Sleater-Kinney
By Adam McKibbin
Sleater-Kinney emerged as one of the most influential and critically acclaimed bands linked to the “riot grrl” feminist cultural movement of the ‘90s, only to transcend attempts at pigeonholing to stand as one of the country’s most vital rock and roll bands at the turn of the century.
Before they came together in Sleater-Kinney, Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein had already made influential in-roads in riot grrl culture. Tucker was the singer/guitarist for Heavens to Betsy, a lo-fi band of garage punks that played on some pivotal bills in the early ‘90s alongside kindred spirits like Bratmobile and Excuse 17. Brownstein sang and played... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Punk, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Olympia, ,Washington United States
- Formed Date:
- 1994
