Girls Rock on Stage and at Camp
By Abagail Chartier Stonehill College News Blog Journalist BOSTON – Paradise Rock Club is packed to the brim with people for a sold-out show. The crowd ripples with anticipation, hundreds of bodies cramming themselves towards the stage. Suddenly, blue lights on the stage are no longer alone but joined with red. A roar goes through the crowd, as the opening band walks out. The blue fades and the quartet is drowning in red. “Hello Boston!” female singer Alexia Roditis calls out, getting a chorus of welcome in reply, “We are Destroy Boys from Sacramento, California and we’re here to rock your world!” The Berkley’s on Fire World Tour has three bands playing tonight: Destroy Boys, Beach Goons, and SWMRS. Out of these three, the only band with female members is Destroy Boys. This is a common occurrence in the music industry. According to the 2018 study “Inclusion in the Recording Studio?” by Dr. Stacy L. Smith, et al. published the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, wom...