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Silver-Spring-Based, Nerdy Women’s Band Raises $7K In Two Days to Create Second Album
The Misbehavin' Maidens, a mixed a capella/folk band based in Silver Spring, raised over $7K in 2 days to fund their 2nd album
The Misbehavin' Maidens, a mixed a capella/folk band comprised of four women from the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area, today surpassed their stretch goal of $7,000 on the Kickstarter campaign to fund their second album, receiving support from over 220 individuals.
The band met their initial $5,000 goal within 16 hours of the 12:01 a.m. campaign launch on Jan. 3. With the additional $2,000, the band plans to record 12 songs instead of 10 on the album, and is offering bonus rewards to those who backed the campaign. The Kickstarter campaign runs until Feb. 2, 2017.
The band’s members pride themselves in performing sex-positive and LGBTQA+-friendly music, including nerdy parodies, drinking songs and more for 18+ nerd crowds. Their new album will feature songs about anime, fandom con hookups, purity myths, sex education, pirates, consent culture, and some classic folk songs that are rife with double entendres.
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Their first album, “BUSTED,” was the result of a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2015, when they raised $7,700 from 224 people.
Performing in cosplay, pirate garb, and occasionally plain clothes, the group can be found at local theme bars and fandom conventions all across the country. The group has performed at Dragon Con, ConNooga, Wicked Faire, Nauticons, several D.C./Baltimore area burlesque and variety shows, and local theme bars, most frequently at the Limerick Pub in Wheaton, Md. Upcoming performances are announced on their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/misbehavinmaidens.
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The band, which began rehearsing together in late 2012 and performed in public together for the first time in May of 2013, consists of four members: Flint Locke, "Lucky" Annie LeBlanc, Madame Rouge, and Saber Tompson.
To learn more about the band, visit their website at www.misbehavinmaidens.com. To learn about their Kickstarter, visit http://www.misbehavinmaidens.com/kickstarter.
About Kickstarter
Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects. Every project creator sets their project's funding goal and deadline. If people like the project, they can pledge money to make it happen. But Kickstarter is all-or-nothing: If the project succeeds in reaching its funding goal, all backers' credit cards are charged when time expires. If the project falls short, no one is charged.
