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The World Is Ready For disappear fear

What do Bonnie Raitt, Johnette Napolitano, Patti Smith and SONiA
Rutstein have in common? They're all panelists at Seattle's Rockrgrl
Conference, held November 10-12. At the conference SONiA shared her 14
years of experience as a touring musician with her band disappear fear
while mingling with musicians, journalists, label founders and
marketing execs ? all female. "Patti Smith and Bonnie Raitt are two
women in music who have made great contributions so this is really an
opportunity to honor them and speak with them," said SONiA, by phone
from the conference. "Women from, really, all over the world are
attending it."

SONiA and disappear fear are touring to release their new CD, DF05
Live, 20 tracks meandering through folk, blues and rock territory.
Recorded live at huge festivals and small listening rooms throughout
the country, DF05 Live includes both originals and classic protest
songs (Phil Och's "Is There Anybody Here," for instance).

The band is celebrating a strong new lineup too. Laura Cerulli both
drums and sings, while Angela Edge adds bass and trumpet to SONiA's
lead vocals, guitar, harmonica and piano. With her long blond
dreadlocks, ripped jeans and gentle-but-tough activist ethic, SONiA and
the band continue to inspire audiences the world over, urging them to
take pride in who they are, stay strong, and never stop pointing out
injustice.

SONiA and disappear fear play 8 pm, Thursday, Nov. 17 at Sam's Place.
Vanessa Salvia