Comments on: The Accolade… Saudi Arabia’s first all-girl rock band! You better believe it http://jazarah.net/blog/the-accolade-saudi-arabias-first-all-girl-rock-band-you-better-believe-it/ follow me Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:16:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Keystone http://jazarah.net/blog/the-accolade-saudi-arabias-first-all-girl-rock-band-you-better-believe-it/comment-page-1/#comment-230180 Keystone Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:27 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=2346#comment-230180 They are not the first (or last) Saudi rock band, and they are not the first Saudi all-girl band either. <a href="http://myspace.com/chicksbehindwalls" rel="nofollow">Chicks Behind Walls</a> are Saudi's first all-girl rock band. A fellow Saudi band who is also struggling is <a href="http://myspace.com/sandstoned1" rel="nofollow">Sandstoned</a>; three of the band members, including the vocalist, are Saudi nationals. Regardless of gender, all rock artists in Saudi Arabia struggle to find live venues; the laws in the Kingdom are gender-blind when it comes to such matters of propriety. They are not the first (or last) Saudi rock band, and they are not the first Saudi all-girl band either. Chicks Behind Walls are Saudi’s first all-girl rock band.

A fellow Saudi band who is also struggling is Sandstoned; three of the band members, including the vocalist, are Saudi nationals. Regardless of gender, all rock artists in Saudi Arabia struggle to find live venues; the laws in the Kingdom are gender-blind when it comes to such matters of propriety.

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