Here’s a preview for my top draw for Sunday. Sunday didn’t jump out me but these ladies coupled with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs really elevate Sunday. I have to admit I didn’t follow them that closely during their first run. They click many of the boxes…Riot grrrrl, Pacific Northwest, SubPop label, punkish females. But when I became a fan of Portlandia I went back and listened. For those unaware, Carrie Brownstein co-starred with Fred Armison on Portlandia. She’s also Sleater-Kinney’s guitarist and co-singer. Here’s a sampling of Portlandia…
Ok, about Sleater-Kinney. They started as a three piece and their drummer left a few years ago leaving Carrie and Corin as the only members, backfilled by touring musicians. They’re named after an exit south of Seattle.
Formed in the early nineties and active for about 10 years putting out seven albums before going on the dreaded “hiatus” after playing 2006 Lollapalooza in Grant Park (with The Raconteurs, RHCP, Death Cab, Violent Femmes). Reformed in 2014 and have put out three new albums. We should be more familiar with them.