An all-female Hasidic rock band took girls night to a new level when they banned men from attending one of their first New York City gigs.
It was also the first time the venue, Arlene's Grocery, which holds 110 people, agreed to deny male entry altogether.
The Bulletproof Stockings deny men from attending their live shows because of the Hasidic prohibition called Kol B'Isha that bans men from listening to women outside of their immediate family sing.
Because this Hasidic law only allows the group to win over 50 percent of the Hasidic community as fans at maximum, the women are expanding their fan base to a larger audience of women.
The Bulletproof Stockings turned it into a feminist movement of sorts, going around Manhattan collecting women's signatures stating that they vowed to come to the show, even if it was booked. Darling told The Wall Street Journal that the band called her up saying they could guarantee a full house.
And they were right.
Lead singer Wolfe told WSJ they are broadening their appeal to a wider woman audience through their music that counts jazz and blues, although they consider themselves "Hasidic in musical flavor."
"They have a right to uphold their religious views," Darling told New York Post.
Thursday's show was filmed for Oxygen Network's upcoming show "Living Different."
