#wfsufest

an ANNOUNCEMENT from MINIMALL

about an UPCOMING MUSIC FESTIVAL 

Women Fuck Shit Up Fest is nothing but 6 girls with outlandish ideas and the crazy notion to just fucking try them. Mayra and Merilou decided to throw a fest together with bands all fronted by womxn at a tiny art gallery in mid-city L.A.- just the two of them calling a few other women for some favors. This year they added 4 more girls to the board and shit got crazier.

I find myself laughing as we make plans, because some of the things that we want for WFSU are going to be hard to get- to say the least. It isn’t about what those goals are, but more about how confident we are in achieving them. That wasn’t the case two years ago. We each have our own individual capabilities, but it wasn’t until we teamed up that we learned how to really utilize them. Each WFSU board member is a woman of color and/or queer and most of us come from white-washed worlds where we had to claw our way into the background. We’ve found that most people have to come from a place of privilege to even ask for help, let alone take that help. Together, though, the WFSU crew taught each other how to ask for favors, how to utilize connections, and how to simply take up space comfortably. 

This has culminated into two weekend-long festivals that greatly exceeded any of our expectations, over 1,000 dollars raised for non-profit organizations, and now our first compilation album! 

The WFSU crew strives for all choices to be absolutely intentional. Every song chosen for the album was given great thought and consideration. So many were sent in, we wanted to make sure that every song and every band that made it onto the album shared our goals of bettering Los Angeles for its women. Each of us can sit with you and explain why we felt it was important to include a track. Our heart and souls went into all this work because we knew we were handling the hearts and souls of others in this music. 

Gal Palace was the perfect place to host the release of this badass album. Knowing that GP is also run by women aiming to give women physical space to express their art really allowed us to celebrate all the women involved in this compilation. Throughout this process, we’ve found strength in our vulnerability and we will not shut the fuck up about it.

Women Fuck Shit Up Fest,

DTLA