Looking back at the 1970's, some of the most influential female artists of that time included Donna Summer, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Barbara Streisand, and Stevie Nicks – who are still listened to and widely appreciated almost 40 years later. Today, the number of female Rock musicians has greatly increased, exposing the scene to indie bands such as Best Coast, Shannon and the Clams, Purity Ring, Beach House, and the Yeah Yeah Yeah's; to solo female artists such as Cat Power, FKA Twigs, Solange, Lana Del Rey, Kate Nash, Lorde, and Grimes. With many more underground female artists breaking into the scene year by year, it is evident that women are striving for success and a difference within the music community, ultimately hoping for a chance at equality. .
Unlike the rock and roll ages, when male musicians ruled the stage, the independent music scene is now taking a more feminism approach with concerts entirely ran and performed by women. Burger Records, an independent record label based out of Fullerton, California, has proven themselves as feminism friendly as they have hosted an event titled Burger A-Go-Go for the past two years. The concert took place at the Observatory, Orange County and was strictly ran by women, plus the lineup consisted of only female-fronted acts. Rock enthusiasts of both genders fell in love with the idea of an all-female festival, especially because the record label was able to book Kathleen Hanna, founder of Riot Grrrl, and Kim Gordon, guitarist and vocalist of Sonic Youth, for the show. Another step towards gender equality within the music community can be seen through the Los Angeles based festival, FYF Fest, which began independently in 2004 and has continuously made an effort to set up an assortment of female artists for their lineup. In 2013, FYF made a bold decision by scheduling the Yeah Yeah Yeah's and My Bloody Valentine as their headlining acts, in which both bands consist of female-fronts.
