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Rise Up and Rock: A Front Woman’s Journey with author Natasha Neece

Rise Up and Rock: A Front Woman’s Journey with author Natasha Neece

Monday May 4th 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Rise Up and Rock: A Front Woman’s Journey is a bold fusion of music, mysticism, and modern female leadership told through the eyes of a visionary who dared to step into the shoes of the “Golden God” and lead within the boys’ club of rock and roll.

This photo-rich memoir will be available April 7th in e-book, black-and-white paperback, and full-color hardcover formats.

After years of silence, Natasha’s story emerges raw and luminous, revealing the explosive mix of brilliance and dysfunction inside the alternating cast of an otherwise all-male Led Zeppelin tribute band. At the height of her creative expression, their shows came alive with mythos and archetypes reimagined through a feminine lens of the Hero’s Journey. Yet behind the scenes, her own path mirrored that arc: a descent through power struggles, slander, and the shadow dynamics of insecure male egos—and a rise toward transcendence, clarity, and deeper life purpose.

Amid frustrating disharmony, Natasha is confronted by the wounds her bandmates unknowingly awaken—old imprints from childhood: fear of conflict, fear of rejection and abandonment, and a harsh inner critic. She begins to see how her longing for family, her aching desire to belong, has led her to over-give her heart and tolerate disrespect far longer than she should. For her, collaboration was a heart-centered aspiration—an expression of trust, synergy, and shared growth—while the shows themselves were the true spiritual quest: energetic transmissions of love, joy, and freedom, guided always by her belief that music can heal.

A lifelong seeker of consciousness and spirituality, Natasha draws from allies, guides, cross-cultural wisdom traditions, and hard-won insight while navigating the relentless push-pull of visionary leadership in a world that often resists and misunderstands feminine power. Her search for guidance carries readers across the globe—to Buddhist temples, silent meditation retreats, shamanic journeys, Christian revivals, ancestral visitations, metaphysical teachings, and more—all unfolding alongside artistic devotion and the sheer work of fronting a rock band through seventy-five shows.

Rise Up and Rock is both an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the wild, gritty world of rock and a backstage pass into the heart of a woman reclaiming self-worth, authenticity, and empowerment. Wise, vulnerable, and fiercely honest, this book is for music lovers, spiritual seekers, women leaders, and anyone navigating the messy intersection of purpose and pain. Natasha’s story is a testament that even amid battles with shadows—internal and external—a woman can rise with courage and sovereignty… and rock the stage of her own life.

Bloomsbury Books
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM on Mon, 4 May 2026

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Bloomsbury Books
290 E. Main Street
Ashland, Oregon 97520
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