Looking for a chill weekend plan that’s indoors with A/C? Join us on Sunday, June 18, at 2pm for a film screening + listening party of FANNY: The Right to Rock! A Pride month screening and music celebration all in one ✨ Playing at the Tateuchi Story Theatre in Wing Luke Museum, we’ll celebrate Fanny’s music after the documentary with a casual listening session of their music.
Get your tickets at bit.ly/fannyjune18 ? Sliding scale tickets starting at $5, with some light drinks and snacks included. This event was made possible by a grant from Historic South Downtown.
FANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the untold story of a 1960s California garage band co-founded by two queer, Filipina American sisters with other teenage girls, which morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, the first band of all women to release an LP with a major record label. Despite releasing five critically acclaimed albums, counting David Bowie as one of their most vocal fans, Fanny’s groundbreaking impact in music has been lost in the mists of time… until bandmates reunite 50 years later with a new rock record deal and chance to right the wrongs of music history.
Fanny blasted glass ceilings of racism and sexism back in the 1960s and 70s, with the lesbian bandmates told they either hide their LBGTQ identity or leave the band. And with their new album, these feisty women of color — now in their late 60s — now take on the stigmas of ageism as well. FANNY: The Right to Rock ultimately raises critical questions about identity, perseverance, love, family and the elusive alchemy of pursuing the American Dream.