• Riot grrrl is an underground feminist punk movement that began during the early 1990s within the United States in Olympia, Washington, and the greater...
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  • The following is a list of notable bands associated with riot grrrl from the early 1990s to the present, mainly in the United States and United Kingdom...
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    Kathleen Hanna (category Riot grrrl musicians)
    1968) is an American singer, musician and pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, and punk zine writer. In the early-to-mid-1990s, she was the...
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    flourished. In addition, third-wave feminism is traced to the emergence of the riot grrrl feminist punk subculture in Olympia, Washington, in the early 1990s. As...
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    and today are largely credited (along with Bratmobile) with starting riot grrrl, a movement that merged do it yourself (DIY) punk culture with feminism...
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  • riot grrrl scenes, cofounded the indie/punk band Sleater-Kinney in 1994. Bikini Kill's lead singer, Kathleen Hanna, the iconic figure of riot grrrl,...
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    Bikini Kill (category Riot grrrl bands)
    bassist Kathi Wilcox, and drummer Tobi Vail. The band pioneered the riot grrrl movement, with feminist lyrics and fiery performances. Their music is...
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    Homocore. The queercore zines influenced the Riot Grrrl zines of the late 1980s and 1990s, as well. The "Riot Grrrl" movement emerged from the punk scene in...
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    introduced the Riot Grrrl Manifesto in their second issue as a way of establishing space. Zinesters Erika Reinstein and May Summer founded the Riot Grrrl Press...
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    the Riot Grrrl movement as one that is important and yet problematic. In her essay "Riot Grrrl, Race, and Revival", Nguyen discusses the work the Riot Grrrl...
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    Le Tigre (category Riot grrrl bands)
    pronunciation: [lə tiɡʁ]; French for "The Tiger") is an American art punk and riot grrrl band formed by Kathleen Hanna (of Bikini Kill), Johanna Fateman and Sadie...
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    out of the riot grrrl movement explored issues of queer identity, contributing to the queercore subculture. The queercore and riot grrrl subcultures...
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    Bratmobile (category Riot grrrl bands)
    formed in 1991. They are known for being one of the first-generation "riot grrrl" bands. The band was influenced by several eclectic musical styles, including...
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    and 1980s persevered into the 1990s via the Riot grrrl movement in the Olympia, Washington area. Riot Grrrl addressed more than the sexism of punk culture...
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    Corin Tucker (category Riot grrrl musicians)
    Tucker’s place in rock history is already set in stone, and her work in the riot grrrl era is pretty much peerless, thanks to the muscular guitar style, otherworldly...
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  • Heavens to Betsy (category Riot grrrl bands)
    guitarist Corin Tucker and drummer Tracy Sawyer. The duo were part of the DIY riot grrrl, punk rock underground, and were Tucker's first band before she co-formed...
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    1990s-present) Bangs, riot grrrl/punk rock (1997–2004, 2010) Beat Happening, indie/twee/noise pop/lo-fi (1982–1992) Bikini Kill, riot grrrl (1990–1997, 2017...
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    Kathi Wilcox (category Riot grrrl musicians)
    throughout the '90s and is considered one of the definitive bands of the riot grrrl movement. Wilcox's other musical projects include the Frumpies with Vail...
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    Critics commonly categorise the band's music as electro-punk, nu metal, and riot grrrl. The band, their 2022 Enter Shikari collaboration "The Void Stares Back"...
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  • the speed, heaviness and attitude of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and riot grrrl with electronic music such as hardcore techno, gabber, jungle, drum and...
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  • music scene, riot grrrl is also a subculture; zines, the DIY ethic, art, political action, and activism are part of the movement. Riot grrrls hold meetings...
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    having grown out of the riot grrrl movement, and has recently been seen in current fourth-wave feminist punk music. Riot grrrl bands often address issues...
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    with Riot Grrrl Day – we made a playlist to celebrate". SheKnows Media. Retrieved 7 April 2018. Feliciano, Steve (19 June 2013). "The Riot Grrrl Movement"...
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    volume." Grunge was also closely linked with Riot Grrrl, an underground feminist punk movement. Riot Grrrl pioneer and Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen...
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    Sleater-Kinney (category Riot grrrl bands)
    harmonica, and vocals) in 2019. Sleater-Kinney originated as part of the riot grrrl movement and has become a key part of the American indie rock scene. The...
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    known for their melding of grunge with shoegaze, as well as their DIY and riot grrrl-inspired ethics. The band's most recent EP, Heaven, was released on May...
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  • music and indie rock, the DIY label is regarded as one of the pioneers of riot grrrl movement and the second wave of American punk in the 1990s. Calvin Johnson...
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  • Grrrl Gang is an Indonesian indie pop band from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Angeeta Sentana, bassist/vocalist Akbar Rumandung...
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    Joan Jett (category Proto-riot grrrl bands)
    Kane. The press touted Jett as the "Godmother of Punk" and the "Original Riot Grrrl". In 1994, the Blackhearts released the well-received Pure and Simple...
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  • have described Pottymouth as a classic riot grrrl album. NME said that the album "helped to refine what riot grrrl was all about—namely, shunning academia...
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