Zepparella

{{Short description|American tribute rock band}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Zepparella

| image = Zepparella 2017.jpg

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| caption = Gretchen Menn, Clementine, Angeline Saris, and Noelle Doughty. 2017

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| origin = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|blues rock|folk rock}}

| years_active = {{start date|2004}}–present{{cite web|url=http://www.zepparella.com/gretchen-menn-bio.html|title=Zepparella - Gretchen Menn Bio|website=www.zepparella.com}}

| label = WhatAreRecords? (2008)

Bonny Boy Records, (2005)

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|zepparella.com}}

| current_members = * Clementine, drums

{{URL|clemthegreat.com}}

• Gretchen Menn, lead guitar

{{URL|gretchenmenn.com}}

• Holly West, bass guitar

{{URL|hollywestmusic.com}}

• Anna Kristina, vocals

{{URL|annakristina.com}}

| past_members = * Angeline Saris, bass guitar

{{URL|http://angelinesaris.com}}

• Noelle Doughty, vocals

{{URL|facebook.com/noellephoenixryder}}

• Nila Minnerok, bass player
• Miaya Shambry, vocals

{{URL|facebook.com/Miaya-Shambry}}

}}

Zepparella is an all-female American Led Zeppelin tribute band founded and formed in 2005 in San Francisco, California by the band's drummer, Clementine. The current band consists of lead vocalist Anna Kristina, guitarist Gretchen Menn, bassist Holly West and drummer Clementine.

The original members were Anna Kristina, Gretchen Menn, Nila Minnerok and Clementine. In 2011, the lead singer was replaced by Miaya Shambry and the bass player by Angeline Saris; soon after the lead singer changed again and Noelle Doughty took the place. In 2017, Anna Kristina came back as lead singer and after some time Angeline Saris decided to leave the band. Holly West replaced her on bass guitar.

Zepparella released a self-titled 10-song studio album in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.zepparella.com/dpk/index.html|title=ZEPPARELLA|access-date=June 2, 2017}} and three live albums, Live at 19 Broadway in 2005;{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-19-broadway-mw0000412248|title=Live at 19 Broadway - Zepparella - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 2, 2017}} A Pleasing Pounding on WhatAreRecords? in 2010,{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Zepparella-A-Pleasing-Pounding/release/4736868|title=Zepparella - A Pleasing Pounding|website=Discogs|access-date=June 2, 2017}} and Live at Sweetwater in 2016{{cite web|url=https://musicazon.com/album/1206234698/live-at-sweetwater-live|title=Live at Sweetwater (Live) - Zepparella |website=Musicazon!|access-date=June 2, 2017}}

The band has produced several videos. "When the Levee Breaks," was released in 2010 with over 20 million YouTube views;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug|title=Led Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks by Zepparella|date=March 17, 2010|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 7, 2019}} "Dazed and Confused," released in 2012, with over 1.8 million YouTube views;{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CfoloqtFhI|title=Zepparella Dazed and Confused|date=February 5, 2012|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 19, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x36s7z1|title=Zepparella Dazed and Confused - Video Dailymotion|date=September 14, 2015|website=Dailymotion|access-date=June 2, 2017}} and "Kashmir," released in 2019, with over 1 million YouTube views.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B_VBQy_bhY|title=Zepparella Kashmir|date=September 3, 2019|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 19, 2022}}

Steve Vai performed with Zepparella at the Malibu Guitar Festival in Malibu, California on May 19, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://malibuguitarfestival.com/calendar-2017/fri-may-19th-hot-licks-night/|title=FRI May 19th Hot Licks Night – Malibu Guitar Festival|website=malibuguitarfestival.com|date=May 19, 2017|access-date=May 28, 2017}}