OSWEGO – Americana trio The Rebel Eves make their Oswego Music Hall debut on Saturday, March 7. Amanda Rogers opens the show, which is a collaboration with Rogers’s Syracuse-based Pink Rock Culture Co-op.
The show is the Oswego Music Hall’s Third Annual Women in Music show and is the day before International Women’s Day, which highlights women’s rights, celebrates women’s achievements, raises awareness against bias, and supports initiatives for a more inclusive and equitable world.
“It’s a special show for many reasons,” says Tom Lambert, Oswego Music Hall Artistic Director. Lambert saw The Rebel Eves perform at the last two Folk Alliance International Conferences. These conferences are massive events with many hundreds of performers, mostly performing in hotel rooms, making it hard for any individual artist to stand out. Yet Lambert says they stood out both times. “Their three-part harmonies, stage presence, and energy are incredible! The group was also eager to perform in connection with the Women in Music show.”
The Rebel Eves are three Michigan-bred award-winning songwriters, Katie Pederson, Grace Theisen and Jilian Linklater. All three have successful solo careers and have spent the better part of the last decade writing, touring, and harmonizing across the country. They formed as a trio in 2022, in what they call a “stars-aligning” type of friendship and musical collaboration.
They call their music “Empowering Americana.” As they state on their website, “the group formed from the love of creativity and the belief that the joy of connection can break down barriers that women have historically been put into in the music industry, society, and religious spaces.”
Their eponymous song is like a mission statement: It begins, “Let’s take it back to the garden/ Where all the blame was put on me” and concludes, “If you’re gonna make me the enemy/ Call me Rebel Eve.” Pederson told an Oswego Music Hall interviewer that the name Rebel Eves was intended to “flip the script and ask questions.”
Another signature song is “American Dream,” an honest and sardonic look at gender disparities in the music industry, with lines like “Could fill a stadium with all the people who said/ ‘You’re too emotional, you need more confidence.’” Pederson says the song came from first-hand experience, including a gig at a food court with Theisen and another female musician. The group knew they were there to be background music. And yet a man came up to her and told her, “You know, you could be really good if you had a little more confidence. And I was like, man, we’re in a food court.”
Pederson notes that the song reflects wider grievances, such as the fact that only about 12 percent of hit songs are written by women. She says the group sees International Women’s Day and the Women in Music show as opportunities to highlight these inequities and inspire women to overcome them. Lambert similarly hopes the Women in Music series will raise awareness of inequalities for women in the music industry. He notes that a census of musicians found that over half of women in music had faced gender discrimination.
The Rebel Eves connect these struggles to those of the LGBTQIA community. Their website notes that two of the band members came out in the last few years and that the other is a strong ally. They write, “it is incredibly important to the band that the Rebel Eve shows create safe spaces for this community in particular, especially in a world where their rights are being challenged and taken away at lightning speed.”
The band is known for soaring harmonies and tight musicianship, yet the band’s motto is “connection over perfection.” Pederson says it means the band works extra hard to connect with audiences. The band has played in diverse contexts, from headlining at small clubs to opening for bigger acts at bigger clubs to playing at large music festivals. Pederson says that one can overfocus on hitting the right note or making the perfect statement, when what matters most is reaching the listener.
Their first EP, “Shake the Ground,” came out in September 2025. Its six songs and their new single, “Trying to Find Healing,” are available on the major streaming platforms. Their full-length album will be out in the spring of 2026. The band will be playing songs from these records and perhaps some from their many solo albums, EP’s, and singles.
With three frontwomen with successful solo careers, The Rebel Eves naturally lead their audiences to expect the eclectic. The group’s musical influences are diverse as well. Asked by Michigan’s Local Spins to name three albums that changed her world, Grace Theisen chose Beyonce’s “Lemonade,” Larkin Poe’s “Venom & Faith”, and G Flip’s “Drummer.” Asked the same question by an Oswego Music Hall interviewer, Katie Pederson chose Sara Bareilles’s “Little Voice,” Florence and the Machine’s “The End of Love,” and anything by Jason Isbell. (One could ask Jilian Linklater for her three albums at the pre-show Meet & Greet.)
Amanda Rogers will be doing double-duty as the show’s opening act and as the founder-proprietor of the Pink Rock Culture Co-op, which is collaborating with the Oswego Music Hall on this event. For an hour before the music, the pre-show “Pop-Up Shop” will run from 6:30-7:30 and will feature jewelry, pottery, artwork, crystals, and more from local women-owned businesses. The Pop-Up Shop will coincide with a Meet & Greet Reception with the performers. Free refreshments will be available.
Rogers is a prolific songwriter and performer who has released 13 albums, most of which are available on the major streaming platforms. Her songs are piano-based and filled with hooks. Her musical background is diverse, as evidenced by her years in between as a touring musician with indie-rock and punk bands. Rogers is from the Syracuse area and lives there now. She earned SAMMY awards in 2018 and 2020 for Best Singer-Songwriter.
