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Olympia, Washington, United States (1994 – 2006)

Sleater-Kinney was an band which formed in 1994 in Olympia, Washington, United States. The band’s most prominent lineup was Corin Tucker (vocals, guitar), Carrie Brownstein (vocals, guitar) and Janet Weiss (drums). Before Weiss, the band had a succession of drummers, including Lora Macfarlane, Misty Farrell and Toni Gogin.

The group’s name is derived from Sleater Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces. They formed in and were a vital part of the and scenes in Washington, although they later relocated to Portland, Oregon. Throughout its existence the band was often noted by critics for its “anthemic” message, its willingness to reinvent the musical palette of punk rock, and its consistency in producing highly acclaimed albums.

Corin Tucker had previously been a member of Heavens To Besty (and would form the side project Cadillaca while a member of Sleater-Kinney), and Brownstein had been a member Excuse 17 (and, like Tucker, formed a side project, The Spells, while still a member of Sleater-Kinney). Weiss, a member of Quasi, and later Motorgoat and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, became the band’s drummer in 1996. The band released seven albums, “Sleater-Kinney” (1995), “Call the Doctor” (1996), “Dig Me Out” (1997), “The Hot Rock” (1999), “All Hands on the Bad One” (2000), “One Beat” (2002) and “The Woods” (2005) before disbanding in 2006, with the members going on to pursue other projects.

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  • kissesneverdie

    disregarded this band on account of portlandia, but I am enjoying everything so far.

    17 May 3:02am Reply
  • Lain

    my falling shape will draw a line between the blue of sea and sky i'm not a bird i'm not a plane

    7 May 3:39pm Reply
  • sifelltneytandi

    I was sort of shocked looking around on these shoutboxes and finding so many instances of people who A) had an issue with the noisiness of Woods and B) seemingly not realizing that none of that was by mistake. Jerks.

    25 Apr 6:18pm Reply
  • isadelira

    daddy says i've got my mommys mouth

    22 Apr 5:10pm Reply
  • therhapsody

    the saddest event in my life at that time was the fact that Steve was no longer on Blue's Clues [2]

    15 Apr 12:42am Reply
  • Akayz7

    people whining about Woods being too noisy literally have no balls.

    13 Apr 1:37pm Reply
  • skeletocat

    The only band that matters. (2)

    10 Apr 2:11pm Reply
  • duzguneser

    great!!

    15 Mar 9:44pm Reply
  • czlowiek-z-lasu

    please reform, for god's sake! epic band.

    22 Feb 3:42pm Reply
  • countinfive

    2k14/2k15 gareth.

    2 Feb 6:32pm Reply
  • Hopped_a_plane

    The Woods noise elements are pretty great, if i was a new listener when the woods came out i would definitely have been drawn to the band through it. Overall from their entire library, I don't think there is a single bad song. They were just one of those bands that when they were going to do something they did it right.

    31 Jan 8:20pm Reply
  • Akayz7

    their entire catalogue is pure goodness. what a career.

    30 Jan 1:32pm Reply
  • jimmy_reardon

    were they going to possibly reform in 2013 or was that next year?

    28 Jan 1:16am Reply
  • etherealwhisper

    @budfox13 The heavy distortion is one of things I like most about The Woods.

    10 Jan 2:17am Reply
  • jo8196

    In 2006, I was much too young to comprehend that Sleater-Kinney were no more. No, the saddest event in my life at that time was the fact that Steve was no longer on Blue's Clues. But if I was the me I am now back in 2006, I would have cried for weeks.

    5 Jan 3:43am Reply
  • uhohspagettio

    THE DREAM OF THE 90s IS STILL ALIVE IN PORTLAND

    1 Jan 6:11pm Reply
  • Velourian

    'To much noise' lol. GTFO.

    30 Dec 2012 Reply
  • pavskies

    budfox13 must be accustomed to listening to fluffy/poppy albums.

    26 Dec 2012 Reply
  • hugogeerts

    when you put on Woods you're not supposed to relax, it's a rock record, come on.

    21 Dec 2012 Reply
  • JoannadD

    when will ppl learn, it's supposed to sound that way, it doesn't suck it's just not suited to you. [2]

    21 Dec 2012 Reply
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