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Rainbow Girls

Indie band from CA · formed 2011

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Rainbow Girls photo
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Shows on record
50
Rooms played
46
Cities
37
Releases
13
Last show
Mar 16, 2025The Caverns

About

Rainbow Girls is a band from CA, formed in 2011, tagged a cappella, alternative, americana by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2025, across 46 rooms in 37 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

50 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20121 show
  2. 20142 shows
  3. 20151 show
  4. 20161 show
  5. 20174 shows
  6. 201814 shows
  7. 20198 shows
  8. 20212 shows
  9. 20228 shows
  10. 20232 shows
  11. 20257 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 16, 2025The Caverns · PelhamSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Mar 15, 2025The Orange Peel · AshevilleSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Mar 14, 2025Carolina Theatre · DurhamSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Mar 12, 2025Buckhead Theatre · AtlantaSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Mar 11, 2025Charleston Music Hall · CharlestonSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Mar 9, 2025Jannus Live · St PetersburgSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Mar 8, 2025The Plaza Live · OrlandoSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Jan 28, 2023Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side - Dual Venues · DenverSupportwith Fruition, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman, +5
Jan 27, 2023Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side - Dual Venues · DenverSupportwith Fruition, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman, +5
Aug 18, 2022Topaz Farm · PortlandSupportwith Fruition
Jun 23, 2022The Ford · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Ani DiFranco
Jun 21, 2022Belly Up Tavern · Solana BeachSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Jun 19, 2022Pappy & Harriet's · PioneertownSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Jun 18, 2022Fox Tucson Theatre · TucsonSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Jun 17, 2022Santa Fe Brewing Company · Santa FeSupportwith Ani DiFranco
Mar 6, 2022Nectar Lounge · SeattleHeadlinerwith Shook Twins, Anna Moss
Feb 20, 2022Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room · Crystal BaySupportwith Marty O'Reilly, Royal Jelly Jive
Oct 30, 2021Uptown Theatre Napa · NapaSupportwith Toad the Wet Sprocket
Oct 26, 2021August Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Toad the Wet Sprocket
Dec 31, 2019Felton Music Hall · FeltonSupportwith Marty O'Reilly
Nov 16, 2019The New Parish · OaklandHeadlinerwith Brett Hunter, Avi Vinocur, Lauren O'Connell
Jun 13, 2019Cervantes' Other Side · DenverSupportwith The Jon Stickley Trio, The Wrecklunds, Grass for That Ass
Apr 11, 2019The Crocodile - Old Location · SeattleSupportwith Shook Twins
Mar 2, 2019Cornerstone · BerkeleySupportwith Shook Twins
Mar 1, 2019The Siren · Morro BaySupportwith Shook Twins
Feb 28, 2019SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa BarbaraSupportwith Shook Twins
Feb 27, 2019Moroccan Lounge · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Shook Twins
Nov 3, 2018Crystal Bay Casino · Crystal BaySupportwith Kuinka
Aug 2, 2018Bootleg Theater · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Marty O'Reilly
Jul 29, 2018Chico Women's Club · ChicoSupportwith Kuinka
Jul 28, 2018Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts, Osher Marin JCC · San RafaelSupportwith Kuinka
May 27, 2018HopMonk Tavern - Novato · NovatoSupportwith Shook Twins
May 4, 2018The Fillmore · San FranciscoSupportwith Kyle Hollingsworth, Hot Buttered Rum
Apr 28, 2018Nectar Lounge · SeattleSupportwith Kuinka, SISTERS
Apr 27, 2018Volcanic Theater Pub · BendSupportwith Kuinka
Apr 26, 2018Mississippi Studios · PortlandSupportwith Kuinka
Apr 22, 2018Pub Station Taproom · BillingsSupportwith Kuinka
Apr 21, 2018Filling Station · BozemanSupportwith Kuinka
Apr 20, 2018Lewis & Clark Brewing Co. · HelenaSupportwith Kuinka
Jan 18, 2018Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill ValleySupportwith Kuinka
Jan 17, 2018The Dip · ReddingSupportwith Kuinka
Dec 31, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Sebastopol · SebastopolSupportwith Hot Buttered Rum
Oct 26, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Sebastopol · SebastopolSupportwith Shook Twins, Jerry Joseph
Oct 25, 2017Humboldt Brews (Humbrews) · ArcataSupportwith Shook Twins
Jun 11, 2017HopMonk Tavern - Novato · NovatoSupportwith G. Love, Matt Jaffe & The Distractions
Sep 15, 2016The Satellite · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Shook Twins, The Battlefield
Jul 25, 2015Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Royal Jelly Jive, Be Calm Honcho, Brass Magic
Sep 26, 2014Sierra Shangri-la Resort · DownievilleSupportwith Saint Solitaire, Massive Delicious, Ideateam, +26
Feb 21, 2014The Catalyst · Santa CruzSupportwith The California Honeydrops, The Brothers Comatose, Ancestree, +3
Sep 9, 2012The Griffin · San DiegoHeadlinerwith Vignette, Lifted, Roxy Moonslinger

