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Together since June 2000, the Plath are a trio (bassist/singer Shannon Mitchell, drummer/singer Cheryl Steele, guitar Mary Roas) of rock n' roll girls who left an indelible impression with their performance at last month's Ladyfest music night. Mitchell is founder of the new record label Colossal Youth Music, Ladyfest Toronto organizer, zine writter, record-store whore, YTV employee and is presently putting the final touches on the Plath's debut CD. As if that is not enough, she is also booking their North American summer tour and compiling (along with Plath singer/drummer Steele) a series of zines about women in music including "musicians, sound ladies, bookers, managers and women who run labels." The first issue of this should be out this summer. Taking the cue from Olympia's hugly successful rock festival of the same name, Mitchell coordinated Ladyfest Toronto. This year's fest was a one-night event featuring spoken word and music from the Honky Twats, Slutarded and others. Next year, they're making it a three-day event. Her choice for local hero is "Margaret Donnelly, because she has lived in and supported the Toronto music community since the beginning of punk rock. Currently, she is a representative of FAB Distribution. You would have a difficult time finding a show she hasn't gone to ot a band she hasn't supported. The bonus part is she has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I've ever met" The Plath perform Tuesday, May 15 at Barcode, opening for Philadelphia's Winterbrief & Fingernail.
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