Our Day Will Come; NEO Women Rock
Our Day Will Come Celebrates Legendary women rock artists through the years from
Cleveland and Akron, presented by Thomas Mulready and Vanity Crash.
UPDATE: Special Guest Artists performing on March 13 & March 19 have been
announced. Each local female artist or women-led group will perform a song by a
legendary female rocker from Northeast Ohio, plus two of their own originals:
*Ali Garrigan of Queue Up will perform The Boy Next Door, honoring The Secrets
*Brady Lorince will perform Who Does Lisa Like, honoring Rachel Sweet
*Elliott Carter of Off-Leash will perform I Know What Boys Like, honoring The
Waitresses
*Jackie Popovec of The Vindys will perform Our Day Will Come honoring Ruby & The
Romantics
*Jet Star will perform Fast Car, honoring Tracy Chapman
*MEDUSA will perform Precious, honoring Chrissie Hynde
*Time Cat will perform Apu Api (Help Me), honoring Chi-Pig
From The Poni-Tails to the Pretenders; from Ruby and the Romantics to Tracy Chapman and
beyond; this original presentation hosted by Thomas Mulready and Vanity Crash honors
women rockers through the years from Northeast Ohio with interviews, testimonials, live
original music and historic covers by area female artists and women-led bands.
It's no secret that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders
hails from Akron, Ohio. Fewer people are aware that Tracy Chapman, who's hit song "Fast
Car" reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1988 and #1 on the Country charts in
2023, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.
But it turns out there's more to the story of rock & roll women from Cleveland and Akron.
The Poni-Tails, an all-girl trio from Cleveland suburb Lyndhurst, Ohio hit #7 on the Billboard
Hot 100 in 1958. And that's not all. In 1963, Ruby and The Romantics, an all-black R&B
group from Akron, Ohio fronted by Ruby Nash, scored several pop & R&B hits, topped by the
#1 hit, "Our Day Will Come," later covered by Amy Winehouse and released just following
her passing. The Secrets, an all-girl group from Cleveland, Ohio took their hit, "The Boy
Next Door," all the way to #18.
And the list of female rock & rollers from Northeast Ohio goes on and on. Debbie Smith
and Sue Schmidt formed The Poor Girls while attending Firestone High School in Akron in 1963,
and before graduating had opened shows for The Who, Cream and Steppenwolf, then went on
to form Cinderella's Revenge with the legendary Peter Laughner, before touring the US as post-
punk pioneers Chi-Pig. Another Firestone alum, Chrissie Hynde spent her formative years on
the fringe of the music scene in Akron and Cleveland before decamping for England to form the
Pretenders. Akron-based The Waitresses were fronted by singer Patty Donahue and hit #23 on
Billboard with, "I Know What Boys Like,” while “Christmas Wrapping” is now a holiday perennial.
Our Day Will Come: NEO Women Rock.
Through a series of live music events and exclusive
video interviews, Thomas Mulready presents the story of the region’s female artists and
women-led bands who made an impact on rock & roll. The live show presents interviews with
some of the legendary figures who achieved success in their heyday from the 1950’s through
the 1980's, along with others who observed the scene.
The live shows will also feature area women-led ensembles and solo artists from Akron
& Cleveland will perform some of the hits that their predecessors made famous, along with a
selection of their own original songs, soon destined for history. The performance will feature live
original music by musical hosts, Cleveland's glam punk heroes, Vanity Crash. In addition, the
show will highlight some of the many women who worked in the rock industry in the region,
specifically DJs, photographers and journalists. Anastasia Pantsios exhibits her photos of
women rock artists for sale at all shows.
Performances will take place on the following dates:
*Friday, March 13, 2026 at 8PM at The Knight Stage, 182 S. Main St, Akron, OH 44308
*Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7:30PM at The Music Box Supper Club Concert Hall, 1148
Main Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113
Tickets & info: https://VanityCrash.com
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3495299-0
