Antigone Rising

The band originally met at Bucknell University and was formed in Greenwich Village, New York City, with sisters Cathy (guitar) and Kristen Henderson (guitar/drums), Penelope "Peppy" Kokines as lead vocalist and Suzanne Obolsky on vocals and percussion.

In 1999 the band recruited Cassidy as the lead singer.

Their first four albums were recorded mostly with independent labels and financed through fan donations. In 2003, they signed up with Lava Records, a label personally run by Atlantic Records chairman Jason Flom.

In 2005, they became the first artists to be promoted in Starbucks' Hear Music Series, created to discover and spotlight new music. The high visibility, exclusive sale, in-store promotion and airplay at Starbucks across the United States helped the band's acoustic album, From the Ground Up, sell over 450,000 copies by the end of 2005.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} The album's single, "Don't Look Back", gained popularity among country audiences after its video received heavy airplay on CMT.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

Flom departed Lava in 2005. The band's deal with the label continued, but ended in 2008. A new album, Tales From Wonderland was recorded in 2007, but not released.{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Kristin|title=Antigone Rising - Tales From Wonderland|url=http://www.hanginwithhendo.com/2009/09/antigone-rising-tales-from-wonderland.html|website=Hanging with Hendo|accessdate=27 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408200642/http://www.hanginwithhendo.com/2009/09/antigone-rising-tales-from-wonderland.html|archive-date=2016-04-08|url-status=dead}}

In 2008, Cassidy left the band. Cassidy released the band's final album, Tales From Wonderland without permission as Sink Or Swim under the name The Cassidy Project. The other band members were not happy about this, with Kristen Henderson publicly voicing their displeasure. Two songs were removed from "Sink Or Swim" before its release where Cassidy's name did not appear on the writing credits.{{cite news|last1=McElhiney|first1=Brian|title=Cassidy ready for new start after Antigone Rising split|url=http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2010/jun/12/0612_cassidy/?print|accessdate=27 March 2016|publisher=The Daily Gazette}}

In 2009, Nini Camps, having made several guest appearances with the band, officially joined as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. Kristen Henderson, now known as Kristen Ellis-Henderson, shifted from rhythm guitar to bass. Also in 2009, both Ellis-Henderson and Camps became mothers to children.

A studio CD, 23 Red, was released in 2011, distributed through Joan Jett's Blackheart Records Group.

The band line up as of 2013 was Kristen Ellis-Henderson on bass guitar and backing vocals, Cathy Henderson on lead guitar and backing vocals, Dena Tauriello on drums and Nini Camps on rhythm guitar and lead vocals.

The band's 2013 single, "That Was The Whiskey", was co-written with the Nashville songwriter Lori McKenna.

In 2014, the band released an EP, Whiskey & Wine Vol. I. Concurrent with the EP's release, the band also announced a fundraising drive for their ongoing tour, with 5 percent of the proceeds being donated to the pro-LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD.{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Charlotte |title=Kristen Ellis-Henderson and Cathy Henderson of Antigone Rising Talk New EP Supporting LGBT Rights (AUDIO) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kristen-ellis-henderson-cathy-henderson-antigone-rising_b_4856853 |agency=Huffington Post |date=February 28, 2014}}

In 2015, the band released another EP, Whiskey & Wine Vol. II.

In their early years, Antigone Rising toured widely, and have shared stages with the Bangles,{{cite web| title= Bangles Still Play With Spirit Of The '80s| url= http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/hc-soundbangles.artmay28,0,2865662.story| work= Hartford Courant| date= May 27, 2009| accessdate= May 30, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Joan Jett, the Rolling Stones, moe., Rob Thomas, Aerosmith, and the Allman Brothers. They performed at the Lilith Fair in 1998 and at SXSW in 2005.

• Nini Camps - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kristen Henderson - drums, bass guitar, vocals
• Cathy Henderson - lead guitar, vocals
• Cassidy Joy Catanzaro - lead vocals through 1999-2008. [https://www.vancouversymphony.ca/artist/cassidy-catanzaro Bio], [http://www.fortheloveofsteveperry.com/cassidy-catanzaro-.html Interview]

Antigone Rising blacksheep 2016 6757.jpg|Cathy Henderson in 2016

Antigone Rising blacksheep 2016 6689.jpg|Kristen Henderson in 2016

Antigone Rising blacksheep 2016 6710.jpg|Nini Camps in 2016

• She's Gone A Little Mad (1996)
• Snapshot (1998)
• New and Used (1999)
• Rock Album (2000)
• SaY iT! an-TIG-uh-nee (2002) (live)
• Antigone Rising's Traveling Circus (2003) (live)
• From the Ground Up (2005) (Hear Music)
• Tales from Wonderland (released as Sink or Swim - The Cassidy Project in 2009)
• Live From NYC (EP) (2010) (recorded live at The Bitter End in NYC, includes one studio track)
• This Christmas (2010) (download only single)
• 23 Red (Rising Shine Records) (August 2011)
• Whiskey & Wine, Vol. 1 (EP) (2014)
• Whiskey & Wine, Vol. 2 (EP) (2015)
• True Joy (2022)

• "Don't Look Back" (from From The Ground Up, May 11, 2005)
• "This Christmas" (2010)
• "Everywhere Is Home" (from 23 Red, August 5, 2011)
• "That Was The Whiskey" (from Whiskey & Wine, Vol. 1 EP, 2014)

• "Fat Bottomed Girls", from the album Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen (2005)

• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXmKz9gfPJo Antigone Rising - "Don't Look Back"]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmf0fcwz88g Antigone Rising - "No Remedy"]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lmLTNXYQ44 Antigone Rising in Jerusalem and the West Bank]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA11MDYhd24 Antigone Rising - "That Was The Whiskey"]

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• {{Official website|https://www.antigonerising.com/}}
• [http://www.facebook.com/antigonerising Antigone Rising on Facebook]
• [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=antigone rising|chart=all}} Billboard.com review] "From The Ground Up"
• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p430155|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com entry]
• [http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/student-page?article_item_id=6137336 Kristen Henderson interview]

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