Orange County, CA's Cause for Concern has hung on from the days of post-punk through the grunge and riot grrl eras. While the fashion in rock for most of the 1990s was hard-edged and macho, Cause for Concern, a band that "just happens" to be all-female, produced -- and continues to produce -- music that is melodic, poignant, sweet, and at the same time, high-energy.
A very different band known by the name of Cause for Concern was formed in the early '80s and went through several lineup changes. The one surviving member from that band's early days, guitarist Leslie Stoddard, ...