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Not seen since the 90s, Kathleen Hanna and her bandmates played to a packed, all-ages Palace Theatre crowd.

Best to play down the Killdozer influences

There will be two theartsdesk on Vinyls this week. The first is here, an epic 11,000 words on a multitude of new releases in every genre, from reissues of classics to spanking new strangeness. There’s something for everyone. On Thursday we’ll have a special edition in honour of Record Store Day this coming Saturday, so watch out for that too. For now, though, dive in!VINYL OF THE MONTHElsa Bergman Playon Crayon (B.Inspelningar)

The third time's the charm for Bikini Kill whose sold out Cleveland Agora show Sunday night finally happened. The long-awaited reunion tour of lead singer Kathleen Hanna, drummer Tobi Vail, and bassist Kathi Wilcox was originally scheduled for 2020, but was rescheduled a few more times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Sorry we scheduled this like three years ago!” Hanna sheepishly quipped, “but thank you to everyone who had to take off work or hire a babysitter to come out to...

The art-punk aces brought the noise with support from Crystal Egg, Silicone Prairie and Gas.XYZ

Things didnt go smoothly for the all-teen girl rock band, but the members took it in stride and had fun anyway.

They got back together for a one-off show on Hanna’s doorstep. Then they realised they had unfinished business: to affirm their place in the punk canon and get warring feminists offline and revelling together

Reunited '90s musical icons Bikini Kill comes to town ready to play the hits at the Agora. Plus the Bop Stop hosts two cool jazz shows, one edgy and experimental from Chicago sax player Ken Vandermark, the other smooth and homegrown from Akron's Dan Wilson.

The punk rock movement of the 1990s was a time of raw energy, rebellion, and attitude. Punk bands during this era not only revolutionized the music industry but also influenced fashion, politics, and culture. From the grunge-inspired sounds of Nirvana to the pop-punk melodies of Green Day and Blink-182, the 1990s punk scene produced some

While there was anger and frustration and sadness in the music Bikini Kill played Sunday night, there was also joy, and lots of it.