Bratmobile
Drummer Molly Neuman background left, guitarist Erin Smith, foreground left, singer/songwriter Allison Wolfe, right.
Origin	Olympia, WA
Country	United States
Years active	1991 - 1994 1999 - 2003
Genres	Punk rock Spunk Surf
Labels	Kill Rock Stars (1991—1994) Lookout Records (1999—2003)
Members	Allison Wolfe Erin Smith Molly Neuman
Past members	Jon Nikki Audrey Marrs Marty Violence
Website(s)	killrockstars.com/bratmobile

Bratmobile was an American punk band. Growing from the rich Northwest and Washington, DC underground and influenced by indie pop in the United States as well as Britpop, girl groups, surf, and punk rock, Bratmobile was a first-generation Riot Grrrl band. Image File history File links 1. ... State Capitol and waterfront, Olympia, Washington. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Spunk rock is a hyprid of punk-pop music. ... This article or section may contain external links added only to promote a website, product, or service – otherwise known as spam. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The new KRS logo by Sarah Utter on a KRS sweatshirt. ... Lookout! Records is a record company based in Berkeley, California. ... Allison Wolfe is a DC-based singer and performer. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock and cultural movement which gained popularity in Great Britain in the mid 1990s, characterised by the prominence of bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... This article or section may contain external links added only to promote a website, product, or service – otherwise known as spam. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

History

Formed when University of Oregon students Allison Wolfe and Molly Neuman collaborated on an influential feminist fanzine, Girl Germs, Bratmobile played its first show as a two-woman act at Olympia's North Shore Surf Club on Valentine's Day, 1991 with Molly and Allison sharing duties on guitar, drums, and vocals. During spring break 1991, Allison and Molly went to Washington, DC to follow Beat Happening and Nation of Ulysses on tour and try to work on a new form of Bratmobile. Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson had previously introduced Molly to nascent guitarist Erin Smith from Bethesda, Maryland during the Christmas holiday in December, 1990 at a Nation of Ulysses show in Washington, DC. Smith was co-author, with her brother, of the much-revered TV pop culture fanzine Teenage Gang Debs when Allison and Molly asked her to jam with them. It clicked, and in July 1991 the trio played their first show as a 3-piece with Molly Neuman on drums, Erin Smith on guitar, and Allison Wolfe on vocals. They were just in time to play at the historic International Pop Underground Convention in Olympia, Washington, becoming the only band to appear twice. Allison Wolfe is a DC-based singer and performer. ... Girl Germs Issue 1 Girl Germs was a zine created by University of Oregon students Allison Wolfe and Molly Neuman, both members of the band Bratmobile. ... Valentines Day postcard, c. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beat Happening Beat Happening was a 1980s indie rock and twee pop band, the most popular of International Pop Undergrounds roster of influential alternative rock stars. ... Nation of Ulysses is an indie/emo band formed in 1988 in Washington, D.C. One of the best-loved bands on the Dischord record label, the Nation of Ulysses are best remembered for lifting the motor-mouthed revolutionary rhetoric of the MC5 and blowing it up to an elaborate... Calvin Johnson This page is about Calvin Johnson the musician, for the American football player, see Calvin Johnson (football). ... This article is about the year. ...

From their first shows, Bratmobile was considered an exciting and important addition to the fertile early '90s NorthWest scene. From 1991 to 1994 Bratmobile released a classic album,Pottymouth, and an EP, The Real Janelle, on Kill Rock Stars, as well as The Peel Session recording before the intense media scrutiny and inner pressures of the Riot Grrl movement hastened the band's breakup (on stage, no less) in 1994. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Pottymouth is the first and only full-length album Bratmobile released during its initial period of activity -- in the 1990s, the indie music scene was really all about the 7, the format on which Bratmobile made the most of its abilities -- 1993s Pottymouth neatly captures everything Bratmobile was about. ... The Real Janelle, released 1994. ... The new KRS logo by Sarah Utter on a KRS sweatshirt. ... Bratmobile had a BBC broadcast with John Peel on July 1993 and was issued the following year as The Peel Session CDEP. [edit] Track listing Theres No Other Way/No You Dont – 2:23 Bitch Theme – 1:45 Make Me Miss America – 2:41 Panik – 1:43 [edit... Riot grrl (also frequently spelled riot grrrl) is a form of hardcore punk rock music, known for its militant feminist stance. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

For five years, the Brats honed their skills in other bands and developed their lives with other pursuits. Neuman moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and began working at East Bay punk record label Lookout! Records, for which she now acts as general manager and co-owns. She also played in The PeeChees and The Frumpies and continued to perfect her stylish, powerful drumming; Allison Wolfe moved to Washington, D.C, and she and Maryland-based Erin Smith started a new band together called Cold Cold Hearts. Allison's feminism and activism found many significant outlets and Erin's guitar playing grew more accomplished and technical while always staying true to her minimalist pop leanings. Then in 1999, the three women decided to reunite for a low-key show in Oakland's Stork Club. The chemistry was right, and the band was relaunched to go on tour with Sleater-Kinney. Lookout! Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. ... Cold Cold Hearts is an indie rock band consisting of Allison Wolfe (vocals), Erin Smith (guitar), Nattles (bass), and Katherine Brown (drums). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ...

