March 8, 2025 Playlist – International Women’s Day

We marked the day by filling our space with the voices of extraordinary women from across the musical spectrum, past and present. The entire program is available to restream at your pleasure. Simply click here to access it in all its feminine glory.

  • X RAY LOVE On My Stereo
  • THE SURFRAJETTES Toxic
  • ANN WILSON Missionary Man
  • THE DETROIT COBRAS Stay Down
  • DOROTHY Tombstone Town
  • THE PRETENDERS Stop Your Sobbing
  • LIVVA JONES & ANGELA TINARI Joker
  • HALESTORM Gold Dust Woman
  • PIXIES Gigantic
  • LIZ PHAIR Sweet Jane
  • THE HELLFLOWERS Girl U Want
  • B-52s Give Me Back My Man
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE Hot Rod Girl
  • CASTLE BLACK Radio Queen
  • ROBERTA FLACK Killing Me Softly
  • ARETHA FRANKLIN You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
  • BARBARA LEWIS Hello Stranger
  • PATTI SMITH Because the Night
  • CONCRETE BLONDE Happy Birthday
  • PARAMORE Rose Colored Boy
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND Good Company
  • KILLDEER Nice Enough
  • GIFTSHOP Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)
  • RHONDA FUNK ‘Til I Don’t
  • BRANDI CARLILE The Story
  • THE METAL BYRDS Good Harbour
  • NORA KELLY BAND Hymn for Agnostics
  • SCARLETT TAYLOR Reckless Love
  • MANIC HONEY Nothing Comes Out
  • THERINA BELLA Starcrossed
  • LISA SCHERMA I Gotta Go to Church
  • JOAN CADELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Piece of Heaven
  • ELOUR Good Girl
  • THE INTERRUPTERS Bad Guy
  • ANNIE GOLDEN Hang Up the Phone
  • AMY WINEHOUSE Back to Black
  • INGRID MICHAELSON The Way I Am
  • ROYAL SHE Rollercoaster
  • KATE BUSH This Woman’s Work
  • PJ HARVEY This is Love
  • JOAN JETT Riddles
  • ALICIA KEYS Girl on Fire

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