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It's really about art, and it's really about the music and the show. But really, to me, that was a bunch of bull, because we're all so powerful. I used to kind of look at it like, 'Oh, it's kind of hard being a girl in this scene.'. I mean, somewhat here and there, but I don't choose to look at it as like (that).

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What's it like to be a frontwoman in what's largely a scene full of men? Were there any specific challenges to get where you are today? I want them to see something they've never seen for their entire lives. And for people to be captivated and not be able to just turn and walk away. So that's my goal that I have with our show. I want you to be able to watch our show, to be able to, even if you muted it, you could still feel all of those emotions, just visually watching us. I think that when you listen to our music in the dark, it makes you evoke all these different emotions, from love, pain, torment, sexuality - it doesn't matter what it is. We needed to do something different with our music and special and evolve into something we've never done. But what I knew is I wanted to evolve everything. So we pulled together and pushed forward. Our managers dropped us, and we almost stopped, but we couldn't let other people's disbelief in us stop us believing in ourselves. It was right at that time, at the end of the last album, everything kind of fell apart. We'd been struggling so hard to get to the point where we are now for so long. When we did this album, basically, we wanted to shift everything. it can be a little challenging, but we make it work. When you don't have as much room on the stage to do the full production. I don't know, there's something special about them I really actually love.

and the energy is so tight because everyone is together and close and getting so crazy. There is something about the lights and the huge arenas that is really special, but nothing can quite compare to those intimate shows where it's sold out, and it's a thousand people. We got to play Madison Square Garden before. How does a small venue like Upstate Concert Hall compare? You've played for some pretty big crowds on big-production tours. They never bring it up, they never say anything about it, and I think they just know that I'm really an eccentric artist. He comes to the show, and he supports me, and he has his hands in the air - and my grandmother - and they're just loving.

He believes me and supports me.Īnd my grandfather, he's kind of the king of the family. And that's what it really comes down to: Expression, performing art. My son's an artist as well, and we really have come to just let each other express ourselves through our art however we feel comfortable. But to me, I'm an artist, and me and my son have a really beautiful relationship. I think, for me, the biggest challenge is being a mother with my more provocative side. My mom always supports me in whatever it is that I do, and she loves me.

My mom is a total free-spirited hippie flower child. Well, I don't have a father, so there's no daddy being protective of the daughter. Was there ever a time when your family didn't get it? You have a pretty bold stage persona, and there are families that would have a hard time coming to terms with their little girl doing what you do. It's always one of my most special shows. My whole family comes out - my grandma, my grandpa, all of them. It's always a little nervous for me, because it is hometown and it's all your family and friends. What's it like to come back to play for a hometown crowd? We've been waiting a really long time to do this and be able to have this show and people singing the words. We can do a full production and have it flow the way you want - and we're headlining. Yeah, it's always different when you're doing a headliner. Is this run different from the others you've done in the last year? You've been on the road quite a bit since 'Blood' came out, and the Hell Pop Tour just kicked off. I spoke with Maria by phone earlier this week about the tour, her music and what brought her back to the Capital Region after living in California for eight years. The Schenectady native, who still lives in the area, will be in front of a hometown crowd Saturday, bringing the Hell Pop Tour to Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, along with Motionless in White, Kyng and All Hail the Yeti. Oh, yeah - and she's from the Capital Region.

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