I was hoping by now we would take it out of the dialectic of girl guitar players vs. guy guitar players, but there are things thematically and feel wise that are distinctive about girl guitar players,” Key says. “There are some awesome players that are just about touch and feel, and some shredders. What’s happening now is what I’d always hoped for. For generations younger than mine, Marissa [Paternoster]’s generation, there is more of a gender equality vibe anyway, not just about music. Girls now have more girls to listen to. And just the idea of choosing to be in a band, it’s now something you can choose as a career when going to see your high school guidance counselor. For us, it was more cataclysmic to choose being in a band as your life. It’s much more accepted now, and that’s great.
— Antietam’s Tara Key has so many amazing things to say in this Chicago Tribune piece, it’s hard to pick just one.
(Source: leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com)
