Say She She with Abby Jeanne at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Thursday, July 27.

Doors 7:30 p.m. | Show 8:30 p.m. | 18+

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Say She She

 The female-led discodelic soul band Say She She — named as a silent nod to Nile Rodgers (C’est chi-chi!: It's Chic!”) — will transport you with their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and up-tempo grooves.

KCRW recently named Prism #1 on their just-published Top 30 albums list and after their debut single “Forget Me Not,” a gritty funk send-up inspired by NYC’s Guerilla Girls made a huge first splash - premiered by DJ Novena Carmel on Morning Becomes Eclectic and described by Jeremy Sole as “The Funkiest sh*t Ive heard in a while!” they have been on heavy radio rotation - receiving key spins across several influential shows from BBC Radio 6, JAZZ FM and Gilles Peterson’s WorldWide FM to WNYC and KEXP.

The band's sound described as “A glorious overload of joyful elation and spiritual elevation” (MOJO) “Infused with the wonky post-disco spirit of early '80s NYC” (The Guardian) injected with soaring sounds of the late '70s girl groups with three strong female lead voices of Piya Malik (El Michels Affair staple feature, and former backing singer for Chicano Batman), Sabrina Mileo Cunningham and Nya Gazelle Brown (former 79.5).

Following Co-Signs From KCRW/The Guardian/Jazz FM/ BBC6 MUSIC Say She She’s follow up single - a sultry B side BLOW MY MIND catalyzed their 7” release as a must cop 45 for DJs coast to coast and charted at number 12 on KCRW’s Top 30 Album chart. Next their single “Trouble” produced by members of Daptone Stalwarts Charles Bradley’s The Extraordinaires and Lee Fields The Expressions - recently hit #7 on KCRW’s Top 30 followed up with their billowing protest anthem “NORMA” written in response to the decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Their Single Fortune Teller has been fixed on the BBC 6 A list.

The live set injects funk and pop with a heavy dose of dance and disco beats and a wide range of inspirations: Indian legend Asha Puthli, David Macuso’s loft parties, Turkish funk, Rotary Club, Stax soul groups, and more, carving their own corner and coining their own crate of Discodelic Soul. The dazzling harmonizing trio of frontwomen are joined by a roaring roster of musicians that includes members of underground cult-funk band Orgone.

Say She She has also been on a roll on the road since this summer with their 7 piece band playing a number of festivals (including Giles Peterson’s We Out Here Fest and Lost Village) across the U.K. — their debut headline gig in London sold out in a few days — and on the U.S. East Coast, they were a must watch at the Rockefeller Center Rough Trade Indie Plaza festival in New York City. Following the release of their debut L, their recent success has culminated in sold out shows (including in L.A.) for their Debut headline ‘Out of Our Minds’ Tour this Fall.

Abby Jeanne

Abby Jeanne has been an artist her entire life. While growing up in Milwaukee, WI, she was indoctrinated into the arts via a public art schooling experiment in the '90s. As a pre-teen, she was socially adopted by a Rock N Roll cafe cult, where she wrote music, painted, and started her deep infatuation with records, especially 60s pop and underground soul/rock n’ roll via the haunted jukebox that lived there. A series of family tragedies, including the loss of her sister, left Abby living in a car with her guitar, which led to her traveling overseas and hitchhiking through India, and carving out a music career for herself. Through it all, she is currently a New York City-based multimedia artist who has built a name for herself through not only her music, but her visual art and event throwing.

After years of hustling to create DIY releases and garnering the support of national radio stations across the country, 2022 saw Abby Jeanne release the single “That’s Where We Are” on Eraserhood Sound.

Ultimately, Eraserhood Sound’s retro-futuristic analog production style proved to be the perfect place for Abby Jeanne to enhance her psychedelic compositions and bring them to life. “Know Better” is a rollicking pop-soul party-starter that features a four on the floor beat, slashing guitar riffs, and anthemic harmonies. The song has deceptively profound lyrics that examine the selfishness and vapidity of today’s society. It is a song that Abby has had with her for quite some time, but it was not until she found the Eraserhood Sound team that she felt ready to record a definitive version. Having been cut almost entirely live to tape, the finished product is an undeniable winner, a hard-hitting anthem that captures the raw electricity that surrounds Abby Jeanne’s magnetic persona.

“Sage and Cigarettes" is Abby's latest single, and it packs a heavy emotional punch. Drawing from soul luminaries like Otis Redding and Etta James, Abby delivers a powerful vocal performance about being a woman living with trauma in the modern world. In 2023, she released the Know Better / Sage and Cigarettes 7" on Eraserhood Sound, a smashing 2 sider that showcases the electric Abby Jeanne at her best yet.