Kathleen Hanna performing with Bikini Kill in Sydney, Australia, in 1996Īfter an independent demo cassette, Revolution Girl Style Now, Bikini Kill released the Bikini Kill EP on the indie label Kill Rock Stars. Vail liked the name and appropriated it after Maffeo settled on the band name Cradle Robbers. She and her friend Margaret Doherty used the name for a one-off performance in the late 1980s where they donned faux fur punk cave girl costumes. įellow riot grrrl musician Lois Maffeo originally adopted Bikini Kill as a band name, inspired by the 1967 B-movie The Million Eyes of Sumuru. However, the band's reach included large male audiences as well as young women. Such male concertgoers would often verbally and physically assault Hanna during shows when the tickets were still inexpensive and easily procured. Hanna would also dive into the crowd to personally remove male hecklers. The band wrote songs together and encouraged a female-centric environment at their shows, urging women to come to the front of the stage and handing out lyric sheets to them. Hanna also published a fanzine called Bikini Kill for their first tours in 1991. Hanna, Vail, and Wilcox met while attending The Evergreen State College in Washington. Vail plays with The Old Haunts, Wilcox is a member of The Casual Dots and Karren has joined Boo-Boo and the Corrections.Bikini Kill formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990, by Kathleen Hanna (vocals), Billy Karren (guitar), Kathi Wilcox (bass), and Tobi Vail (drums). Hanna is now a member of the political New Wave band Le Tigre. They occasionally collaborated with high-profile acts that shared their political stances and musical influences, such as Nirvana and Joan Jett.Įver since the breakup, Bikini Kill's members have pursued various other projects. Their Hardcore Punk- Alternative Rock sound, political lyrics and staunch DIY stance quickly gained them an audience and helped spearhead the similar Riot Grrrl movement. The band existed from 1990-1998 and released two albums, a split LP, a 12" EP, a 7" EP, and two singles on the independent Kill Rock Stars label. Tobi Vail - vocals, guitar, bass, drums.PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP.īikini Kill were a Punk Rock band from Olympia, Washington (although they often moved between Olympia and Washington, D.C.), widely credited as the pioneers of the Riot Grrrl movement. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE.
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