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Laura MacFarlane...
used to drum for Sleater-Kinney. She now drums
a bit for 99 and
with Trixies Undersea Adventure, an accordian based band featuring
nicole hurtabise from the canadian band Ersatz.
Mighty Machell...
of Free Verse, the all girl hardcore band that moved
from Lawrence Kansas to Seattle. Seattle Weekly called them "the band
to see when Sleater Kinney is on vacation."
Tina Machina... is
the fierce-as-hell stick woman from Lipkandy and
formerly from the punk rock two-piece Red Hot Secret. Check her out also
at Heart Core Records.
Melissa from Likandy says, "Tina's our punk rock dream come true!"
Tammi Mackey...
is a 17 year old junior at Indian Valley High School in Gnadenhutten,
Ohio. Tammi is a member of her high school band and has aspirations to
play in a rock band in the future. Although life with the eight male members
of Tammi's band has not always been easy, her hard work and dedication
has made her a leader to them on and off the field. Throughout the past
two years Tammi has grown as a drummer and person and she has refused
to quit, even during the really difficult times.
Natalie MacLachlan...
is new to the world of drumming. She shares a kit with her dad, who is
also learning. Email.
Morgan Maddox... is
a percussionist from Nether Providence, PA. Email.
Jeannine Maddox-Voegele... is a solo marimbist/percussionist. She also plays the timpani,
vibes, and panflute, just to name a few.
Lisa Maestas...
was the lead singer/percussionist of Maggiejack,
based in Denver, CO. She was also the lead singer for the band NUM,
a kbpi reality radio band, and was the the lead singer and drummer for
MAGGIE GOT JACKED and hard rock band Endangered. Lisa plays a variety
of percussion including congas, bongos, timbales and djembe as well
as kit. She is now living in Seattle WA and is available for hire. Contact
her on 720-480-4348 or Email.
Valentina Magaletti...
was born in Italy and now lives in London. She has been playing
drums for more than 10 years and works as a drum teacher at three schools
in London. She studied Jazz drumming and has played in different music
projects from hard bop to hip-hop. Valentina moved to London four years
ago to join an emo-core/indie band called Econoline. She now plays with
postpunk/avant garde/pop trio Querelle.
All of her records and gigs can be found here.
Rosie Maggiolino... plays with all-girl ska/reggae/rocksteady band from Los Angeles,
The
Twi-Lites.
Sarah Mahaffey... is 16 years old and is
in an all guy band now called Leverege...but hopefully soon an
all girl band similar to blink 182.
Samantha Maloney...
went from playing with NY's Shift to taking Patty
Schemel's place as Hole's drummer. You
can catch her in their video for "Celebrity Skin." Talk about shifting
into high gear.
Angie Manly... is
currently in the punk band Broadzilla
out of Detroit, Michigan. Past credits include playing with Tush, Rapunzel,
and Beggar's Opera.
Kelly Maness... is
part of the all-girl teen rock band known as WHAT.
Alexis Mantis... is
currently not in a band but is looking for one. She likes punk, alternative
and even oldies music. In addition to drumset, Lexi also plays concert
percussion.
Manu... is an Italian drummergirl who lives
near Milan. She started playing the drum set in 1999 and now she's in
a dark band called Caran
d'Ache. Visit the website to listen to MP3s. Email.
Cathy Marchese...
is in Toronto's Jane Doe.
Margaret...
lives in Newburgh, NY and has been playing the drums
on and off since she was 15. She just got her first 5-piece Pearl kit
this past Christmas at the age of 30. Margaret plays in a Death Metal
band called Lycanthrope and she
also likes writing books and movie scripts, ATV four wheeling, camping,
hiking and anything daring. Email.
Sherrie Maricle...
was passed on to us by Lois from Jazz
Corner, and my God, why haven't we heard
of her sooner? Among many, many things, Sherrie leads Diva, an all-female big band. Take it from this big band/swing
enthusiast, there has never been a woman in a big band before (except
for that lady with the pink feathers who sang, backed up by a bunch of
old white men).
