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Upon hearing that the all-female music festival Lilith Fair was returning in 2010, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Alyson Greenfield decided to start “Dear Lilith Fair 2010,” a blog dedicated to landing a performance slot on the tour. Many readers and fellow musicians responded to the blog with excitement and Alyson soon recognized the existence of a large community of female musicians and their fans who desired to be part of a new women’s music event specifically reflecting the current landscape of emerging talent. With help from instrumental collaborators and community members, Alyson’s vision was realized on September 26, 2010, as the first-ever Tinderbox Music Festival. The festival featured 19 NYC-based female artists/female fronted bands spanning the musical genres of folk, rock, hip-hop, pop, and electronica. In 2011, the festival grew significantly, showcasing 23 female artists/female-fronted bands from all over the U.S. spanning the genres of Americana, experimental, hip-hop, indie-folk, prog rock, post-punk, electro-pop, and soul. Performers and fans alike traveled from as far as California, New Mexico, West Virginia, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island to be part of the 2nd Tinderbox Music Festival which garnered sponsorship from ASCAP, Converse, Time Out New York, and The Brooklyn Arts Council, as well as press from The New York Times and Billboard. The 3rd edition of the music festival will be a two day event in September of 2012 showcasing close to 50 up-and-coming female fronted acts from around the world.