NEWS
2024 Rock & Rouge Festival Press Release
2024 ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: 12:00PM Tuesday, March 8, 2024
EVENT: Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival
TICKETS: Free
EVENT DATE: October 26th & October 27th, 2024
TIME: 11AM-7PM
LOCATION: Lafayette Square 500 Saint Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
COMPANY: ROCK & ROUGE MUSIC, LLC Address: 1000 Bourbon Street #224, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: 504.523.6276 office
Contact: press@therockandrouge.com
ROCK & ROUGE WOMEN’S MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL & BEYOND
A Women’s & Girls’ Empowerment Festival
[NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, March 2024] – Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & Beyond returns for our annual women-centric and free outdoor festival at Lafayette Square on Saturday & Sunday, October 26th & 27th, 11:00AM-7PM.
Spotlighting our womxn of New Orleans & beyond, this all-inclusive festival at Lafayette Square becomes the epicenter for an all-out-force of women and girls showcasing their talents. Female fronted rock bands, culinary chefs vending succulent dishes, tabling-organizations, plus, a S.T.E.A.M. Tent for girls, ages 8-13, bring to the forefront women of our community. And what about the men? Well, we have a men’s experience called the “End Zone” because we love men too.
A Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M) tent for girls provides activities through the Rock & Rouge Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3). As mentioned, the “End Zone” experience features a Sazerac whiskey bar, televised football games, and with a new addition of young men from LSU fraternities DJing some rock’in tunes. The festival advocates, supports and hires Union bands and works directly with New Orleans’ Musicians Local Union 174-496 and its Music Performance Trust Fund as proud sponsors of musical talent.
Rock & Rouge expands its 4-cornerstones of music, food, speakers and education with beauty, sports, artisans, and fashion designers. This is an exciting weekend for women in Louisiana. With the Taylor Swift Eras tour descending upon the city, Rock & Rouge is poised and ready for Swifty mania cementing our women’s empowerment movement in Louisiana & beyond!
ROCK & ROUGE MUSIC, LLC (RRM) AND ROCK & ROUGE FOUNDATION, INC (RRF): Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & Beyond was founded by musician/actress, Lani Ramos, in 2017. RRM & RRF are registered businesses in the the State of Louisiana. Rock & Rouge™ is a registered trademark with the United States Patent & Trademark Office established in 2021. A proclamation was awarded to the Rock & Rouge Foundation for its outstanding work and city-wide impact by the City of New Orleans, City Council’s office, New Orleans LA in 2020.
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Rock & Rouge 2023
Oct 1st, 2023
Happy to ANNOUNCE OUR TALENT SPONSORS
The only outdoor empowerment music & food festival for women & girls sponsored by Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF) & American Federation of Musicians Local 174-496
This year Rock & Rouge has gone UNION!
Rock & Rouge’s music artists are under New Orleans Musicians Union Local 174–496 contracts and sponsored 100% by the Musicians’ Performance Trust Fund. Union Strong!
TALENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Poster 2023
9/30/2023, 10:30a.m.:
SEPTEMBER 15th, 2023
2:30p
We are proud to announce:
League Of Women Voters will be on site for voter registration at Lafayette Square.
OUR SPONSORS:
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
and here are more sponsors that support Women’s Empowerment!
TALENT ANNOUNCEMENT
We are happy to announce our talent lineup for 2023!
8/19/2023, 7:30a.m.:
Valerie Sassyfrass, Lani Ramos, Sandra Love Reason, Jamie Lynn Vessels, Dirty Rain Revelers, Caroline Cotto, Crescent City Chorus, Olivier_SoundSensory & more to come!
ANNOUNCEMENT 7/19/2023, 2:02p.m.:
It’s here! Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & beyond October 7th & 8th, 2023 at Lafayette Square in the Central Business District (CBD) New Orleans, Louisiana.
Yeah that’s right! You heard it here first. Rock & Rouge Women’s Fess is back. We are expanding from 1-day to 2-days Saturday & Sunday. Our focus is given to womxn and girls mainly, with a nod to the men and boys who support womxn. Stay tuned for more details. But for now, help spread the word to the womxn of our New Orleans community.
We are now accepting applicants from womxn of all races, creed, gender and socioeconomic status. We aref looking for women:
- Rock Bands
- Musical Groups
- Food Business vendors/pop-ups/food trucks
- Speakers
- Tabling Organizationsa
- Poets
- Visual Artists
- Beauty Vendors
- Voter Registration Volunteers
- Rock & Rouge Ambassadors (Volunteers)
Please send inquiry to:
Music, Speakers, Visual Artists: management@therockandrouge.com
Food Talent: vendors@therockandrouge.com
Organization Talent: organizations@therockandrouge.com
Beauty Talent: beauty@therockandrouge.com
Volunteer Talent: volunteers@therockandrouge.com
Ambassador Talent: ambassadors@therockandrouge.com
There is limited space for musical acts as we have only (7) slots left available.
We look forward to meeting you soon!!
Rock & Rouge Press Release 2023
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
2022 Rock & Rouge Women’s Music Festival Los Angeles at Club Bahia. Spreading the New Orleans home base into other cities!
The musical line-up for the Rock & Rouge Los Angeles
ROCK & ROUGE WOMEN’S MUSIC
FESTIVAL & BEYOND
LOS ANGELES
A Women’s Empowerment Special Event
at Club Bahia
Rock & Rouge womxn empower thru local music, speakers, organizations & vendors connecting communities thru our differences under 1 movement.
