Purple Gurl Reigns and Surprises Many At The Saint Petersburg Pier

By on June 28, 2022
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On June 25th, 2022 after the ST. Pete Pride Parade of 2022, My friend Brian and I happened back to the St. Pete Pier where we saw the concert the night before and discovered more bands were playing this evening.

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We headed to the stage area as the local, all female Purple Gurl was announced and they immediately started into a set of attitude driven rock songs. We both were stunned with a look of “wow” and “this freaking rocks” and we both started snapping photos, and trying not to headbang because at the same time that does not equate to good photos.

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After a couple more songs we were introduced to the members of Purple Gurl who are all members of their own respective bands, but formed this group and bonded over their love for the music of Prince. Frontwoman Shevonne Philidor exudes that rock attitude and mannerisms while playing and singing that I see in the more established female stars of rock-n-roll.

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Drummer Natalie DePergola was on perfect time and rhythm keeping the band in step while guitarist Stephanie Perez is as animated of an axe slinger as I have seen in some time. Bassist Juna Serita had a smile that never left her face the entire time we were there.

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From what I heard and saw this evening that these ladies play with a purpose and are ridiculously entertaining. The crowd reaction both during and after each song was apparent and that this band will be a force in the area and hopefully even further geographically. We both thoroughly enjoyed the band’s performance, their sound, style, attitude and infectious rhythms. I very much look forward to seeing this band again and hopefully each of their individual bands.

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One thing to note that we discovered after the show was that drummer Natalie DePergola is an instructor at the local Girls Rock St. Pete music camp. Girls Rock is a nonprofit that works with about 80+ women volunteers teaching younger campers to rock out and love themselves. Their mission is to empower girls, women and the gender expansive through music, building self-esteem through mentorship and the importance of being advocates for each other.

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We also discovered the Girls Rock St Pete has their annual concert coming up July 23rd at Jannus Live featuring 8 bands and a night of GRRRRL Power rocking which is on my radar as a show I plan to attend – check back here for coverage after the event.

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