Sarah and the Safe Word

Members: Sarah Rose - Vocals; Kienan Dietrich - Guitar; Maddox Reksten - Bass; Susy Reyes - Violin; Courtney Varner - Viola; Beth Ballinger - Keys Established Date: 2015 Record Label: Unsigned Bandcamp Link: Listen on Bandcamp

Sarah and the Safe Word is a six-piece queer cabaret rock band from Atlanta.

Since forming in 2015, they’ve kept themselves busy — being personally requested to join the lineup of the 2017 Vans Warped Tour by founder Kevin Lyman, making a cameo appearance on the CW’s The Originals (playing a queer werewolf-witch wedding, no less!), gaining “Debut of the Year” praise from Alternative Press, embarking on several national tours around America, and signing to Take This To Heart Records in 2019. “Sarah and the Safe Word exists in two worlds, each a century apart. The first is set behind a haze of cigarette smoke in a speakeasy’s back room, where daring storytelling of swashbucklers and a hot rod-racing demon only complements an already theatrical stage show. The second is the basement world of sweat-soaked punk shows and a collectivist mindset, encouraging free expression, sexual liberation, and community without boundaries.” – Take This to Heart Records