The Scene

The Gable Verse, the Gable Music Ventures blog, is here to bring you the newest and freshest news from the music scene in Delaware and the surrounding area. Our goal is to highlight the artistic diversity and talent in and around the area while encouraging community and support for the arts.

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Danielle Johnson 5/22/25 Danielle Johnson 5/22/25

Get To The Gig: The Ladybug Music Festival 2025

#TheGableVerse is proud to present this very special edition of #GetToTheGig, featuring details for @GableMusicVentures own 13th Ladybug Music Festival, coming back to Wilmington for its 13th year on Friday, May 30th! With 30+ artists to see (Like Margaret Glaspy, Martha Wash, AE The Cool, KOSER, and Eljuri) on 7 stages, this FREE women-drive festival comes with two pre-fest events, an official afterparty, vendors, food trucks, and more - get the inside info right here!

Danielle Johnson 9/28/23 Danielle Johnson 9/28/23

Leveling The Playing Field: A Conversation With Gable Music Ventures CEO and Ladybug Music Festival Founder Gayle Dillman

Amongst music industry trailblazers making strides for women in music is Delaware’s own Gayle Dillman, our CEO and the mind behind The Ladybug Music Festival. Sug Daniels talks equity in lineups, Ladybug festival plans BTS, and seeing bands as small businesses w/ Gayle on #TheGableVerse!

Danielle Johnson 9/7/23 Danielle Johnson 9/7/23

Get To The Gig; Milford Ladybug Music Festival 2023

#GetToTheGig! The Milford Ladybug Music Festival is back for another wonderful day in downtown (tag city of) Milford, Delaware with over 30 female-led bands whipping up magical musical stylings on 7 stages - all free and headlined by Delaware rockers featured on NBC’s “American Song Contest” Nitro Nitra! As usual - more on #TheGableVerse!

Danielle Johnson 9/29/22 Danielle Johnson 9/29/22

It Takes a Queen: Women On The Scene, Making The Scene

Here in Delaware there are some women taking the reins of the local music scene into their own hands and elevating the bands, bars, and musicians around them.

Danielle Johnson 4/28/22 Danielle Johnson 4/28/22

Get To The Gig; The Ladybug Music Festival celebrates a decade of Women in Music

The Wilmington Ladybug Music Festival, presented by Chase Bank, will be held Friday, May 20, between 4th and 2nd streets on Market Street, with over 40 musical performances by female-fronted bands from 5pm-10pm.

Danielle Johnson 3/10/22 Danielle Johnson 3/10/22

Woman to Woman

We ask women music industry professionals what they would say to themselves in moments of doubt right before the leap to follow their music business dreams.