Jesika von Rabbit
Queen of the High Desert
Mind-bending, sexy, weird, and endearing, Jesika von Rabbit’s art is full of utter
madness, brilliance, and complexity. Intelligent, whimsical, vulnerable, and sarcastic,
her lyrical content is one of the observer, the questioner, and the contrarian.
Live, she is a sight to behold: dancing, transcendent, and confrontational, garbed in a
skintight technicolor bodysuit. Her stage show features the Grundles, her Wonka-esque
dancers who interpret the set with an array of amusing costumes and Vaudevillian skits,
and long-time bassist Lee Joseph (who doubles on guitar on her recordings).
Formerly the frontwoman and chief songwriter of the trailblazing and iconic Joshua Tree
act Gram Rabbit, Jesika von Rabbit has released two critically lauded solo albums,
Journey Mitchell and Dessert Rock. The third album, Bunnywood Babylon, is slated for
release worldwide on June 13, 2025 (Dionysus Records).
Jesika von Rabbit recently won “Best Female Vocalist” and “Best Song” at the Joshua
Tree Voice Music Award Show. This is in addition to “Best Female Performer” multiple
years in-a-row at the Coachella Valley Weekly Awards
Jesika von Rabbit has toured with the Eagles of Death Metal, and has performed at the
Desert Daze festival, Camper van Beethoven’s Campout festival, Joshua Tree Music
Festival, Stoned and Dusted festival, Tiki Oasis, The Casbah stage at the Adams Ave
Street Fair in San Diego, as well as San Francisco, Portland, and Palm Springs Pride. She
has shared stages with acts as diverse as Wanda Jackson, Cat Power, The Melvins, The
Crystal Method, and Sister Sledge. Dubbed “The Queen of the High Desert,” Jesika is the
torchbearer of the ever-vibrant High Desert music scene.
Jesika von Rabbit’s original compositions have been licensed to Fox’s The Masked Singer
for a commercial spot, CSI, NBC’s Life, FX’s Better Things, The Real World, Sons of
Anarchy, Crash, Hit & Miss, Crazy Stupid Love and War Inc., Grace and Frankie, a
commercial spot for Fruit of the Loom which aired during the 2012 Summer Olympics,
and Morgan Freeman’s film 57 Seconds to name a few.
“Jesika Von Rabbit is one of Los Angeles’ great musical one-offs. She’s simultaneously pop and art,
accessible and avant-garde. She’s a mass of contradictions in the most glorious way and her influences,
which touch on everything from ’80s MTV pop to ’70s tie-dye psychedelia, betray that very thing. In the
live environment, she excels. She’s part Berlin chanteuse, with dabs of Nico, and part performance artist.
She’s also a force of nature, and a local gem.” -- Brett Callwood, LA Weekly
“Jesika von Rabbit has been identified with the high desert music scene since before it was a scene.” --
The Desert Sun
“Her voice is like a doll that throws a punch, the vibe electric. She’s the witch who lures you into a candy
house, the siren who pulls you close — even though you know better. Surrounded by go-go dancers,
illuminated by projected images both beautiful and strange, a Jesika von Rabbit concert is the equivalent
of a dance party during the apocalypse. But with more bunny ears.” -- Magie Downs, Palm Springs Life
“She is drop-dead gorgeous and has an absolutely incredible voice. But von Rabbit is more than a pretty
chick singer. She is an innovative creator and expressionist as well as one hell of an entertainer… Her show
is brilliantly nonsensical; a sonic and visual spectacle that is unlike any other and you cannot take your
eyes away. She is an artist that you just have to keep coming back to see because you evolve every time
you do.” -- Coachella Valley Weekly
“Danceable, commercial, and first-to-last-catchy…deliciously sweet and pretty poisons indicates von
Rabbit rapidly Wonkafying, cybernizing, and de-rusticating. She may well have more reinventions in her
than David Bowie.” -- Ron Garmon, L.A. Record
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