Riot Fest 2019 Countdown 12 Weeks – Bikini Kill

Going forward, rather than one long post on Wednesdays I wll try to post smaller previews each day Tues, Weds, and Thurs. Same stuff, just hopefully easier to digest.

This week we’ve got an eclectic mix for Riot Fest.  Some Riot Grrrl punks and a couple of international acts that defy any categorization (but I will try).  But these are all acts that could scare you, but are so different that they have to be seen.  Certainly a couple of my top 5 must sees.

Bikini Kill are groundbreakers.  They carried along the Joan Jett attitude that girls could rock.  Certaily soon to be a favorite of KJ. They’re kinda the poster child of the Riot Grrrl movement of women fronted punk bands.  But don’t compare Potty Mouth to them (link; at 17:10).  Bikini Kill are from Olympia, WA and formed in the early 90s.  Ian Mackaye of Fugazi and Minor Threat fame produced their first album, which alone legitimized them.  But they rocked regardless.  They broke up just years later but their legend continued.  They recently reformed with a new guitarist as an all female foursome.  As usual, Riot Fest hosts a big reunion (Jawbreaker, Replacements, Misfits) and they are as big as any just by who they influenced.