Held outside the steps of Los Angeles City Hall, a rally in 2022 reunited two former members of a disbanded rock act and set the wheels in motion for a new project to revive their partnership.
“We ended up at a protest together after Roe v. Wade was overturned,” said guitarist Khadejhia Kassenbrock, who stood in solidarity with singer Carrie Rapaport and countless others at the gathering.
There was live music at the protest, including a cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name.” The iconic metal group’s songs have resonated with both Rapaport and Kassenbrock for years, but hearing that one in particular against the backdrop of a pro-choice rally struck a chord with the duo.
“Shortly after, Carrie messaged me [saying], ‘I think I’m putting together an all-female Rage Against the Machine tribute. Would you want to be my Morello?’” Kassenbrock recalled…