Shiragirl is led by singer Shira, who has a background in dance and punk rock. She is known for crashing the Warped Tour in 2004 and creating the first all-female stage. Shira has worked with punk legends like Joan Jett and Tim Armstrong of Rancid. Shiragirl is preparing to release their new album "Scream! Spit! Sing!" this summer and are looking to break into the mainstream music industry with their all-female band.

3. At first listen, Shiragirl comes off as in-your-face, fearless, true to her art. Shira is all
those things…what do you expect from a protégé of Tim Armstrong, Joan Jett and other
punk rock legends? Yet Shira is smart…and her honest, hard-hitting brand of music is
only one of the many layers to Shira. Shiragirl has shared a stage with Rancid, NOFX
and Donita Sparks, among many others. Shira sees something she wants, and doesn’t
hesitate to go after it.
Shiragirl is perhaps best known for literally crashing the Warped Tour in ’04, which
won her an MTV Warpie Award and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Warped
Tour Time Capsule). “We drove our pink RV into the gates of Warped Tour and set up
right opposite the skate ramp. Doors opened and everyone came running over to see
what all the pink was about. We played a fun and raucous set with our lo-fi sound sys-
tem. Then Kevin Lyman walked by and we figured we were done for. So I walked up to
him to say hello, and he smiled and said, ‘Shira! So you on for the whole tour now?’ He
was impressed with our moxy. From there I put together a proposal for a whole all-girl
Shiragirl Stage. I wanted to provide a platform for girls to play on the tour, since there
weren’t many at the time. The next summer we hosted over 200 female-fronted bands
all over US and Canada, including Paramore. The following year is when Joan Jett
graced our stage. Running the stage was a LOT of work, but it was for a good cause.”

4. Shira’s background is not the typical story of the front woman of an NYC all female
punk rock band. Shira got into music through dance. She began training at the age of
three…ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop. “I’ve always felt most at home on stage, performing.
Then I got into songwriting. I hooked up with a producer in London to record some
tracks and before long, I was singing and performing my songs live with a DJ. That
evolved into putting together a full-fledged all-girl band.
Shira’s musical heroes are as eclectic as Shira herself. “Since I was a young girl I always
admired Madonna. Not only is she a great dancer and performer, but she always makes
a statement… Kathleen Hanna and Bikini Kill really drew me to feminist riot grrl punk
culture.
“Joan Jett is the ultimate…we opened for Joan in ‘06 and toured with her on Warped
Tour ‘06. I actually had the honor of singing “Bad Reputation” with Joan, while she
played guitar and sang back-up. It was surreal. Joan helped me get thru that tour. While
running the Shiragirl Stage we had a couple girls drop off the tour. Joan Jett herself came
to my RV, sat down, looked me in the eye and said, ‘You have to keep going. You’re
doing a great thing. Girls like that make girls like us look bad, because they can’t hang.
Stick with it.’

5. “Tim Armstrong totally changed my life. Tim is by far the most down-to-earth rock star I
know. Tim approached me on Warped ‘03 when I was working for the Truth. It was right
after he worked with Pink... Tim wanted to work on music with me which was amazing.
I love Rancid and the Transplants. In fact, Tim helped write a couple of songs on our lat-
est album: “Tantrum” and “Battles.” Armstrong says, “Shira is multi-talented, beautiful,
and has a great spirit. I’ve always had her back and I’m behind her all the way. She defi-
nitely has that star power. She’s really evolved as an artist.”
Shira loves to perform live, and all the songs she writes are autobiographical. “It depends
on the show…sometimes it’s scary as hell to perform onstage, like standing naked in
front of a crowded room. Sometimes it’s incredible, it feels like I’m on top of the world.
Those are the times when I’m truly able to connect with the audience. And when I get
feedback…positive or negative…that’s the best, because that’s how I know people are
actually listening. Our live show is a lot of fun; untamed, aggressive, and sexy. At the
same time we try to change it up and throw in some vulnerable moments.”
With prodigy drummer Raine Palladino leading the all-female band as musical direc-
tor, Shiragirl’s live sound is stronger than ever. Shira is ready to conquer: “I want to
take over the music industry with my all-girl band and show that we can do it BETTER
than the big boys.” Shiragirl is releasing Scream! Spit! Sing! this summer. New single
and music video “Sick Day” is out now, and the download can be purchased exclusively
through Conquer Entertainment.

6. CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO
Released in September of 2009, with an official high class, all out, Yacht Party premiere
sponsored by Nuvo, and produced by Parris of GoReela films, “Sick Day” depicts Shira
waking up late and deciding to skip work or school for the day, while playing a diverse
mix of characters; the girl on the beach with her friends who had gotten out of work or
class (depending on your perspective, she is both simultaneously), the school nurse, the
naughty school-girl acting up in class, the teacher, the working slave, the slave-driver
boss, and the rock-star singer. The video ends up with a rock concert party scene in a live
performance. It is a hi-fi, hi-def video, with elaborate sets and nine costume changes, and
was shot, directed, and produced by Parris of GoReela films.

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