She said that bodily autonomy was under attack for women, transgender people and "anything but a straight, white, cisgender man." She decried threats of police violence faced by people of color. She did a little riff on Cher and sang a bar of "If I Could Turn Back Time." She spoke of a sexual assault she experienced at a party. "I hope that's going well for everyone," Hanna said sarcastically. He said that the state would "eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas." She continued, citing Abbott's comments last year about the effect of Texas' restrictive abortion law on victims of rape and incest. She empathized with the fans: "I want to party and have fun and not think about it," she said. "In September, Greg Abbott said-" Hanna started before the crowd immediately booed. More Austin music news: Harry Styles books 5 nights of concerts at Moody Center in Austin this fallĪnd this was a good ol' fashioned punk show, remember, political and personal from start to finish. There was poetry of the standard sort: on "Feels Blind," the line "All the doves that fly past my eyes have a stickiness to their wings." There was, more often, poetry that cuts more straight to the point: on "Magnet," repeated vocal roundhouse kicks from Hanna of, "(Expletive) you don't own me." On songs like "New Radio" and "Magnet," the band's members sneered and yelped and created generally gigantic sounds. (Just, this house was a big, festival-style outdoor stage.) The main event, though, dug its nails into the Far Out Lounge's ears and slammed 'em straight into a glorious Gen X house show. "It was too hot to wear anything but leather and a thong," said Bogart, who was indeed wearing only a leather jacket and a black thong. He forgot to mention his bowtie.
BIKINI KILL MOVIE
Songs like "Lovers Lane" and "Bad Skin" unlocked the juvenile delinquent in everyone, discordant guitars and malt-shop drums meeting the sarcastic tones of Bogart and the stage power of Shannon Shaw (bassist, co-vocalist and also known for Shannon and the Clams). This is John Waters movie music, like the Shangri-Las hung up in a frame you bought at the Folsom Street Fair. EST.Striking the match on the night's mood: Hunx and His Punx, the queer-punk band fronted by the irresistible Seth Bogart. Tickets go on sale Friday January 18 at 9 a.m.
To this day, their song “Rebel Girl” remains a definitive punk Reunion and a ballad of empowerment.īikini Kill’s reunion dates are listed below. The legendary ‘90s group made a name for themselves performing feminism-fueled anthems, and by encouraging women and girls to join in on the cultural resistance by starting bands and creating zines. The trio last reunited on stage for a one-song performance in New York in November 2017.
BIKINI KILL FULL
Riot grrrl trailblazers Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail and Kathi Wilcox will join together for their first full shows since 1997, accompanied by guitarist Eric Dawn Lyle. Punk-rock band Bikini Kill announced Tuesday that they will be reuniting for a limited number of tour dates in N.Y. The lineup of Kathleen Hanna on vocals, Tobi Vail on drums, and Kathi Wilcox on bass, along with guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle, will play shows at the Hollywood Palladium on April 25th Brooklyn Steel on May 31st and New York’s Terminal 5 on June 1st. Legendary riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill have announced plans to reunite for trio of live performances in New York City and Los Angeles this spring.
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