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Girlyman

Girlyman (Nate Borofsky, Doris Muramatsu, and Ty Greenstein) isn't always so introspective - with a tongue-in-cheek moniker, they try not to take themselves too seriously. "Girlyman is a great name for us," says Muramatsu. "It's playful and fun, and that's who we are. But we also like that it hints at how we've never felt like we fit in. Nate wears make-up onstage, I'm a Japanese-American playing to mostly white audiences. Ty is a grown-up tomboy. The name Girlyman puts that all out there and lets us play with it."

Since touring with the Indigo Girls, Girlyman has become a national headlining act in its own right, selling out major folk venues across the country, playing on internationally syndicated radio shows, and earning the kind of loyal following that no record label can manufacture. The band's growing legions of "girlyfans" frequently drive hundreds of miles to follow the group from show to show.