Team Dresch, Queercore and Riot Grrrl Pioneers, Announce Reissue Series

Team Dresch, Queercore and Riot Grrrl Pioneers, Announce Reissue SeriesTammy Rae Carland‘>
Team Dresch, photograph by Tammy Rae Carland

Team Dresch have been a Portland-based punk band who have been pioneers of riot grrrl and queercore within the 1990s. The band broke up in 1998 however reunited in 2004 for sporadic reside exhibits. This yr, their two albums—Personal Best (1994) and Captain My Captain (1995)—and a compilation of their singles will be reissued on May 31. The band can also be plotting an upcoming tour, although dates haven’t been introduced. Watch a brand new video with unseen reside footage for his or her music “Fagetarian and Dyke.”

“Just when you thought life couldn’t possibly get any gayer, Team Dresch is back to dance this Queercore mess around and talk about the climate crisis in between drop-D grunge licks,” the band stated in an announcement. “Why? Because we’re alive and want to be with our people.”

Read Pitchfork’s characteristic “The Story of Feminist Punk in 33 Songs.”

 
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