Fearless Female Musicians

We are women; hear us rock

By Erica Rivera

Special to Metromix
November 29, 2011

Fearless Female Musicians
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Women are on top of the music world right now. Whether they're belting out songs about heartache, celestial obsessions, making it in a man's world or embracing femininity, the following fearless female musicians are making themselves heard, onstage and off.

We've chatted with the fiercest local, national and international artists on everything from the ex-boyfriend's opinions on breakup tunes to impending parenthood and YouTube censorship. The next generation has spoken...and they are loud!

Rock on, ladies.

Q&A: Rachael Yamagata

A brash and sassy singer-songwriter 'fesses up about heartbreak, her tequila crutch & Kanye West

Q&A: Markéta Irglová

One half of an Academy Award winning duo opens up about going solo & embracing the unexpected

Q&A: Little Scream

The rising music star talks about her celestial obsession, dual citizenship and stage fright

Q&A: Chastity Brown

A soulful Southern transplant discusses adapting to the Twin Cities music scene and why she'll never be the next Shania Twain

Q&A: Haley Bonar

A Twin Cities starlet gets "Golder" and wiser as she prepares for parenthood

Q&A: Desdamona

A longtime Twin Cities artist breaks new ground

Q&A: Austra

The "goddess of light" talks about her opera origins, YouTube censorship and SXSW

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