When Courtney Jones started out in music, women players were often considered a novelty.

A former Coupeville native, Jones says her high school band “Hide” once placed first in a Battle of the Bands concert in Eastern Washington.

After the show, a disgruntled show-goer commented that a male band should have won.

“Now more than ever I think girls are getting a chance to share their talents and passion for rock, which has been and continues to be a male-dominated industry,” Jones said.

Tonight, women rockers and female-fronted acts will be featured in a concert organized by Jones in Oak Harbor.

It’s billed as a rock show, but people can expect a mix of very different styles.

Jones is a solo artist, with folk and pop punk leanings. She says her main life passions are rock n’ roll, God and politics. She’s a legislative assistant in Olympia.

Also playing is Monkey Hill, an Oak Harbor band with a femme-fatale lead singer. The band is currently recording an album at DI;PH Studios in North Whidbey.

“We play classic indie alternative rock with some heavier stuff thrown in,” Shannon Sherrodd, lead singer of Monkey Hill said.

The headlining act is the Oregon-based Moher, a band that fuses rock and post-punk stylings, with some textural guitar work.

Jones met the lead singer, Erin Grover, at bible college.

“We were what you could call the salt-of-the-earth indie rockers then and always dreamed of playing in a band and touring together. We are finally, literally getting our acts together,” Jones said.

The show will take place at the Fleet Reserve, a small, down-home venue at 311 SE 8th Ave. in Oak Harbor. The 21-and-over show starts at 9 p.m. and there will be no cover charge. Manager Brian Adams says to call 675-3414 to be put on the entry list.

“It’s great for people who want to support local music and women in the industry. Or if they like having drinks and listening to good music,” Jones said.