Just as metal, just as hard and just as cool as those other guys, The Txlips are an all-black woman rock band based in Atlanta.
AtlantaFi recently sat down with them at Atlanta’s AfroPunk, which happened in mid-October.
The Txlips just released their debut album “Queens of the New Age,” which is available on Amazon and iTunes as well as various music outlets.
The Txlips were born when the group’s lead guitar player and vocalist “Guitar Gabby” helmed the background band for Atlanta rapper Diamond.
“The Txlips are a rock-and-roll black female band based out of Atlanta, but we are all from different parts of the United States,” Gabby said.
MoDrumma, the group’s drummer, said the band actually started off with her and Gabby. “Me and Gabby have been friends with years. We’ve crossed paths musically for years and one night she called me and said, ‘Hey, I’ve been asked to work on a music video for Diamond from Crime Mob. She was like, ‘Do you want to be a part of i?’, and I was like, “Sure, why not?”
MoDrumma said that’s when the idea of a music group arose.
“So we went there, there were a lot of other musicians there and at that point, Gabby was like, ‘You know what, there are some bad females that can play some dope instruments. Why not make our own stuff together? So since then, we’ve been road dogs and that’s where the Txlips were born.”
Gabby said the group is a united entity, but like Voltron, they are individuals artists as well. “We are all different, with individuals backgrounds, and styles that come together to show how diverse black women really are.”
Dara Carter, a keyboardist and singer for the group, said she learned diverse musical styles from her father. “My dad was a major influence [musically], he listened to a lot of diverse music so I got to hear a lot of bands that most people haven’t heard of. I pulled a lot of my sound from bands a lot of people haven’t heard of.”
The Txlips are currently on their “Queens of the New Age” tour in support of their album. Next year, they’re slated to perform in South Africa. Look for them in a city near you.
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