About this event
Introducing the Rock & Rouge Women’s Music Festival & beyond Los Angeles. This is the first L.A. Rock & Rouge special event showcasing women’s empowerment thru activism in music, food, speaking and organizing. The Rock & Rouge Music Festival will be Sunday August 28th, 2022, at Club Bahia 1130 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90012. Women’s rights are at stake again with the overturning of Roe vs, Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court. So, we must support and empower women organizations fighting for women’s rights and the inclusivity of all others oppressed by the judgements of race, creed, color, socioeconomic status, and now, gender. We empower through supporting marches, organizations, music, spoken word, speakers and most of all education.
The Rock & Rouge Women’s Music Festival Los Angeles is a one-day event at Club Bahia that features a line-up of empowering women segments throughout the afternoon and into the evening. The program includes an indoor nightclub stage with live music, speakers, cash bar and food service. Outside, 2-outdoor parking lots with staging areas for women DJs, women business vendors in beauty, fashion, and lite bites surrounded by women organizations, speakers, and featuring emcee, JUAY:
Schedule of Events:
Club Bahia Food & Drink Specials
1pm-4pm bottomless mimosas $20
4pm-7pm Mai-Tais & Margaritas $6 with $2 Tacos
7pm-10pm Beer & wine $5
Main Stage
Angel Peaches & Los Combi darks – 9pm-10pm cumbia
Collectivo Sabinas – 8pm-9pm Ska punk https://instagram.com/elcolectivosabinas?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Big Pearl – 7pm-8pm Rock http://www.bigpearl.com
Scarlet & the fever – 6pm-7pm Soul Reg https://instagram.com/scarlettandthefever?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Azul quetzal – 5pm-6pm Reggae https://instagram.com/azulquetzal1?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Flor – 4pm-5pm TRAP R&B https://instagram.com/florlesliee?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Hell Rose- 3pm – 4pm Punk https://instagram.com/hellrose?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
DJ New Wave Cholas – 1pm -8p
Vendors
For advanced tickets please visit:
https://therockandrougewomensmusicfestivallosangeles.eventbrite.com
For reserved indoor seating:
tickets@therockandrouge.com
more information:
www.therockandrouge.com
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Rock & Rouge PR: Cancellation due to Covid-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Event: The Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & beyond
Company: Rock & Rouge Foundation Inc.
Contact: Abigail Braud
Date: Monday, May 13, 2020
Phone: 504-523 6276 office
Email: info@therockandrouge.com
New Orleans, Louisiana, May 13, 2020 – Unfortunately, we must announce that The Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & beyond 2020 has been cancelled. At first, we had hoped to postpone the festival to September 2020 in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 and Governor John Bel Edwards’ ban on public events. However, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell has since strongly advised against holding festivals for the remainder of 2020.
As we have previously stated, public safety and health is our top priority. In order to protect our community and comply with our government and health officials, we see no other option than to cancel The Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & beyond for 2020. The Rock & Rouge Foundation remains driven to celebrate and empower women in our community. We anticipate the return of live music, food, and celebration of our culture in 2021, and we hope to see you there. Our sincerest gratitude extends to our community, partners, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and everyone in this difficult time!
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Rock & Rouge PR: COVID-19 Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Event: The Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & beyond
Company: Rock & Rouge Foundation Inc.
Contact: Caroline Giepert
Date: Monday, March 16, 2020
Phone: 504-523 6276 office
Email: info@therockandrouge.com
Monday, March 16, 2020 11:40 AM – Following the announcement of Governor John Bel Edwards last Friday afternoon banning all public events over 250 people, The Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & beyond will not be held this upcoming Saturday, March 21st in Lafayette Square. While we are saddened and disappointed, we understand that public safety is the top priority and will continue to listen to and support state and local officials.
We will instead move forward with hosting this event in September 2020 in Lafayette Square. We hope to see everyone there in the fall to celebrate and empower all women in our community. Please stay tuned over the coming months as we will announce any updates and changes. Thank you to our community, partners, sponsors, donors, and everyone in this difficult time!
Please email info@therockandrouge.com with any questions.
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BULLETIN: The Rock & Rouge has added the Charmaine Neville Band to the line-up on the “Women Who Rock” Stage.
The Rock & Rouge 2020 is here!
1/10/2020 Announcement:
(sandwiched between Camp Street and St. Charles Avenue across from Gallier Hall.)
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The Rock & Rouge 2018
Thank you one and all for coming out to the inaugural Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival. This empowerment of women was a great success. It couldn’t have been so awe-inspiring without the support of our sponsors, panelists, food vendors, artists, musicians, volunteers, and of course you, the fans!
If you missed this amazing event, you can click here to view our digital scrapbook of The Rock & Rouge 2018.
EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT:
For immediate release- June 15th, 2018
The Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival & Beyond has pushed its date from June, 16th to Saturday, June, 30th 2018 due to weather conditions and safety concerns. We are still accepting volunteers and please email us if you’d like to participate to volunteers@therockandrouge.com. There will be a change in our lineup, but Irma Thomas is still our headliner! We apologize that we have lost Lynn Dury and Shawn WIlliams due to their tour schedule. Please look on their websites for their tour dates.
We hope to see you there!
