Sleater-Kinney Band

  Left-right: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss.

History:

Sleater-Kinney was formed in early 1994 in Olympia Washington by Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein The group's name is from Sleater Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp 4No. 108 in Lacey Washington. This was the location of one of their early practice spaces.

Music Style:

Their sound incorporates personal and social themes along with stripped-down music that was influenced by punk and the free-thinking ideals of 1980s-1990s alternative and indie rock.

Popular Songs:

"The Day I Went Away,"Sleater-Kinney (1995) "More Than A Feeling," b-side (1995)
"I'm Not Waiting,"Call The Doctor (1996)

"Call the Doctor", Call the Doctor (1996)
"One More Hour,"Dig Me Out (1997)
"Start Together,"The Hot Rock (1999)
"Get Up,"The Hot Rock (1999)
"You're No Rock & Roll Fun," All Hands On The Bad One (2000)
"Jumpers,"The Woods (2005)
"Modern Girl,"The Woods (2005)

Hiatus:

On June 27, 2006 the bad stated that there was "no plans for future tours or recordings". There last puplic show was at the 2006 Lollapalooza music festival.

On March 17, 2010, Carrie Brownstein stated that the band might come back together and release an album. “Sometime In the next five years."

Refernces:

 Wikiapedia Sleater-Kinney Band

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleater-Kinney

Rolling Stones Culture

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/pop-life/ten-sleater-kinney-songs-that-make-them-the-best-american-punk-band-ever-really-20060628

^ "Carrie Brownstein: Sleater-Kinney ‘Will Just Start Playing Music Again’". This Is Fake DIY. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-16.