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DeSantis: I do, I do. It's so much work and it's crazy. The idea of being in a room with people I've been inspired by, and all these other people who have been inspired by them, it's just too amazing. It's community, and it's about proving the point that there are all kinds of women playing all kinds of music. It's funny though, working with some of the clubs, a lot of them say, "Well, we've never heard of these bands." And I say, "Yes, that's my point. We want them to play because they're amazing and no one's ever heard them." "But we haven't heard of them," they'll say. And I just go, "Yes, I know! If you'd heard of them, I wouldn't need to be doing this, would I?"

The last time I did the conference, just realizing I was in a room with Ronnie Spector and Ann Wilson and Courtney Love and Wanda Jackson and Exene Cervenka—and then everyone else—it's just amazing. We have five Japanese girl bands, we have a woman coming from New Zealand, a woman coming from Scotland. We have a band coming from Tel Aviv—to play for five minutes.

Laura Cassidy

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Rockrgrl Music Conference is held Thurs., Nov. 10, through Sat., Nov. 12, at various locations; see www.rockrgrl.com/conference for full details. Laura Cassidy moderates "Second Acts: When Good Bands Go Bad" in Ballroom A of the Madison Renaissance Hotel, 515 Madison St., 206-583-0300, at 2:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 11.