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{{Short description|American singing trio}}
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{{Infobox musical artist

| background = group_or_band
| name = Rainbow Girls
| image = Rainbow Girls at August Hall, San Francisco, November 10, 2018.jpg
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| alt =
| caption = Rainbow Girls at August Hall, San Francisco, November 10, 2018
| origin = [[Santa Barbara, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| genre = [[Independent music|Indie]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]], [[a cappella]], [[Rock and roll]]
| discography =
| years_active = {{Start date|2010}}–present
| label =
| spinoffs =
| spinoff_of =
| current_members =
* Erin Chapin
* Caitlin Gowdey
* Vanessa Wilbourn
| past_members =
* Cheyenne Skye
* Savannah Hughes
| website = {{URL|rainbowgirlsmusic.com}}
}}
'''Rainbow Girls''' are a three-piece singing group made up of Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, and Vanessa Wilbourn from the [[North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|North Bay]] area of [[California]].


== History ==
== History ==
Rainbow Girls formed in the fall of 2010, when they began performing together at an underground [[open mic]] in [[UC Santa Barbara]]’s neighboring college town, [[Isla Vista, California|Isla Vista]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Broad Spectrum |url=https://www.vcreporter.com/2014/02/broad-spectrum/ |accessdate=30 May 2019 |website=www.vcreporter.com |date=25 February 2014 |publisher=VC Reporter}}</ref> Original members consisted of Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, Vanessa Wilbourn, and Cheyenne Methmann.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Comingore |first1=Aly |date=23 May 2013 |title=Rainbow Girls Release The Sound of Light |url=https://www.independent.com/2013/05/23/rainbow-girls-release-sound-light/ |accessdate=30 May 2019 |website=www.independent.com |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent}}</ref>


Rainbow Girls formed in fall of 2010, when a group of friends began performing together at an underground open mic in UC Santa Barbara’s neighboring college town, Isla Vista.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broad Spectrum |url=https://www.vcreporter.com/2014/02/broad-spectrum/ |website=www.vcreporter.com |publisher=VC Reporter |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> Though other musicians would frequently perform alongside them, the original core members of Rainbow Girls consisted of Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, Vanessa Wilbourn, and Cheyenne Methmann.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Comingore |first1=Aly |title=Rainbow Girls Release The Sound of Light |url=https://www.independent.com/2013/05/23/rainbow-girls-release-sound-light/ |website=www.independent.com |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>
The band spent the Summer of 2011 [[busking]] and [[Couch surfing|couch-surfing]] in Europe, and releasing self-recorded demos.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miasnikov |first1=Cassandra |title=Rainbow Girls Album Release Party |url=https://www.independent.com/2015/06/05/rainbow-girls-album-release-party/ |website=www.independent.com |date=5 June 2015 |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> When they returned to California in the Fall, they began playing with drummer Savannah Hughes. The band performed at farmers markets in the Santa Barbara area, playing venues like SoHo and [[Cold Spring Tavern]] and performing at local festivals like [[Earth Day]] and [[Summer solstice|Summer Solstice]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Shows |url=https://www.rainbowgirlsmusic.com/past-shows |website=www.rainbowgirlsmusic.com |publisher=Rainbow Girls |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>

The core four spent the following summer (2011) busking and couch-surfing their way around Europe, putting out self-recorded demos as they went.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miasnikov |first1=Cassandra |title=Rainbow Girls Album Release Party |url=https://www.independent.com/2015/06/05/rainbow-girls-album-release-party/ |website=www.independent.com |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> When they returned to California in the fall, they began playing with drummer Savannah Hughes. The band gained notoriety in the Santa Barbara area by busking at Farmers Markets, playing beloved venues like SoHo and Cold Spring Tavern, and performing at local festivals like Earth Day and Summer Solstice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Shows |url=https://www.rainbowgirlsmusic.com/past-shows |website=www.rainbowgirlsmusic.com |publisher=Rainbow Girls |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>

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In April of 2013, the band left Santa Barbara and moved to the countryside north of San Francisco’s Bay Area. That same year, Rainbow Girls released their debut album, “The Sound of Light,” which had been crowd-funded by their fans and community.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Comingore |first1=Aly |title=Rainbow Girls Release The Sound of Light |url=https://www.independent.com/2013/05/23/rainbow-girls-release-sound-light/ |website=www.independent.com |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> Rainbow Girls continued to tour the west coast incessantly during the year, as well as Europe and the UK every summer.