Where they play

46 rooms in 37 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Los Angeles (LA)4 shows
  • Denver3 shows
  • San Francisco3 shows
  • Seattle3 shows
  • Crystal Bay2 shows

and 32 other cities

Live history

50 shows on record
Shows counted
50
First on record
Sep 2012
Latest on record
Mar 2025

Shows per year

  1. 20121
  2. 20142
  3. 20151
  4. 20161
  5. 20174
  6. 201814
  7. 20198
  8. 20212
  9. 20228
  10. 20232
  11. 20257

Top rooms

  • Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Cervantes' Other Side - Dual Venues, Denver · 2
  • Nectar Lounge, Seattle · 2
  • HopMonk Tavern - Novato, Novato · 2
  • HopMonk Tavern - Sebastopol, Sebastopol · 2
  • The Caverns, Pelham · 1

Top cities

  • Los Angeles (LA), CA · 4
  • Denver, CO · 3
  • San Francisco, CA · 3
  • Seattle, WA · 3
  • Portland, OR · 2

Often on the bill with: Ani DiFranco, Shook Twins, Kuinka, Fruition, Marty O’Reilly, Handmade Moments, Hot Buttered Rum, Jennifer Hartswick

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

13 releases, 1995–2025
  • Give the People What They Want cover

    Give the People What They Want

    May 20, 2025 · Album · 9 tracks

  • Welcome to Whatever cover

    Welcome to Whatever

    Nov 20, 2024 · Album · 9 tracks

  • HAUNTING

    2024 · Album

  • Rolling Dumpster Fire & Other Songs

    2023 · Album

  • Welcome to Whatever

    2023 · Album

  • While We Wait

    2020 · Album

  • Give the People What They Want

    2019 · Album

  • American Dream

    2017 · Album

  • Perceptronium

    2015 · Album

  • The Sound of Light

    2013 · Album

  • Eat It Fresh

    2012 · Ep

  • Brainbomb

    1995

  • 91.3 FM WBNY: Alive On Air

    1995

Lineup

  • Vanessa May
  • Erin Chapin
  • Caitlin Gowdey

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 3 plays, 2021-11-10–2023-03-27 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (DJ Riz) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Roadhouse' (Greg Vandy) — KEXP

Lineup history

3 members on record
  • Caitlin Gowdeytenure unknown
  • Erin Chapintenure unknown
  • Vanessa Maytenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Supporting musicians: Daniel Steinbock

Photos, art and posters

Rainbow Girls — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Rainbow Girls — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Rainbow Girls — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Rainbow Girls — Give the People What They Want
Release art · Give the People What They Want — release
Rainbow Girls — Welcome to Whatever
Release art · Welcome to Whatever — release
Rainbow Girls — The Caverns, 2025-03-16
Poster · The Caverns, 2025-03-16 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — Nectar Lounge, 2022-03-06
Poster · Nectar Lounge, 2022-03-06 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room, 2022-02-20
Poster · Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room, 2022-02-20 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — Uptown Theatre Napa, 2021-10-30
Poster · Uptown Theatre Napa, 2021-10-30 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — Cervantes' Other Side, 2019-06-13
Poster · Cervantes' Other Side, 2019-06-13 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — The Crocodile - Old Location, 2019-04-11
Poster · The Crocodile - Old Location, 2019-04-11 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — Crystal Bay Casino, 2018-11-03
Poster · Crystal Bay Casino, 2018-11-03 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — The Fillmore, 2018-05-04
Poster · The Fillmore, 2018-05-04 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — HopMonk Tavern - Novato, 2017-06-11
Poster · HopMonk Tavern - Novato, 2017-06-11 — Songkick
Rainbow Girls — Great American Music Hall, 2015-07-25
Poster · Great American Music Hall, 2015-07-25 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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Rainbow Girls on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Rainbow Girls on Last.fmArtist facts
Rainbow Girls on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Rainbow Girls. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Years active
2010–present
Genres
Indie, folk, Americana, a cappella, Rock and roll
Current members
Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, Vanessa Wilbourn
Past members
Cheyenne Skye, Savannah Hughes

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