Bitch

Second Stage Doors Open: 6:30 pm Ryan Cassata opens Bitch is a longstanding queer music icon who Yahoo Entertainment called “a feminist force that the world needs now more than ever” when she released “Bitchcraft,” her 9th studio album, on the legendary label Kill Rock Stars in 2022. Come for an evening of electric violin-forward “poet pop,” storytelling and humor from the one-woman show she is developing. Bitch is known for her live shows and this one will not disappoint. “Bitchcraft is a masterpiece,” said Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. Both Indigo Girls and Ani Difranco took Bitch on tour as their opener. Bitch first achieved notoriety as one half of the queer folk duo Bitch and Animal. The band toured with Ani DiFranco, and released two albums on her label Righteous Babe Records. In the mid 2000s, Bitch went solo, and shared stages with the Indigo Girls, acted in John Cameron Mitchell’s film “Shortbus,” co-wrote a song with Margaret Cho, and produced two albums of her elder and folk hero Ferron. Recently, Bitch played a role in the new Audible podcast of Alison Bechdel’s “Dykes To Watch Out For,” alongside Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein and Roxane Gay. The series was directed by Leigh Silverman, and Bitch co-wrote a song for it with Faith Soloway. “The legendary queer icon is back” Bust Magazine “There’s no stopping her now” LA Weekly “Bitch is a force to be reckoned with" Joey Soloway to MTV “Bitch is a straight-up, real, fearless performer.” – Ani Difranco to Spin Magazine “Bitchcraft is poppy and poetic and will put her on the map for new audiences to discover” Brooklyn Vegan Ryan Cassata (he/him) is an award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, performer, published writer, and transgender activist. He is signed to Kill Rock Stars. With over 650 performances and seven original and critically-acclaimed music albums, Ryan is recognized as the first openly-trans performer at the Vans Warped Tour and has been featured in GRAMMY.com, Rolling Stone, Billboard, The New York Times, Buzzfeed, AltPress, American Songwriter, and The NY Daily News. Billboard has referred to Ryan as a “true force in the industry,” honoring him as one of the esteemed "11 Transgender & Non-Binary Musicians You Need to Know" while premiering his award-winning music video "Daughter," garnering over 2M views on Youtube and 3M streams on Spotify. Ryan Cassata is a proud recipient of a 2019 ASCAP Foundation award for his original song “Jupiter.” Ryan’s self-written and self-produced album, Magic Miracle Mile, released in October 2021, charted on the iTunes Alternative Charts. Ovation Guitars and Marvin Guitars endorse Ryan Cassata as an official artist. Ryan is the primary subject and soundtrack writer of the 2014 award-winning documentary Songs For Alexis. Ryan co-starred in the indie film Collective: Unconscious, which premiered at SXSW. He was awarded the "Best Breakout Performance" award by the Victoria Independent Film Festival in 2016. Ryan Cassata stars as Jalin in the award-winning feature film Two Eyes, which debuted at Outfest 2020. His song “You and Me Babe” shines as the film's theme song. Ryan has been at the forefront of the transgender liberation movement since his early teens, speaking at schools and conferences to educate people on the importance of diversity and equality. He is the first-ever recipient of the Harvey Milk Memorial Award. He has been recognized by the United States Congress and has raised visibility through many televised appearances on notable news channels such as CNN, The Larry King Live Show, and The Tyra Banks Show.