Katie Marie... hails from the UK. She
does session and deep work and plays in a local band called Cold Feet.
Check out her site.
Emily Marsh... played drums
for Seattle indie rockers Faster Tiger and is now drumming for Black
Cat Orchestra and sometimes The
Kwabs (a Kinks cover band).
Marge Marshall...used
to play for the now-defunct Slant 6 out
of Olympia, Washington. But you can still find their website
at Southern Records.
Jo
Martin... is a 26 year old drummer from Leicester
in the UK. Jo plays drums for Findley Webster - an awesome original rock
band, fronted by a feisty female sex-bomb! They have been together for
over a year now and you'll soon be seeing them everywhere!
Marnie
Martin... currently plays in a band in Portland,
Oregon, called Longshot. Marnie
has been pounding away for years with dozens of live performances under
her belt, doing studio work, several cd's,a few cd compilations, a song
for ESPN's X- Games, several national tours, and most recently, a Vic
Firth drumstick endorsement. Check out the Longshot
website for more info.
Nicole A. Martin... has been playing
the drums in church for 15 years and she's pretty good. Her style of music
is strictly gospel but she also incorporates some calypso and jazz beats
into her drumming. Email.
Adrianna
Martinez... has been playing drums for a year and fell in
love. She listens to any kind of rock music from punk to metal to indie.
She also plays in a youth group at her church. She plays the guitar, bass,
and sax as well.
Cristal
Martinez... belongs to a Christian/Catholic
band called Journey and the Tribe of Judah. The very first time she played
drums, they were set up in her garage c/o some fellow youth ministers
and she sat down and started playing. Two months later she was in a recording
studio doing a demo CD with Ed Ivey (a producer from SF). Some
people say that she is conceited because she feels good about her drumming
but she just has a good self esteem with lots of humility added. Check
out her website.
Marci Martinez...
drums for both Team Dresch
and her newer project The Vegas Beat, both
of which are on the "lesbionic" Candy-Ass Records label.
JoAnn Martone-Pipes...
has been drumming for over 30 years, beginning
her career before it was easy being a female drummer. She has played
in many drum and bugle corps and presently plays with the Lincoln County
Band. JoAnn also plays country music and gives private lessons at a
local music store. Email.
Jen Maser... is in
Baltimore, Maryland's "brat rock," "indie pop" (they hate that one), "complaint
rock" band, Lackluster.
Kayla Mashburn...
lives in Georgia. Growing up in a musical family
it is only natural that Kayla should be drumming at only 13 years of age.
And she's been at it for 2 years already!
Trenda Mason... plays for all-girl band Karma in North Carolina. Email.
Nydia "Liberty" Mata...
has played with such folks as Latin Fever, Isis, Lillian Allen, Duece and Laura
Nyro. Check out her website to find out more.
Krizzy Mayberry... is a "badass drummer" who formerly played
for Nothing on a Stick and now plays for Substance. Check out her website.
Caroline
Mayne... Spent most of the 90's in England and worked for
2 years with Hinda Hicks (Island Records) and in Production at Soul II
Soul. Based in Sarasota, Florida, currently playing for DAMSEL
(also know as The Damsels), who recently opened Pride Fest in Sarasota.
E-mail.
Jerrica Maze... age 13, has just got turned on to drums.
She will be playing for Saint Mary's High school next year. Her mum and
dad knew she was special, and it seems a whole lot of other people think
so too.
Mazharel...
has been playing drums for five years and she is awesome. She plays for
an all-girl band called Blue Skies Darken.
Pam McCann... plays
her brand of funky folk-rock all over the New York/New Hampshire area.
email
Erin McCarley... of grassroots touring gladiators Shotgun Won and Delta Dart,
played with Red In Reverse, Koo's Cafe, horror core faves The Heartbreak
Kids, The Makeshift Conspiracy and Lucid Nation
on their American Stonehenge CD.
