For as long as women have been the groupies, the merch-girls, the muses, and the background dancers for man-bands, women have also challenged those same roles by making crazy music on their own terms. Thanks in large part to revolutionaries like Mo Tucker (of Velvet Underground), Janis Joplin, and Kara Roessler (of Black Flag), and all female bands like Goldie & The Gingerbreads, The Runaways, Bratmobile, Bikini Kill, The Raincoats, and the Slits, women have established themselves as a permanent fixture in the historically male-dominated space of rock and roll. In that tradition, the woman-bands featured in this series have all emerged in the past few years, and they not only challenge conventional images of the feminine female by doing what they do, but they also consistently challenge musical conventions with their DIY approach and experimental sounds.
The first of these featured bands is one of my very ultimate favorites, the female duo Pocahaunted. Members Bethany & Amanda formed the group in Los Angeles in the mid-2000s and now work together from separate coasts (Brooklyn & L.A.). Since 2006 Pocahaunted has had twenty-six releases through almost as many labels, from five LP’s to cassettes, mini discs, cds, and limited edition 7” splits. In 2008, Pocahaunted blessed us with four (!!!!) LPs, Island Diamonds, Mirror Mics, Peyote Road, and Chains.
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Feature, Live Show Reviews, Music, Upcoming Shows, review, specialty shows
Animal Collective, Bikini Kill, Black Flag, DIY, High Places, Janis Joplin, not not fun, pocahaunted, Slits, SXSW, Thurston Moore, Todd P, transcendentalists, trippy artwork, Velvet Underground, WAVVES
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