Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney are a punk rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. The name "Sleater-Kinney" is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road in Lacey near Olympia, the location of one of the band's early practice spaces.

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Punk rock - Olympia, Washington - Riot grrrl - 1990s - Lacey

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The long-time critical darlings emerged from a series of other bands with their self-titled debut, Sleater-Kinney on Chainsaw Records in 1995 and continued with more acclaimed albums like Call the Doctor (1996) and Dig Me Out (1997). In 1998, the band recorded "Big Big Lights", the first split single (with Cypher In The Snow) in the series of recordings dealing with women's self defense entitled Free To Fight, and released on Candy Ass Records. Their next few albums pushed the band towards mainstream listeners, culminating in 2002's One Beat. The band, however, has remained fiercely faithful to their indie rock and feminist roots. Most of their albums since Call the Doctor have been released through the independent record label Kill Rock Stars. Their seventh album, The Woods, has been released on Sub Pop Records.

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Sleater-Kinney - Chainsaw Records - 1995 - Call the Doctor - 1996 - Dig Me Out - 1997 - 1998 - Cypher In The Snow - Candy Ass Records - 2002 - One Beat - Indie rock - Independent record label - Kill Rock Stars - The Woods - Sub Pop

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The band was founded by Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein. Currently, Janet Weiss (of Quasi) is the band's drummer.

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Corin Tucker - Carrie Brownstein - Janet Weiss - Quasi

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Both Carrie and Corin play guitar. Although Sleater-Kinney has no bass player, Corin does play tuned down several steps, often filling the same role as a bass guitar player would. Corin Tucker was formerly in the influential Riot Grrrl band Heavens to Betsy. Carrie was formerly in the queercore band Excuse 17. At present, as well as performing with Sleater Kinney, Corin also performs with Cadallaca with Sarah Dougher (formerly of The Lookers). In a recent interview, however, Corin told the public "not to hold breath for a new Cadallaca album."

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Guitar - Bass - Heavens to Betsy - Queercore - Excuse 17 - Cadallaca - Sarah Dougher - The Lookers

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It has been announced that the group will be an opening act for Pearl Jam on the band's tour of Canada in September 2005.

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Pearl Jam - Canada

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