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Legendary 90\u2019s Riot Grrrl pioneers, Bikini Kill <\/strong>recently reformed for 4 thrilling LA performances.  Marking their first full shows since 1997 and hailed by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and The Los Angeles Times, the reunion has sparked critical discussion on the band\u2019s legacy and influence on culture and music. The band will hit stage again in NYC this week followed by two shows in London and their only 2019 festival appearance at <\/strong>Riot Fest which was just announced. These shows sees the band performing with their iconic line-up of Kathleen Hanna on vocals, Tobi Vail on drums, and Kathi Wilcoxon bass — along with guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Active from 1990 to 1998, Bikini Kill is a feminist punk band that started in Olympia, WA, and later moved to Washington, DC. Billy Karren joined Kathleen, Kathi and Tobi on guitar after the band had played several shows as a three-piece. Credited with instigating the Riot Grrrl movement in the early \u201990s via their political lyrics, zines and confrontational live shows, Bikini Kill encouraged women and girls to start bands as a means of cultural resistance. They used touring as a way to create an underground network between girls who played music, put on shows and made fanzines. This informal network created a forum for multiple female voices to be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bikini Kill started touring in June 1991, serving up their radical feminist punk rage to crowds across the US several times, as well as making their way through Europe, Australia and Japan. The band recorded and released a demo tape, two EPs, two LPs and three singles which are available via their independent label Bikini Kill Records. The band has just <\/strong>re-issued <\/strong>‘Pussy Whipped and Reject All American’, <\/strong>available now<\/a> on vinyl & CD for the first time since they went out of print 7 years ago. They also uploaded their entire catalog on streaming services last Fall. Now available for streaming on Spotify<\/a>, Tidal<\/a> and Apple Music<\/a>, the catalog includes landmark releases from 1991\u2019s ‘Revolution Girl Style Now’ to 1998\u2019s ‘The Singles’, which features production, guitar and vocals from Joan Jett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Legendary 90\u2019s Riot Grrrl pioneers, Bikini Kill recently reformed for 4 thrilling LA performances.  Marking their first full shows since 1997 and hailed by The New York Times, Rolling […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: Bikini Kill announce Riot Fest 2019 appearance","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28],"tags":[3191,8089],"class_list":["post-30794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","tag-bikini-kill","tag-riot-fest-2019"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5de4d8c7-45a2-4794-ac05-ad61240d2b4a.jpg?fit=1590%2C1124&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-80G","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32826,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32826","url_meta":{"origin":30794,"position":0},"title":"Bikini Kill announce international 2020 tour dates","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 6, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Legendary feminist punk band,\u00a0Bikini Kill\u00a0recently regrouped for 10 performances in select cities NYC, LA and London + a special headlining Riot Fest appearance. 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