Lemondrop

For most garage bands, the biggest impediment to rocking out is the drummer's dad's Subaru. But for some musicians in Saudi Arabia, it's the threat of arrest, imprisonment and corporal punishment.

Such is the case with the Accolade, an all-girl college band in Jidda, a progressive outpost in super-conservative Saudi Arabia that's fast becoming a hotbed for the country's emerging punk, metal and rock scene.Think Austin, Texas, except with the minor difference that women aren't allowed to vote, drive or appear in public without head coverings.

Bands and their concertgoers have been subject to harassment and arrest in countries where the law is largely based in religious doctrine. But The Accolade have been slowly gaining momentum, playing small women-only shows inside private spaces and making their music available online (their single "Pinocchio" has become an underground hit).

The group's lead singer, Lamia, told the "New York Times," "Maybe we're crazy. But we wanted to do something different."

We say: Rock on.