At the end of 2014, Cheyenne Methmann parted ways with the band.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheyenne's Last Show - Rainbow Girls @ Soho!! |url=https://www.facebook.com/events/1593504487546856/ |website=www.facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> The remaining four members -Chapin, Gowdey, Wilbourn, and Hughes- recorded their sophomore album, “Perceptronium,” that winter and released it the following summer (June 2015).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miasnikov |first1=Cassandra |title=Rainbow Girls Album Release Party |url=https://www.independent.com/2015/06/05/rainbow-girls-album-release-party/ |website=www.independent.com |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>


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In April 2013, the band left Santa Barbara and moved to the countryside north of [[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco’s Bay Area]]. That same year, Rainbow Girls released their [[crowdfunded]] debut album, ''The Sound of Light''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Comingore |first1=Aly |title=Rainbow Girls Release The Sound of Light |url=https://www.independent.com/2013/05/23/rainbow-girls-release-sound-light/ |website=www.independent.com |date=23 May 2013 |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> Rainbow Girls continued to tour the West Coast regularly, as well as Europe and the UK every summer.
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In the spring of 2016, Hughes announced she could no longer tour with the band full time, so the remaining three members of the band -Chapin, Gowdey, and Wilbourn- began performing as a trio. Though originally intended to be a temporary side-hustle, this stripped-down, acoustic trio version of Rainbow Girls suddenly took off.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strickland |first1=Zoë |title=Rainbow Girls' break-out year |url=http://www.sonomawest.com/sonoma_west_times_and_news/news/rainbow-girls-break-out-year/article_633a4584-50d5-11e9-ba87-776e995255a1.html |website=www.sonomawest.com |publisher=Sonoma West Times & News |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> Adopting the practice of performing around a single mic, while centering their shows around their harmonies and song-writing, they soon became a highly sought-after act, being added to prominent festivals up and down the west coast and landing opening spots for well-known artists like John Craigie and The Brothers Comatose.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brothers Comatose - T Sisters, The Rainbow Girls |url=https://slimspresents.com/event/the-brothers-comatose-gamh-w-t-sisters/ |website=www.slimspresents.com |publisher=The Great American Music Hall |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>


On November 8th, 2017, Rainbow Girls released their third and most anticipated album, “American Dream,” highlighting their new, more acoustic sound.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frahm |first1=Jonathan |title=Rainbow Girls - "American Dream" (video) (premiere) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/rainbow-girls-american-dream-2507655759.html |website=www.popmatters.com |publisher=Pop Matters |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Liberatore |first1=Paul |title=Rainbow Girls keep chasing their American Dream |url=https://www.marinij.com/2017/11/02/rainbow-girls-keep-chasing-their-american-dream/ |website=www.marinij.com |publisher=Marin Independent Journal |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Bianca |title=Rainbow Girls Turn Up Their Political Message by Turning Off Their Amps |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11638481/rainbow-girls-turn-up-their-political-message-by-turning-off-their-amps |website=www.kqed.org |publisher=KQED |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>
After the departure of Methmann in 2014,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheyenne's Last Show - Rainbow Girls @ Soho!! |url=https://www.facebook.com/events/1593504487546856/ |website=www.facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> the remaining four members recorded their [[Sophomore slump|sophomore album]], ''Perceptronium'', and released it in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miasnikov |first1=Cassandra |title=Rainbow Girls Album Release Party |url=https://www.independent.com/2015/06/05/rainbow-girls-album-release-party/ |website=www.independent.com |date=5 June 2015 |publisher=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>


