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Sleater-Kinney, American rock band that arose from the feminist punk rock movement known as “riot grrrl” and was acclaimed for recordings that combined a lean and aggressive sound with passionate socially conscious lyrics. Sleater-Kinney originated in Olympia, Washington, as a collaboration between friends Corin Tucker (b. November 9, 1972, State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.) and Carrie Brownstein (b. September 27, 1974, Seattle, Washington), of the early 1990s riot grrrl bands Heavens to Betsy and Excuse 17, respectively. (Sleater-Kinney was named after a street in Olympia.) The two singer-guitarists recruited drummer Lora MacFarlane (February 20, 1970, Glasgow, Scotland) to record their self-titled ...(100 of 519 words)

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