Women in Stem at Hendershots

Description

Women in STEM is an indie, girl-power, rock trio formed from the friendship of guitarist Ella Adams, bassist Sam Caspary, and drummer Finn Sleppy. Influenced by many artists such as Blondshell, Leith Ross, and Wednesday, they write vulnerable and provoking songs hoping to make as many people cry as they do dance and laugh. Four years after the birth of Women in STEM in summer of 2022, they are proud to announce their debut album, Debrief, to be released October 11, 2026. 

Debrief has been the three’s dream from the beginning. The name, a nod to Women in STEM’s lack of focus during band practices, was decided over two years before the production of the album even began. Debrief contains snippets of Ella, Sam, and Finn’s lives in the form of voice memos, creating a personal yet comfortable theme. While some of the songs are gut-wrenchingly sad, it was created with nothing but love and you can feel it. The album release show will be a celebration of Debrief and additional musicians featured in the album will join the trio on stage.

Blue Stars is what happens when four friends from different corners of the Athens scene decide to start a band just for the fun of it. Claire Campbell, Andrea DeMarcus, Joe Rowe, and Dan Nettles, each a songwriter with their own orbit, began meeting a few times a month to share new tunes, build parts for each other, and see what kind of light might spill out. Now Blue Stars is everyone’s favorite band (other than Hopeforagoldensummer, Cicada Rhythm, the Glands and Kenosha Kid, of course).

It’s a side project, sure, but the kind that takes on a life of its own. Every voice changes the song, every song changes the band. The sound drifts somewhere between folk, pop, and dream logic. It’s a bit familiar, but a little mysterious, like a melody you almost remember. With no agenda and no grand plan, Blue Stars is four songwriters chasing the spark that only happens together.