Area musician John McConnell concurs. “Amanda Rogers stands out among Central New York songwriters. Her ethereal voice is the perfect vehicle for navigating the elegant yet haunting melodies she creates.”
Syracuse-area musician Karen Greenfield recalls a performance by Rogers at a screening at the Manlius Cinema in 2024 about the 52 Hertz whale at which Rogers played songs from her “52 Hurts” EP. “Her beautiful piano compositions and clear vulnerable vocals dazzled me. It was a haunting, emotionally expressive performance.”
Rogers is also well known as a prominent member of the singer-songwriter community in Syracuse and a tireless champion for other songwriting performers. Her music and arts venue, the Pink Rock Culture Co-op, a nonprofit she created in 2024, has been called a gem. It promotes independent music with a packed event schedule that includes local and visiting performers, open mics, songwriting circles, and storytelling.
Rogers told This Is CNY that Pink Rock’s name began as a typo. She said that she was emailing a friend and “I was about to say, ‘This is the most punk rock idea I’ve had in a while,’ and it autocorrected to ‘pink rock.’ And it was just like, that’s it,” Rogers said. “That’s what I’m going to call it.”
Rogers hosts a monthly curated concert series, The Sub Rosa Sessions, at the Co-op. As the series’ Facebook page puts it, “Sub Rosa lets listeners in on the secret of what makes music move our spirit to sing, dance, cry, melt, and soar.”
Rogers and The Rebel Eves expect to do the same at the Oswego Music Hall.
If You Go
What: The Third Annual Women in Music Show: The Rebel Eves and Amanda Rogers in concert at the Oswego Music Hall.
When: Saturday, March 7, 2026. Meet & Greet Reception and Pop-Up Shop at 6:30 pm, show at 7:30.
Where: McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego.
Tickets: $17 to $22. Available at www.oswegomusichall.org, at Rivers End Bookstore, and (cash or check only) at the door. People are encouraged to buy tickets early in case of a sellout.
The Oswego Music Hall is a family-friendly, nonprofit, all-volunteer organization. The 200-seat venue offers an intimate “listening room” atmosphere with candlelit tables. Light refreshments will be available at reasonable prices.
Concerts are made possible in part by funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the governor and the New York Legislature. Other major supporters are the City of Oswego and the Shineman Foundation.
PSA/Calendar
On Friday, March 6th 7 PM (sign-ups at 6:30) at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall continues its Open Mic with Host, Kenny Roffo. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Saturday, March 7th 7:30 PM (Meet & Greet/Pop-Up-Shop at 6:30) at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall will feature The Rebel Eves with Amanda Rogers opening.Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Friday, March 13th 7:30 PM at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall will feature the trio Très Guitars. Jazz-by-the-Lake. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Friday, March 20th 7 PM (sign-ups at 6:30) at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall continues its Open Mic with Host, Bill DeMott. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Saturday, March 21st 7:30 PM at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall will feature Liz Longley with Cam Caruso opening. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Friday, April 10th 7 PM (sign-ups at 6:30) at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall continues its Open Mic with Host, Lloyd Polak. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Saturday, April 11th 7:30 PM at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall will feature a Co-bill with The Rough & Tumble & The Honey Badger. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Friday, April 24th 7 PM (sign-ups at 6:30) at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall continues its Open Mic with Host, Larry Kyle. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Saturday, April 25th 7:30 PM at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall will feature Tom Rush accompanied by Brenden Cleary. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
On Saturday, May 9th 7:30 PM at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, the Oswego Music Hall Season Finale & Emerging Artist Showcase. Headliner Abigayle Oakley. Info: https://www.oswegomusichall.org/
2026 Music Hall Events Calendar – Winter/Spring Season
National Stage 49th season
Mar. 7 3rd Annual Women in Music Show. The Rebel Eves with Amanda Rogers opening (Meet & Greet/Pop-Up-Shop at 6:30)
21 Liz Longley with Cam Caruso opening
Apr. 11 2×2 Partner Series. Co-bill with The Rough & Tumble & The Honey Badgers
25 Tom Rush accompanied by Brenden Cleary
May 9 Season Finale & Emerging Artist Showcase. Headliner Abigayle Oakley
Open Mic Friday Guest Hosts
3/6 Kenny Roffo
3/20 Bill DeMott
4/10 Lloyd Polak
4/24 Larry Kyle
Guest Curator Series
3/13 Jazz-by-the-Lake. the trio Très Guitars, curator Dave Kaspar
4/17 Jazz-by-the-Lake (Musicians – TBA) curator Dave Kaspar
TBA Music Mindfulness and Meditation, curator Ann Buchau
TBA Others in development, curator Nick Gentile
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