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In the spring of 2016, Hughes announced she could no longer tour with the band full-time, so the remaining three members of the band – Chapin, Gowdey, and Wilbourn – began performing as a trio. In this period they opened for [[John Craigie (musician)|John Craigie]] and [[The Brothers Comatose]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brothers Comatose - T Sisters, The Rainbow Girls |url=https://slimspresents.com/event/the-brothers-comatose-gamh-w-t-sisters/ |website=www.slimspresents.com |publisher=The Great American Music Hall |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>
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In the fall of 2018, one of their Facebook cover videos meant to promote a local show went viral and garnered nearly 7 million views.<ref>{{cite web |title="Down Home Girl" - Rainbow Girls (Alvin Robinson Cover) |url=https://www.facebook.com/RainbowGirlsMusic/videos/2177646969139294/ |website=www.facebook.com |publisher=Rainbow Girls |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> They immediately went into the studio to record a cover album, “Give The People What They Want,” which was released February 22, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Law |first1=Charlie |title=Album - Rainbow Girls - Give The People What They Want |url=https://www.forfolkssake.com/reviews/38454/album-rainbow-girls-give-the-people-what-they-want |website=www.forfolkssake.com |publisher=for folk's sake |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> Their viral video for the song “Down Home Girl” (originally performed by Alvin Robinson; other notable versions by The Rolling Stones, The Coasters, and Old Crow Medicine Show) also led them to be discovered by Madison House booking agency, as well as by manager Hannah Spero.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rainbow Girls |url=https://madisonhouseinc.com/rainbow-girls/ |website=www.madisonhouseinc.com |publisher=Madison House |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>


On November 8, 2017, Rainbow Girls released their third album, ''American Dream'', with a shift to a more acoustic folk sound.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frahm |first1=Jonathan |title=Rainbow Girls - "American Dream" (video) (premiere) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/rainbow-girls-american-dream-2507655759.html |website=www.popmatters.com |date=8 November 2017 |publisher=Pop Matters |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Liberatore |first1=Paul |title=Rainbow Girls keep chasing their American Dream |url=https://www.marinij.com/2017/11/02/rainbow-girls-keep-chasing-their-american-dream/ |website=www.marinij.com |date=2 November 2017 |publisher=Marin Independent Journal |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Bianca |title=Rainbow Girls Turn Up Their Political Message by Turning Off Their Amps |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11638481/rainbow-girls-turn-up-their-political-message-by-turning-off-their-amps |website=www.kqed.org |date=24 December 2017 |publisher=KQED |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>


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In the fall of 2018, the band received wide exposure when their video of [[Alvin Robinson (musician)|Alvin Robinson]]'s "Down Home Girl" received several million views on Facebook.<ref>{{cite web |title="Down Home Girl" - Rainbow Girls (Alvin Robinson Cover) |url=https://www.facebook.com/RainbowGirlsMusic/videos/2177646969139294/ |website=www.facebook.com |publisher=Rainbow Girls |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> They soon went into the studio to record a cover album, ''Give the People What They Want'', which was released on February 22, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Law |first1=Charlie |title=Album - Rainbow Girls - Give The People What They Want |url=https://www.forfolkssake.com/reviews/38454/album-rainbow-girls-give-the-people-what-they-want |website=www.forfolkssake.com |date=11 March 2019 |publisher=for folk's sake |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref> Their video for “Down Home Girl” (originally performed by Robinson and popularized by [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The Coasters]], and [[Old Crow Medicine Show]]) led them to be picked up by Madison House booking agency, as well as by manager, Hannah Spero.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rainbow Girls |url=https://madisonhouseinc.com/rainbow-girls/ |website=www.madisonhouseinc.com |publisher=Madison House |accessdate=30 May 2019}}</ref>


== Discography ==


=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
|-
|2013
|''The Sound of Light''
|-
|2015
|''Perceptronium''
|-
|2017
|''American Dream''
|-
|2019
|''Give the People What They Want''
|-
|2021
|''Rolling Dumpster Fire''
|-
|2023
|''Welcome to Whatever''
|-
|2024
|''HAUNTING''
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2010]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in California]]

Latest revision as of 18:45, 12 December 2024

For members of a similarly-named organization, see International Order of the Rainbow for Girls.
Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Girls at August Hall, San Francisco, November 10, 2018
Background information
OriginSanta Barbara, California, U.S.
GenresIndie, folk, Americana, a cappella, Rock and roll
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Members
  • Erin Chapin
  • Caitlin Gowdey
  • Vanessa Wilbourn
Past members
  • Cheyenne Skye
  • Savannah Hughes
Websiterainbowgirlsmusic.com

Rainbow Girls are a three-piece singing group made up of Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, and Vanessa Wilbourn from the North Bay area of California.

