementary school music and released a solo CD based on spiritual teachings.
Now they are back. Rebecca Riots will be touring the Pacific Northwest in November 2007 and the Midwest and East Coast in spring 2008.
Musically Rebecca Riots is upbeat, energized folk music. They sing three-part harmonies, accompanying themselves on guitar, mandolin and harmonica. On stage, they are charismatic, funny, and inspiring. Songs and between-song banter touch on a range of issues, including combating homophobia and racism; police accountability; spiritual ideas that surface in many faiths (the three musicians are Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist respectively); caring for the homeless; prisoner’s rights; positive body image for women; gratitude toward nature; facing death and loss; Palestinian/Israeli peace; love and support of children and teens; and good old celebratory love songs.
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