Sheila Denise McCarthy... has been a percussionist since she was eight-years-old and
has played all over the country with the likes of CattleProd, Bombazine,
and Autobody. Her latest project is Drumhead, on the Perishable record
label.
Jeryl McComas... plays
for Ohio's Windfire.
Kim (Rock) McCrady...
has been a professional drummer for 30 years. She began playing
at age 3 and started professionally in her parents' country band at age
12. She has played with Conway Twitty and Stonewall Jackson on the Grand
Ole Opry. Kim received extensive musical training during College in percussion
and 2 years drum & bugle corps. Most recently she has played 5 nights
a week for 2 years with "Soul Renuion", a local Motown and soul
band in St. Louis. If you're looking for a girl with a driving R&B
and soul groove and a heavy back beat, you've just found her.
Amy McDonald... of
Eighty Katie, rocks the town of Memphis, Tennessee.
Linda McDonald...
is currently playing with Phantom
Blue and The
Iron Maidens, an all female tribute to Iron Maiden. Linda is also
recording instrumental music with PUA and Carina Alfie. She scooped Best
Female Drummer at the Rock City News Awards and also took home the award
for Best Performance of Drums/Percussion at the LA Music Awards. Email.
Kelly McElwain...
is 19 years of age and lives in Bakersfield, CA.
Kelly is a major contributor to Jane Friday, an all-girl pop/rock band
she does the website for. For the past three and a half years, Kally has
been playing with Jane Friday and before that she played with the drumline
and drumcorps at highschool. Email.
Ellen McGuyer...
drummer for the Piper
Downs is a badass. She beats the hell out of the kit, wears hot pink
pigtails and usually flashes her bra at gigs. The Piper Downs play mainly
around LA so check them out if you have the chance.
Hannah Mckay...
taught herself to play the drums and she currently
plays in a Falkirk-based band called Twitch with Caroline Thomson, Mellisa
Maitland and Evonne Little. Email.
Annelie McKenzie...
plays in an all-girl band called The
Sadderdays. They play hard punk/pop/rock original music. Annelie is
originally from Canada and now lives in Los Angeles, California.
Paloma McLardy...
of the Slits and the Raincoats. Palmolive (as she is known to most folks)
is drumming again with her band, Hi-Fi,
and has her own web
page.
Meaghan McLaughlin...
is a Boston rock artist, a solo artist (and guitarist) who is now also
playing drums with Cheater Pint. Meaghan's new CD is at Press
Records (free MP3s). Another track, "This Drunk's Lament,"
is at www.shawnmclaughlin.com.
Melanie McMurrin...
lives in Iowa and has played drums since the 7th grade. Her parents bought
her a Rogers kit (they don't make them anymore) as her first drumset and
she still has it. Melanie played in a jazz band in high school
but didn't play through college. She now plays in her contemporary Christian
chuch band and would love to play more.
Racheal McNally...
is in New York City's Sleepyhead.
Rose Melberg...
of Tiger Trap, Softies and Go Sailor fame is also stickmistress for the
"reigning pop queens of Vancouver," Gaze.
Heather Melowic...
played with the late, great, No Wave band, The Scissor Girls.
Kim Milai... is a rock/pop drummer who has played with various NY bands
that have opened for the likes of the B52's, Live, Matthew Sweet, Cyndi Lauper, Marianne Faithful,
and Living Colour. On
her website, you can check out her
CD, which features music for young children.
Liz Miller... plays
in the all-girl band Fortress from Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Abby Mikelsen... drums for Australia's Flat Earth. There's another band with
that name (and a corresponding website), but that's not them. Abby's
band may be in the process of changing their name. If so, we'll let
you know.
Max Miller... is known for her style,
precision and dexterity. She hits maximum overdrive with the international
touring act The California
Girls. She "looks like a Barbie...but sounds like Ken..."
Among other talented artists, Max plays with "tch"
and CindyAlter and some of the
kooler latin jazz musicians in swell L.A.
Lexa Mink-Flacco... is
only four-years-old and already signed up for the Zildjian Player's Network. She
does not have a website, but maybe after she masters the drums she can
turn to HTML.
