The Daddy Sisters: Bowling Green’s Rockstars
The Daddy Sisters are known for their ability to put on a great show even with no music published online…yet. The fans know the words to their songs and Falcon’s ability as a front-woman has been praised.
“They are incredible musicians, and they put on a hell of a show visually as well. They have sort of an 80s hair metal vibe, but femme and queer and 21st century. Chick is a rock goddess,” said Casey Lyons, an attendee of a show.
“Going to Daddy Sisters shows is kind of like a subculture and a Bowling Green right of passage and when you go to those shows enough times you know all the words because of the energy and because of Chick’s presence,” Hannah Kate Divine, a self-proclaimed avid fan of The Daddy Sisters, said.
Falcon began The Daddy Sisters four years ago with another founding member by the name of Zuko. Right before the COVID pandemic happened, shows for The Daddy Sisters were halted. Between that time and now, The Daddy Sisters have gone through several drummers with Falcon being the consistent lead singer and guitarist but things solidified for the band when Jack Quinn entered the band.
“Jack is like literally the ninth one. But Jack, he's like, he's like an actual member. Like, a lot of the others were kind of like hired gun types and like, they were all just fantastic. But for Jack, he's the one,” Falcon said.
Jack Quinn has a vast history of musical experience for being only 22-years-old. From Lexington, he was in the band People Planet that had a breakout hit featured on Spotify playlists called “Rehab.” Once he moved to Bowling Green, he became the drummer local band Crush and bassist for the local band Imaginary Stranger. He joined The Daddy Sisters in 2021 as its drummer.
The two have played several shows in Bowling Green since then but have begun to expand their shows to Louisville and Indiana.
Performing at shows is Falcon’s favorite part of being in the band.
“If you bring your guitar rig to a bunch of unsuspecting people and then they're out of the room, they're kind of smoking or whatever, and then you play the big chord, they're like, ‘Oh shit, this is amazing. I'd go in and see what the hell this is.’ Then you kill it, and then they love you and then it's great,” Falcon said.
Falcon also said that being in The Daddy Sisters gave her the ability to find her identity as a woman.
Falcon is a trans-woman and began her transition about two years ago. When the band first started, the band helped her experiment with stage makeup and glam-rock clothing and she eventually came to the realization that this is who she was.
This is the environment where Falcon would first be introduced to the subject of trans-identities.
After learning more about the gender spectrum from people in college, Falcon began to think more about her gender expression.
“I identified as gender fluid. I was basically learning about my own gender. I was like, ‘let's try this because like, this is something that's always been inside of me.’ I've always kind of suppressed it…I just said, ‘let's do it,’” said Falcon. The band really allowed Falcon to step into her identity, she said.
“The Daddy Sisters allowed me to tiptoe into that realm. First, I only presented [feminine] in the band, and…it made me feel great. Then I started presenting femme outside of the band,” Falcon said.
Falcon said that the music has given her the ability to create a character in her head and access her whenever she is onstage.
“It's important to me to have a cool look on stage to represent like the music, you know, just to kind of have this. I like the whole grandiose thing,” Falcon said.
The band has several shows upcoming in the next few months including Punk Rock Night at Mag Bar in Louisville on April 7, Mayhem Festival in Bowling Green on April 14, Street Fest Afterparty at The Alcove in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Poorcastle on May 19 in Louisville.
Photograph by Georgia Mallett