History

[edit]

Rainbow Girls formed in the fall of 2010, when they began performing together at an underground open mic in UC Santa Barbara’s neighboring college town, Isla Vista.[1] Original members consisted of Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, Vanessa Wilbourn, and Cheyenne Methmann.[2]

The band spent the Summer of 2011 busking and couch-surfing in Europe, and releasing self-recorded demos.[3] When they returned to California in the Fall, they began playing with drummer Savannah Hughes. The band performed at farmers markets in the Santa Barbara area, playing venues like SoHo and Cold Spring Tavern and performing at local festivals like Earth Day and Summer Solstice.[4]

In April 2013, the band left Santa Barbara and moved to the countryside north of San Francisco’s Bay Area. That same year, Rainbow Girls released their crowdfunded debut album, The Sound of Light.[5] Rainbow Girls continued to tour the West Coast regularly, as well as Europe and the UK every summer.

After the departure of Methmann in 2014,[6] the remaining four members recorded their sophomore album, Perceptronium, and released it in June 2015.[7]

In the spring of 2016, Hughes announced she could no longer tour with the band full-time, so the remaining three members of the band – Chapin, Gowdey, and Wilbourn – began performing as a trio. In this period they opened for John Craigie and The Brothers Comatose.[8]

On November 8, 2017, Rainbow Girls released their third album, American Dream, with a shift to a more acoustic folk sound.[9][10][11]

In the fall of 2018, the band received wide exposure when their video of Alvin Robinson's "Down Home Girl" received several million views on Facebook.[12] They soon went into the studio to record a cover album, Give the People What They Want, which was released on February 22, 2019.[13] Their video for “Down Home Girl” (originally performed by Robinson and popularized by The Rolling Stones, The Coasters, and Old Crow Medicine Show) led them to be picked up by Madison House booking agency, as well as by manager, Hannah Spero.[14]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
Year Title
2013 The Sound of Light
2015 Perceptronium
2017 American Dream
2019 Give the People What They Want
2021 Rolling Dumpster Fire
2023 Welcome to Whatever
2024 HAUNTING

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Broad Spectrum". www.vcreporter.com. VC Reporter. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ Comingore, Aly (23 May 2013). "Rainbow Girls Release The Sound of Light". www.independent.com. Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ Miasnikov, Cassandra (5 June 2015). "Rainbow Girls Album Release Party". www.independent.com. Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Past Shows". www.rainbowgirlsmusic.com. Rainbow Girls. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ Comingore, Aly (23 May 2013). "Rainbow Girls Release The Sound of Light". www.independent.com. Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Cheyenne's Last Show - Rainbow Girls @ Soho!!". www.facebook.com. Facebook. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ Miasnikov, Cassandra (5 June 2015). "Rainbow Girls Album Release Party". www.independent.com. Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ "The Brothers Comatose - T Sisters, The Rainbow Girls". www.slimspresents.com. The Great American Music Hall. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. ^ Frahm, Jonathan (8 November 2017). "Rainbow Girls - "American Dream" (video) (premiere)". www.popmatters.com. Pop Matters. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  10. ^ Liberatore, Paul (2 November 2017). "Rainbow Girls keep chasing their American Dream". www.marinij.com. Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  11. ^ Taylor, Bianca (24 December 2017). "Rainbow Girls Turn Up Their Political Message by Turning Off Their Amps". www.kqed.org. KQED. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  12. ^ ""Down Home Girl" - Rainbow Girls (Alvin Robinson Cover)". www.facebook.com. Rainbow Girls. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  13. ^ Law, Charlie (11 March 2019). "Album - Rainbow Girls - Give The People What They Want". www.forfolkssake.com. for folk's sake. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Rainbow Girls". www.madisonhouseinc.com. Madison House. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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