Photos: Girls Rock's 2025 Summer Camp Showcase

In one week, these bands, composed of campers ages 8 to 17, wrote original songs and took over the stage at Walter Studios.

By Amy Young

June 29, 2025

Image: Girls Rock! Phoenix summer camp band Dead Girl Dreaming.

Girls Rock! Phoenix summer camp band Dead Girl Dreaming. Tonissa Saul

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Just like many summers since 2015, people packed into a downtown venue to watch multiple bands formed at Girls Rock Phoenix's summer day camp perform their original songs during a week where they learn how to play instruments, form bands and rock the heck out on a daily basis.

Showcase destination Walter Studios was full of proud family members, caregivers, and friends and a community that loved seeing what these campers created in just one week. The camp bands took over the stage one at a time and rocked their hearts out. For most campers, it was not just their first time performing in front of a crowd of hundreds but an opportunity to do so under the bright lights at an active live music club.

Girls Rock! Phoenix, the nonprofit organization, just turned 10, so this year's Summer Camp 2025 Showcase was a huge celebration for the group that runs a weeklong camp for girls and gender nonconforming youth ages 8 to 17.

Here are some highlights from the showcase:

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Girls Rock! Phoenix summer camp band Five Stars.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix summer camp band Dead Girl Dreaming.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix sells cool merch at its showcase event.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix volunteers.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix summer camp band Ahava.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix volunteer band plays theme song.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix summer camp band and volunteer.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix board member and drummer, Kenyatta Turner.

Tonissa Saul

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Girls Rock! Phoenix sells cool merch at its showcase event.

Tonissa Saul

Amy Young is the Music Editor at Phoenix New Times. She joined the New Times staff in May 2025 after more than a decade of covering arts and music for the publication. In her role, Amy writes about music, searches for compelling news and works with writers who are also dedicated to bringing quality music and music-related stories to readers across the Valley and beyond. Previously, Amy worked for the Arizona Republic, Hearst Connecticut Media Group and Newsbreak.

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