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刺猬/Hedgehog are pretty good. I seem to remember the frontwoman also has another side-project, but I forgot what it's called.

 

There's a female-fronted avant-garde rock band called SUBS, definitely worth checking out.

 

I just saw someone post about a gig on my Weixin friends circle where the lineup included a band called 朝生暮死/Ephemerality, a "female-fronted Chinese death metal band". No idea if they're any good.

 

They're the only ones I can think of off the top of my head.

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Looks like both Angelina and I were a bit off the mark with 刺猬/Hedgehog - it's actually male-fronted with female backing vocals (石璐/Atom, who also plays drums). The "side project" I was thinking of was NovaHeart (as Tianjin42 mentioned above), which Atom also plays drums in, but it actually is female-fronted (冯海宁/Helen Feng). Not sure if she has any side-projects of her own. :P

 

Edit: Another one from Beijing: 后海大鲨鱼 (don't know if they have an English name... Shark in Houhai?)

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It seems that rock is fading in China. Top local bands like Car Sick Cars have moved on and haven't been replaced with same caliber acts.

 

Don't forget though, people have been predicting the imminent death of rock and roll for decades now. Doesn't seem to have happened yet.

 

A friend who's quite involved in music circles did cryptically tell me that Beijing (in particular, as opposed to other cities) was becoming "a desert", though. I can only assume he was referring to increasing government interference in events (e.g. the unexpected cancellation of two major music festivals in Beijing this year).

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If you are looking for something a little more hardcore then I recommend "Rustic". They don't have a female lead but they do have a male bassist who occasionally plays sporting a bleach-blond mullet whilst wearing a dress and thick make up  :P

They are heavily influenced by The Clash and The Sex Pistols. Also, won Global Battle of the bands a few years back. I had a couple of great nights at venues watching these guys play. 

 

http://site.douban.com/rustic/ 

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Cosign on Nova Heart - saw them at their album release show a few months back, & their new album has some of the most gorgeous packaging I've seen in a while.

 

Two indie-ish female-fronted bands from Chengdu are Hiperson/海朋森 & the Hormones/荷尔蒙小姐乐队 - former is postpunk/shoegaze-y, latter is more new wave/electro-ish. Hiperson's currently on tour to promote their new album; I'm seeing them in GZ this weekend :)

 

Taipei's Skip Skip Ben Ben might do the trick, as well - another band in the shoegaze vein, but as an unreconstructed My Bloody Valentine fan I'm not complaining.

 

http://downloads.maybemars.org/album/no-need-for-another-history

http://kiwese.co.nz/2015/04/20/interview-with-hiperson/

 

http://site.douban.com/heermeng/

http://kiwese.co.nz/2014/10/17/not-just-a-girl-band-interview-with-ming-ming-from-the-hormones/

 

http://skipskipbenben.bandcamp.com/

http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/skip-skip-ben-ben-gazes-into-the-noise/

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They don't have a female lead but they do have a male bassist who occasionally plays sporting a bleach-blond mullet whilst wearing a dress and thick make up  :P
If men in dresses count too, then check out Second Hand Rose 二手玫瑰. Their lead singer often performs in drag. No actual women in sight there, but they still sound good.
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There seems to be a healthy metal scene in China, if that's the type of hardcore you're looking for, but not much in terms of frontwomen.

I will abuse this opportunity to recommend Tengger Cavalry, one of the most awesome bands I've heard in a while: https://tenggercavalry.bandcamp.com/music

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