Punk rock artist and women’s empowerment activist, Shiragirl, is premiering her new single“Nothin to Lose” exclusively today via Alternative Press. Stream HERE. Described as “upbeat” and “anthemic” by Alternative Press, “Nothin to Lose” is a fearless pop-punk song about living life on the edge and blazing your own trail. The single is lifted from Shiragirl’s upcoming concept EP, Andi Underground, due out on 7/19. In support, Shiragirl will be playing select tour dates this summer, including the Warped 25th Festival in Mountainview, CA, Surf Rodeo Festival in Ventura, CA and more. See below for a full list of dates. For more information on Shiragirl, please visit: https://shiragirl.com/.
Inspired by the infamous story of Alice, the Andi Underground EP proves that Shiragirl is much more than just a Warped Tour icon. The EP, which was co-written with Tim Armstrong (Rancid) and mixed by Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Kelly Clarkson, Zebrahead), is a dystopian punk rock musical described as Black Mirror meets The Runaways. “One night, Tim and I were brainstorming ideas for a concept record,” Shiragirl explains. “Together we organically built the storyline around a girl who wanted to run away from an apocalyptic digital dystopia to an underground world, and the narrative just slowly grew from there.”
Shiragirl is the “punk rock Madonna” who forever changed the Vans Warped Tour. As the story goes, a determined Shira Yevin showed up to the 2004 tour in her iconic pink RV, created her own stage and performed atop it with her band. After receiving a rousing crowd response, Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman invited Shira to return the following summer to host an official Shiragirl Stage. The stage went on to host over 200 female-fronted bands, many making their Warped debuts, including Paramore on their first ever tour, and the legendary Joan Jett.
With the Shiragirl Stage, Shira broke into the boys club, accomplished her mission to inspire and empower women and made punk rock history. In addition to having her story featured in the book ‘Misfit Summer Camp: 20 Years On The Road With The Vans Warped Tour’, Shira earned an MTV Warpie Award and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Forever Warped exhibit. She also went on to rock support slots with Rancid, NOFX and Juliette Lewis, shot a music video for her single “RESIST” at the 2017 Women’s March and released her critically acclaimed EP Brooklyn Goes Hollywood last year, which received attention from Billboard, Alternative Press and HelloGiggles among others.
“Nothin to Lose”, the latest single from Shiragirl, will be available on all online platforms tomorrow, 7/2.
Andi Underground
1. Controlled
2. Wake Up Face Up
3. Nothin to Lose
4. We are the Underground
5. Cobrasnake
6. Creepin
Tour Dates:
7/14 – Surf Rodeo Festival – Ventura, CA
7/19 – Punk Rock & Painbrushes – San Francisco, CA (DJ set)
7/21- Warped 25th Fest, Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
8/06 – 710 Beach Club – San Diego CA
8/07 – The Satellite – Los Angeles, CA
