![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Bikini Kill played as if their energy had been cryonically preserved in 1997." - Rolling Stone Now available for streaming on Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music, the catalog includes landmark releases from 1991’s Revolution Girl Style Now to 1998’s The Singles, which features production, guitar and vocals from Joan Jett. They also uploaded their entire catalog on streaming services last Fall. The band has re-issued Pussy Whipped and Reject All American, available now on vinyl & CD for the first time since they went out of print 7 years ago. The band recorded and released a demo tape, two EPs, two LPs and three singles which are available via their independent label Bikini Kill Records. This informal network created a forum for multiple female voices to be heard.īikini Kill started touring in June 1991, serving up their radical feminist punk rage to crowds across the US several times, as well as making their way through Europe, Australia and Japan. They used touring as a way to create an underground network between girls who played music, put on shows and made fanzines. Credited with instigating the Riot Grrrl movement in the early ’90s via their political lyrics, zines and confrontational live shows, Bikini Kill encouraged women and girls to start bands as a means of cultural resistance. Billy Karren joined Kathleen, Kathi and Tobi on guitar after the band had played several shows as a three-piece. These shows see the band performing with their iconic line-up of Kathleen Hanna on vocals, Tobi Vail on drums, and Kathi Wilcox on bass - along with guitarist Sara Landeau.Īctive from 1990 to 1998, Bikini Kill is a feminist punk band that started in Olympia, WA, and later moved to Washington, DC. Marking their first full shows since 1997 and hailed by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and The Los Angeles Times, the reunion has sparked critical discussion on the band’s legacy and influence on culture and music today with Entertainment Weekly, NYLON, The New York Times. The Brookhaven Cherry Blossom 5K will take place on Saturday, March 19.Legendary 90’s Riot Grrrl pioneers, Bikini Kill recently regrouped for a handful of thrilling performances in LA, NYC and London + their only 2019 festival appearance at Riot Fest. This year’s festival will also bring back favorites such as the Artists’ Market, Kidz Zone, Pet World, Classic Car Show, and food trucks. “This event has become a cherished venue for the community to come together, celebrate spring, enjoy the cherry blossoms and listen to great music!” ![]() “I’m so excited that Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival is returning to Blackburn Park this year,” said District 1 Councilmember Linley Jones. “Bad Reputation,” a documentary about Jett's life, premiered to critical acclaim at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and is now available for streaming. After two COVID-19 postponements, the group will return to the road in summer 2022 for The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Motley Crue and Poison. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts continue touring the globe with headlining shows alongside fellow rock legends like The Who, Green Day, Heart, and Foo Fighters. Forty years later, Blackheart is a thriving entertainment company producing music, film and television, and continues to champion emerging bands. As a producer, she has overseen seminal albums by Bikini Kill, and the Germs' LA punk masterpiece “GI.” Jett and co-founder Kenny Laguna (her longtime producer and music partner) founded Blackheart from the trunk of Kenny’s Cadillac after countless rejections from no less than 23 labels. After forming her band the Blackhearts in 1979, with whom Jett has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." With a career that has spanned music, film, television, Broadway, and humanitarianism, Joan Jett remains a potent force and inspiration to generations of fans worldwide. Joan Jett grew up during a time when rock ‘n’ roll was off limits to girls and women, but as a teenager, she promptly blew the door to the boys’ club right off its hinges. “Stay tuned for more exciting announcements about the concert stage.” “Once again, our partnership with Live Nation in booking another homerun has paid off tremendously,” said Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst. The 2022 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival is the first major event of the Metro Atlanta festival season. Additional performers will be announced soon. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will take the stage Saturday, March 26. 18, 2022 – The City of Brookhaven announces Joan Jett and the Blackhearts as the concert headliner for the 2022 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival, taking place Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, at Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Brookhaven. ![]()
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