About the Band

Live band performing on stage, featuring a singer in iridescent costume with wing-like extensions, guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist, colorful stage lighting.
Live music performance with a band, featuring a female vocalist in the center. A guitarist, drummer, bassist, and keyboardist are also on stage. Stage lighting is colorful.

Ginger Molasses is a female-fronted quintet from Nevada City, California. They blend the soul and groove of 70s rock with a modern edge. Fronted by the high-energy Tawnee Kendall and powered by world class songwriting, the band has converted legions of superfans across Northern California. Often compared to classic soul-influenced artists like Little Feat, Ike & Tina Turner, and Joe Cocker, they also draw on elements of power pop, disco, hip hop, and Southern rock to craft their unique sound. Their joyous live shows feature platform shoes, sparkles, capes and sometimes even more outrageous costumes, reflecting their absurdist humor and camaraderie. Their mix of covers and originals get crowds of all ages on their feet.

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View fullsize 🤯 We're opening for SAM CHASE at @crazylikeahorse on 10/17! 🤯 We'll be celebrating the release of our single "River Rats" that's coming out 10/16 and you *know* we love a reason to wear insane costumes and have a party. So everyone mark y
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View fullsize We're out here making memories and having the time of our lives. SO MANY THINGS are happening - we have a ton of video content about to release including a new episodic show + music video/single release for River Rats. We've had road trips and house
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Listen on Bandcamp

The new single River Rats is out now!

Our self-titled EP

Upcoming live shows

Past Events

  • Woodhouse Blending & Brewing with Trianna Feruza and Tori Roze - Santa Cruz, CA - December 2025

  • Crazy Horse Saloon with Sam Chase - Nevada City, CA - October 2025

  • SacYard - Sacramento, CA - September 2025

  • PV Palooza - Portola Valley, CA - September 2025

  • Hot Summer Nights - Nevada City, CA - July 2025

  • Ivy Room with Magic and the Other - Albany, CA - July 2025

  • Hopmonk Sebastapol with Wreckless Strangers - Sebastapol, CA - May 2025

  • Felton Music Hall with The Haze - Felton, CA - April 2025

  • Crazy Horse Saloon with Wreckless Strangers - Nevada City, CA - March 2025

  • Boom Boom Room with Lazwell - San Francisco, CA - February 2025

  • Crazy Horse Saloon with The Gold Souls - Nevada City, CA - November 2024

  • Miner’s Foundry Forty Fest - Nevada City, CA - October 2024

  • Hoe’s Down Music Festival (33rd Annual) - Guinda, CA - October 2024

  • Green Room Social Club with Katie Knipp - Placerville, CA - September 2024

  • Hometown Roll Call Music Festival (benefiting Yuba Harm Reduction) - Nevada City, CA - August 2024

  • Music in the Park with The Blues Monsters - Truckee, CA - July 2024

  • Honey Hills Music Festival - Nevada City, CA - May 2024

  • Bottom of the Hill with Dead Winter Carpenters + Boot Juice - San Francisco, CA - April 2024

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