This week we’re going five wide Monday through Friday. So much to catch up on, so little time until Riot Fest. This time I dove deep into the lineup poster. One each from lines 11 to 15. I never heard any of them before but I think they’re worthy of a preview, especially based on the success we’ve had with similar bands in the past. Three are female led (Wolf Alice and Potty Mouth) and two are duos (T0P and Slaves).
Skating Polly remind me of Potty Mouth. They definitely follow the path set by Bikini Kill as a Riot Grrrl band. Led by step-sisters, they’ve put out five albums since 2011. So they’ve been busy. Their first album was produced by Excene Cervanka of X, so they got their punk street cred right away. From Oklahoma, not that there’s anything wrong with that. Just not a normal hotbed of punk like Virginia Beach.
Before we get to Skating Polly videos, let’s revisit Riot Grrrl again. Here’re a few museum pieces from Seattle’s Museum of Popular Culture (you gotta check this place out if in Seattle, especially if you even vaguely appreciate Pearl Jam and Nirvana) dedicated to Riot Grrl bands, including a few copies of the fanzine published by one of Riot Fest’s headliners. Feminist punk is alive and well at Riot Fest and you gotta love it!
