Folks in the Capital Region will get the chance to hear a women-founded, women-led music festival at Hangar on the Hudson in Troy on Sept. 14. The inaugural WAMM (Women Are Making Music) Fest is set to highlight the immense talent of this area’s women-fronted musical acts.

Though WAMM’s beginnings date to 2006 — at that time another local musician, Deb Cavanaugh, along with musician journalist and event producer Niki Kaos, tried to launch an event — it wasn’t until Kaos experienced something deeply personal that WAMM truly found its footing.

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