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Sleater-Kinney (pronounced SLAYter KIN'ee) was an indie rock trio originally from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the group's name is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces.

On June 27th, 2006, the band announced their indefinite hiatus from performing and recording.

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Band history

The long-time critical darlings emerged from a series of other bands with their self-titled debut, Sleater-Kinney on Chainsaw Records in 1995. The album was recorded by Bryce Aguirre. After that they continued with more acclaimed albums like Call the Doctor (1996) and Dig Me Out (1997). In 1998, the band recorded "Big Big Lights", the first split single (with Cypher In The Snow) in the series of recordings dealing with women's self defense entitled Free To Fight, and released on Candy Ass Records. Their next few albums pushed the band towards mainstream listeners, culminating in 2002's One Beat. The band, however, has remained fiercely faithful to their indie rock and feminist roots. Most of their albums since Call the Doctor have been released through the independent record label Kill Rock Stars. Their seventh album, The Woods, has been released on Sub Pop Records. Bryce Aguirre came back to help them record on this album as well.

The band was founded by Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein. Janet Weiss (of Quasi) has played drums since "Dig Me Out". Both Carrie and Corin play guitar. Although Sleater-Kinney has no bass player, Corin does play a baritone guitar, often filling the same role as a bass guitar player would, and Carrie tunes her guitar one step down. Corin Tucker was formerly in the influential Riot Grrrl band Heavens to Betsy. Carrie was formerly in the queercore band Excuse 17. At present, as well as performing with Sleater-Kinney, Corin also performs with Cadallaca with Sarah Dougher (formerly of The Lookers). In a recent interview, however, Corin told the public "not to hold [their] breath for a new Cadallaca album."

In 2000, all three members of Sleater-Kinney assisted Robert Forster and Grant McLennan of the now-defunct Brisbane indie band The Go-Betweens to record the album The Friends of Rachel Worth.

The group opened for Pearl Jam on the band's tour of Canada in September 2005, except in St. John's, where Wintersleep opened.

On October 5th, 2005 it was announced that Sleater-Kinney would be part of the line-up for the 2006 Big Day Out festival.

Sleater-Kinney will be part of the line-up for the 2006 Lollapalooza festival, to be held in Chicago in August, 2006.

The three will play their last concert on August 12th, 2006 at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon.

Break-up

On June 27th, 2006, the band announced an indefinite hiatus, stating there were "no plans for future tours or recordings." No explanation for the hiatus was given. The band will play a handful of final shows. The last appearance of their summer tour, and the last scheduled appearance for the foreseeable future, will be in their hometown of Portland, Oregon, on August 12 at the Crystal Ballroom. [link]

Media Response to Break-Up

Discography

Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss and Corin Tucker (L-R)
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Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss and Corin Tucker (L-R)

Albums

Singles

Music videos

Samples

External links

 

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