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SUMMARY:Ruby Ibarra
LOCATION:Bowker Auditorium\, 100 Holdsworth Way\, Amherst\, Massachusetts 
 01003
DESCRIPTION:Extraordinary Filipino American rapper Ruby Ibarra hits UMass 
 with a band that includes pioneering guitarist June Millington\, whose mu
 sic and career have inspired generations of women in rock and pop.\n\nOdd
 s are\, you don’t need us to tell you how amazing Ruby Ibarra is. Maybe y
 ou’ve been with her from the moment she emerged onto the national scene b
 ack in 2011. Or you jumped on with her debut record Circa91 (2017\, Beatr
 ock Music). Heard her stuff in a video game or a TV commercial somewhere 
 along the way. Caught her set at the Green River Festival in June. Or\, l
 ike a lot of us\, watched her 2025 championship Tiny Desk concert over an
 d over. It only ever takes one experience. You stumble into so much as ha
 lf a song and you’re hooked.\n\nOn the other hand\, you might need us to 
 advise you not to sleep on scoring tickets to this show. Yeah\, it’s gene
 ral admission\, and where you end up in the house will have more to do wi
 th when you arrive than when you buy. But consider these factors: This ar
 tist has hit a tipping point\; her popularity is growing exponentially. A
 nd\, again\, she’s working these days with fellow Filipino American June 
 Millington. You know Millington as a member of the pioneering all-women r
 ock band Fanny\, a group cited as a major influence by acts from the Runa
 ways and the Bangles to Sleater Kinney and … well\, Ruby Ibarra. You may 
 or may not be aware that Millington is the co-founder and artistic direct
 or of Goshen’s Institute for the Musical Arts. She’s been part of th\n\nh
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