The Rivertown Music Club, a quarterly showcase of regional roots music turns decidedly pink this weekend with the inaugural “One More Girl on a Stage” concert.

“It just kind of happened,” said Kelly Thomas, singer and organizer.

In August, Thomas was the Southgate House’s “artist-in-residence” and organized themes every week for her shows. One week, it was “Girls, Girls, Girls.”

“You couldn’t even get into the lounge that night,” she said. “Everyone has so energized the community that the night evolved into a mutual admiration society, a core group of young, talented female singer/songwriters in the area.”

The event, which Thomas hopes will turn into a twice-yearly shindig, features Kinsey Rose, Jesse Thomas, Tupelo Honey, Lauren Houston, Kelly Thomas & The Fabulous Pickups, Wussy, The Fairmount Girls, Kristen Key, Twisted Wood, The Whitney Barricklow Band, Holly Spears, My Wife The Tiger, Viva La Foxx, Chakras, Foxfire and The Reverend Mother.

Also performing will be New York singer/songwriter Shanna Zell, whom Thomas met at the MidPoint Music Fest.

So many people agreed to perform for the benefit that Thomas said she had to create a waiting list, but one thing missing was a hard-core, traditional country band, so Thomas enlisted members of Straw Boss and Wussy to create a new band, The Tammy WhyNots, complete with big-hair wigs.

The Pink Ribbon Girls (pinkribbongirls.org) is a breast cancer survivor’s organization. This show has personal meaning for many of the musicians involved that have faced breast cancer either personally or with a loved one. There will also be a raffle at the show to help raise money for the organization, Thomas said.

how to go
THE NAME: “One More Girl On A Stage” benefit for the Pink Ribbon Girls.
THE LOCATION: Southgate House, 24 E. Third St., Cincinnati.
THE HOURS: 7 p.m. doors, Saturday.
THE TAB: $7 suggested donation.
THE PHONE: (859) 431-2201; myspace.com/onemoregirlonastage.
 

A version of this story ran in the Go! section of the JournalNews, Hamilton, Ohio.