Grace Abdayem
After reading Pamela Des Barres’s classic I’m With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, Grace’s world went all topsy-turvy and technicolor. Des Barres’s memoir presented her with a new way of living and a set of role models that included Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, and most importantly the groupies that served as muses and pioneers for the 60s freak scene on the Sunset Strip. Hailing from Southern California, Abdayem holds a fervent pride for her hometown and the art and madness that it has produced, even leading her own Laurel Canyon rock n’ roll tour from the passenger seat of her friend Charlie Deitchman’s mini cooper, Ziggy “the green machine” Cardust. She has a beautiful, kaleidoscopic rolodex of fave raves but she raves most vehemently for Gram Parsons, worshipping his glorious Nudie suit and living by his proverb “Sound as ever.” Through Together Outrageously, she hopes to keep the memory of these groupies alive and to build community by sharing their profound wisdom.
Roxie Jenkin
Roxie was raised under the purple rain of her mom's Prince obsession and enveloped by the dusty velvet allure of the local guitar stores her dad frequented. Her early exposure to blues, folk, soul, and good old rock n' roll paved the way for her to become a music-crazed teenager, forever entangled in parasocial daydreams about every musician who captured her latest hyper fixation. As she grew older, her passion for music deepened, replacing adolescent infatuations with a love for music's power to heal, inspire, and, most importantly, connect. Through her work at Together Outrageously, she hopes to bridge the gap between artists and audiences, being a small player in music's immeasurable influence.
(PS… she's still a fangirl at heart)
Sean Perry
Since the moment he heard the iconic vocal stylings of Alanis Morrisette and Veruca Salt as a wee lad, Sean knew that he had an untameable passion for ‘90s alt-rock. Today, that same passion lives on, stronger and more alive than ever before. Growing up in the South, it was hard for him to express his interests authentically without feeling like he would be witch-hunted by crowds of angry villagers cheering on his demise. Now that he’s in Boston, Sean has cut down on the narcissistic and unrealistic daydreams about being persecuted for his music taste. He’s ready to be more annoying about his interests than ever before!