punk · rock
Bikini Kill
Olympia
Bio
Bikini Kill is a punk band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990 by Kathleen Hanna (vocals), Billy Karren (guitar), Kathi Wilcox (bass), and Tobi Vail (drums). Hanna, Vail, and Wilcox met at The Evergreen State College. The band helped start the riot grrrl movement, with feminist lyrics and abrasive, hardcore-influenced songs, and broke up in 1997 before later reunion shows. They were photographed in Olympia's Sylvester Park on May 1, 1991, at the Palladium in 2019, and at Brixton that same reunion year.
The band
Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna is the lead singer of Bikini Kill and a writer associated with riot grrrl. She also fronts Le Tigre and has recorded as the Julie Ruin.
Tobi Vail
Tobi Celeste Vail is a drummer, guitarist, singer, and writer from Olympia and a founding member of Bikini Kill. She started the zine Jigsaw and is credited with coining the spelling of "grrrl."
Kathi Wilcox
Kathi Lynn Wilcox is the bass player in Bikini Kill and also plays guitar in The Casual Dots. She has been a member of the Julie Ruin and the Frumpies.
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