Acclaimed all-female Black Sabbath tribute band plays the Rickshaw Stop
Los Angeles-based all-female Sabbath cover act Black Sabbitch brings their uncanny recreation of the British heavy metal pioneers to the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco this Saturday.
Founded over a decade ago, the group is one of those rare cover bands like the Australian Pink Floyd Show or Canadian Genesis tribute the Musical Box that has received the full endorsement of the band they celebrate. Playing remarkably accurate renditions of hits and deep album cuts by the Birmingham metal greats, Black Sabbitch ably replicate the swing and heft that made the original songs so influential while touching on some material that Sabbath never revisited during their modern-era reunion tours that began during the late '90s.
The quartet featuring singer Alice Austin, guitarist Emily Burton, bassist Melanie Makaiwi and drummer Angie Scarpa has established itself as one of the premiere tribute bands in Los Angeles, regularly selling out small theaters. Black Sabbitch has built enough of a following to mount successful tours of the UK as well as being invited to perform at noted festivals including Psycho Las Vegas, Dave Grohl's revival of Cal Jam and Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's first edition of Ozzfiesta.
The band returns to the Bay Area this weekend for this RWS Presents show at the Rickshaw Stop Saturday night. They will be joined by Quintannica, a tribute to legendary UK metal band Angel Witch that includes current Death Angel drummer Will Carroll along with members of Heathen, Carcass, Hellhunter and Blind Illusion. Carroll will pull double duty, playing classic metal records as his turntable alter ego, DJ Bleeding Priest. Black Sabbitch also plays Sacramento Sunday night at the Goldfield Trading Post.
Black Sabbitch
Saturday, July 6, 8 p.m. $18-$20
The Rickshaw Stop
