The SoapGirls, which plays Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 25, 2023. Credit: Photo via thesoapgirls/Facebook

Camille and Noémie Debray first caught the public’s attention when they were performing in the streets of South Africa while also selling hand-made soaps (profits went to hospitals).

It’s definitely safe to say that karma caught up with the sisters, because though their time with Universal Records came to a bitter end due to lack of leniency in creative control, the Debrays’ debut album was no. 1 on South African charts for a time. These days, the girls—making their Tampa Bay debut Wednesday—are self-releasing their own material, including last year’s In My Skin, described as their grungiest album yet.

Tickets to see The SoapGirls, Living Dead Girl, Level The Planet, and The Hand of Reason at Tampa’s Brass Mug on Wednesday, Oct. 25 are still available and cost $17.50.