There is a wave of women releasing original music on the East End of Long Island in numbers like never before.
“Where else can you find this many female musicians forming this many bands, in one place, at one time?”
— Kathy Hendy
Holly Li & Christine Sciulli founded The Battle of the Fantasy Girl Bands as a fun fundraiser. Since 2016 it has quietly become an incubator for women in music on the East End.

Since 2016 at the Stephen Talkhouse, the Neo-Political Cowgirls’ rite-of-passage has turned East End women into bandmates — and friends.

The Talkhouse, the Clubhouse, the Green Room, TAUK and more — a few of the local haunts that welcome these musicians.

The East Hampton Star, Dan’s Papers, 27east, James Lane Post, LTV and a strong community have chronicled the scene all along.
And for Brandiland, that means choices:
Singers/songwriters perform against their own backing tracks — the easiest set-up.
Hear some songs →One tight house rhythm section backing a rotating cast of East End women singing original music.
Meet the band →In both cases, each songwriter performs Brandiland-approved originals — in a tight relay of voices.
Four players. One pocket. They hold the night together.


The women bringing their own originals to the Lighthouse — press play to hear each one.




Other East End names we’d be honored to welcome.



A tight, celebratory 35–45 minutes — paced like a relay, building to one shared finale.
The first song sets the groove, and the first songwriter steps up to the mic.
Each performer takes the stage in turn, sharing two of her own songs.
No dead air — well-designed transitions; the baton passes, voice to voice.
The full collective on stage for a crowd-friendly closing anthem — “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes, anyone?