Katrina Mitchell...
is one-third of Glasgow's "truly futuristic"
The
Pastels , "one of the UK's most influential lo-fi
pop groups."
M'liss... drums for Portland, OR band Plaid Sheep.
"We're not the black sheep, we're a little different, so we're the plaid
sheep." They play SLUDGE ROCK! Email.
Terri Moeller... has drummed with and
sung for The Walkabouts
for 8 years. She now has her own thing under the name The
Transmissionary Six where she writes sings and plays drums.
Judy Molish... powers
the beat for L.A.'s Betty Blow Torch. Catch them at a club near you.
Christine Moll... has her own band, The
Christine Moll Band, in Philadelphia, PA.
Tracy Moll... is 25, has been drumming
for three years and currently plays with SiSSy,
a 21st Century glam rock band and Cockblock, a garage/punk rock band.
Tracy had the Moden Drummer Magazine kit of the month in Feb '03.
Email.
Gina Montel... is a kick a$$ drummer who played with the
Fullerton Jr. College
Big Band for two years where she earned her music degree with honors.
She's all that jazz and so much more! Currently Gina is performing with
the San Francisco-based band Candy
From Strangers and teaching drums in her Fremont studio. You've got
to check out her website to hear
why Waldo "The Squid" from Drum! magazine said she has a ton
of talent. View TV performances, live shows, download a sample of her
college Big Band performing at a competition, and studio recordings. Also
check out Gina's art, poetry, and photography.
Taz Montesino... has been in marching band [snare] for 4 years
and concert band [timp, snare, and others] for 6 years. She is a senior
at Hillside High School in NJ. Taz has been playing since 5th grade. She
recently bought her own set and is starting a band with some friends.
Karen Monty... is half of Albuquerque,
New Mexico's contemporary folk duo UnI.
Dawn Moore... is currently drumming
for NYC edge band Loki the Grump.
Ikue Mori...We hear Ikue Mori has been a fixture on the New York music
scene since 1979, playing for bands like DNA, Worlds of Love, and Death
Ambient.
DeeDee Morin... played with one of the
first punk rock bands in Portland, OR in 1978, The Products, with Mike
X King and Dave Power Propp. Since then DeeDee has played with many bands
in Oregon and California. She currently plays with Hot Carl in Portland,
OR and RayGunn Live in Troutdale, OR. Past bands include The Products,
Red Products, Mystery Radio Pulse, Full Bores, Flyte 50/50 (Portland,
OR) and Animal Things, Wildnixons, G.O.D., The Worst and Joy of Six (San
Francisco, CA). Email.
Blakey Morello-Jones is 23 and currently plays drums for the band, esque
in Toronto, Canada. She also plays the Japanese taiko drums and is learning
percussion in Chinese opera music.She also writes songs - you can find
her lyrics on her website.
Lindy Morrison... used to drum for the
legendary Go-Betweens.
Shannon Morrow...
formerly of Chapel Hill, NC's Bicentennial Quarters,
currently plays with Chicago rockers Bride of No-No. Shannon is an amazing
jazz/rock drummer who never fails to awe her audience. She is completely
inspiring to any drummer who feels constricted by the conventions of rock
drumming.
Bethany Mossburg... is a drummer girl who
is 15 and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is currently not involved
with a band, although she misses it. She now helps out at her local youth
group singing and doing all that she can. Email.
Rachel Mowl... is fourteen and a drummergirl,
darnit. Hopefully, she'll let us know when she gets a band.
Michelle Murphy... was the drummer from Sour Milk but is now looking for a new
band. She says, "Rock and Roll forever." Email.
Chastity Murr...lives outside of Knoxville,
Tennessee, and has been drumming since she was 4 years old (by ear). She
was a drummer in her high school's marching band, jazz band, and concert
band. Not having played out very much, Chastity plans on starting a band
soon. Any takers? email
Jes Muse... has been playing since
1983. Her new band is Porange. Email. Check out her website.
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