"Known as much for her stage presence as for her hard-hitting lyrics, San Francisco singer/songwriter Valerie Orth captivates the crowd... She is soulful, genuine, and edgy," writes the San Francisco Bay Guardian. With Abigail Picache on drums and Bob Sanders on bass, Valerie Orth Band is a dynamic rock trio. Each song has its own unique twist of folk, reggae, funk, heavy rock, or even a little trip-hop.

The rhythms of Valerie Orth Band stop just when you get comfortable and pull you back just when you thought you'd been dropped. Their melodies and phrases will catch in your head and stay there humming to you for days, and if you listen beyond their beauty, you'll come away scarred and stronger. And, as Philadelphia's live music critic, Bob Seabury, says "On a scale from 0 to 10, the energy and stage presence of the Valerie Orth Band is at least 11!"

Off-stage, Valerie matches her musical capacity with a passion for activism and community involvement. She has been a grassroots organizer for the past 7 years, mobilizing people in San Francisco as well as nationally mostly around economic justice. In 2005, she co-founded WomenROCK, empowering women rockers in the Bay Area.