1/19/2024 0 Comments Erica dawn lyle![]() ![]() Bassist Kathi Wilcox is a musician who lets her instrument speak for itself. Very few bands continue to hold the same core beliefs, and say them with their chest through their performances, their actions, their music and lyrics, and everything in between, but Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, and Erica Dawn Lyle are four women who do just that, and their performances are something that are worth watching, every single time. Punk is truly for everyone – this is something that Bikini Kill has stood for since their formation, and it is a reality that truly has stood the test of time. Towards the end of the night, just prior to the encore (with Hanna back on the mic this time), Hanna gave the audience some intense praise, mentioning how great it was to see such a mixed age-group from very young kids to grandparents in the crowd. Drummer Tobi Vail takes a turn on the mic, while Kathleen Hanna is seen behind her on bass. Erica Dawn Lyle, a new addition to the band since their reformation, fits right in onstage.Īt another point, when Vail was on the mic, she expressed her gratitude that the band is still able to get onstage and perform for such a receptive audience, even decades from when they started out, and later in the evening made a fantastic comment about the importance of libraries (insanely well-timed, both with the current political atmosphere surrounding censorship in schools and libraries, and leading up to National Library Week), and dedicating a song to library workers. Yes, we write music for people like us, people who are concerned about sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, the world burning – do you think Larry the Cable Guy or Tim Allen is gonna get up on stage and sing songs for people who can’t go to the grocery store by themselves?” Hanna exclaimed at one point in the night, met with roaring cheers and applause from the audience. After the dot.com crash and before the permanent war, twenty-five or thirty veterans of the Mission’s battles against gentrification got sick of their community always being under attack and always. “A lot of times in interviews, we get asked if our music is just preaching to the choir. The birth of the 949 Market space came at a rare time in the city’s recent history, a brief break between battles. A twenty-five song set is something worth noting no matter who’s performing it, but if you factor in each person playing multiple roles in the band throughout the night? Unmatched.Īnother defining trait that Bikini Kill has not retired since their initial formation is their ability to hold an incredible dialogue with their audience. Starting off with the classic “New Radio,” these ladies got the crowd moving – and who wouldn’t want to be bouncing around while Kathleen Hanna yells “come here baby, let me kiss you like a boy does!” Kathleen Hanna belts into the microphone during Bikini Kill’s set at the Riverside Theatre.īetween Hanna yelling those infamous lyrics, Tobi Vail nailing every beat on the drums, and the chemistry between Kathi Wilcox and Erica Dawn Lyle on bass and rhythm guitar, the four were bound for a successful set… But it’s worth noting that they’re not only masters of their instruments, they also know their way around one another’s. Taking the stage at the gorgeous Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee on Tuesday, these women brought all the same energy as a lightning storm, and did not slow their roll for the entirety of their set. It opened so many sonic doors for me, and helped me realize that I preferred listening to female voices-and found that women writers were easier for me to relate to than men.Is feminism dead? Is punk dead? Is riot grrrl a thing of the past? Not even close, and Bikini Kill is the living, breathing proof. I was given tapes of music by Team Dresch, Sleater-Kinney, and Bikini Kill. ![]() Then I got a job at a telemarketing company, and a coworker began introducing me to the lovely world of riot grrrl. But it was the commercial version of it that was found on the local alternative radio station Live 105, 120 Minutes on MTV, and PBS documentaries of a bygone era. When I was 16, I was heavily invested in the world of punk rock. Event starts on Saturday, 16 September 2023 and happening at Sweat. ![]() All Photos by Steve Rose unless otherwise noted. Trans Healthcare Benefit w/ ERICA DAWN LYLE & BURUNDANGA Live Hosted By Sweat Records. ![]()
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