In 2000, Bratmobile released their second full length studio album, Ladies, Women and Girls, to an audience who had never forgotten them and never found a replacement for their poppy, sassy, smart, bratty, sexy punk. The album delighted critics and earned Bratmobile new fans as they toured with Sleater-Kinney, The Donnas, The Locust, and more. Ladies, Women and Girls was released on Neuman's Lookout! Records and produced by Tim Green of Nation of Ulysses and The Fucking Champs. Jon Nikki (Prima Donnas, Gene Defcon, Sarah Dougher) added guitar, bass and keyboard parts to flesh out the famously minimal Brat sound. This article is about the year 2000. ... After six years in hiatus Bratmobile returns with Ladies, Women and Girls in 2000. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ... The Donnas is the name of an all-female rock band. ... The Locust is an abrasive rock band from San Diego, California. ... Tim Green (b. ... Nation of Ulysses is an indie/emo band formed in 1988 in Washington, D.C. One of the best-loved bands on the Dischord record label, the Nation of Ulysses are best remembered for lifting the motor-mouthed revolutionary rhetoric of the MC5 and blowing it up to an elaborate... The Fucking Champs are a 3-piece guitar band from San Francisco, California. ...

On May 7, 2002, Bratmobile released their third album, Girls Get Busy. On Girls Get Busy, Bratmobile's best lady friend, Audrey Marrs, (Mocket, Gene Defcon) adds keyboards that help give the album its distinctive new sound. Roadie extraordinaire Marty Violence (Young Pioneers) also contributed bass, a Bratmobile first. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

After dedicating most of 2002 and 2003 to promoting Girls Get Busy via touring, each of the principal members went back to do other things. While the band didn't formally break up Allison Wolfe did post a message on January 30th, 2004 in the Bratmobile message board concerning the status of the band: 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Yeah, sorry to say i think Bratmobile is through. We never had a certain incident where anyone said "I quit" or whatever, so it's been vague and drawn out. Sorry if that's been confusing to people. I think all 3 of us just have different ways of doing things and different things we want to do now, in and outside of music. Molly has just been so busy with managing the Donnas and the Locust, and as co-owner of Lookout! Records. Erin is also working full time at Lookout! Records. I've been living across the country in Washington DC, working 2 part-time jobs, and now doing other musical things. I'm now in Hawnay Troof, Baby Truth, and also a new girl band in DC called Partyline.

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Discography

• Kill Rock Stars compilation, CD/LP, (Kill Rock Stars)
• A Wonderful Treat compilation cassette
• Kiss & Ride 7" (Homestead Records)
• The Embassy Tapes cassette
• Throw compilation CD (Yoyo Records)
• Tiger Trap/ Bratmobile split 7" (4-Letter Words)
• Heavens to Betsy/ Bratmobile split 7" (K Records)
• International Pop Underground live LP/CD/CS (K Records)
• Neapolitan Metropolitan boxed 7" set (Simple Machines)
• Brainiac/ Bratmobile split 7" (12X12)
• Teen Beat 100 compilation 7" (Teen Beat)
• Veronica Lake/ Bratmobile split 7" (Simple Machines)
• Julep compilation LP/CD (Yo Yo)
• Pottymouth LP/CD/CS (Kill Rock Stars)
• The Real Janelle LPEP/CDEP (Kill Rock Stars)
• The Peel Session CDEP (Strange Fruit)
• Wakefield Vol. 2 V/A CD boxed set (Teen Beat)
• Ladies, Women and Girls CD/LP, (Lookout! Records)
• Plea For Peace Take Action compilation CD (Sub City)
• Boys Lie compilation CD (Lookout! Records)
• Yo Yo A Go Go 1999 compilation CD (Yo Yo)
• Lookout! Freakout Episode 2 compilation CD (Lookout! Records)
• Songs For Cassavetes compilation CD (Better Looking Records)
• Girls Get Busy CD/LP (Lookout! Records)
• Lookout! Freakout Episode 3 CD (Lookout! Records)
• Turn-On Tune-In Lookout! DVD (Lookout! Records)

The new KRS logo by Sarah Utter on a KRS sweatshirt. ... Homestead Records was a United States based record label of the 1920s. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Tiger Trap was an all-female twee-pop foursome composed of high school friends Angie Loy and Rose Melberg, with Heather Dunn and Jen Bruan. ... Heavens to Betsy was an all girl punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. ... K Records logo K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and, at present, in the band Dub Narcotic Sound System. ... Brainiac were an American indie rock band. ... Teen Beat is an American magazine that is geared towards teenager readers. ... Pottymouth is the first and only full-length album Bratmobile released during its initial period of activity -- in the 1990s, the indie music scene was really all about the 7, the format on which Bratmobile made the most of its abilities -- 1993s Pottymouth neatly captures everything Bratmobile was about. ... The Real Janelle, released 1994. ... Bratmobile had a BBC broadcast with John Peel on July 1993 and was issued the following year as The Peel Session CDEP. [edit] Track listing Theres No Other Way/No You Dont – 2:23 Bitch Theme – 1:45 Make Me Miss America – 2:41 Panik – 1:43 [edit... After six years in hiatus Bratmobile returns with Ladies, Women and Girls in 2000. ... Lookout! Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. ...

External links

• Kill Rock Stars, Bratmobile's record label (1991-1994)
• Lookout! Records, Bratmobile's record label (1999-2003)
• Bratmobile fansite 1
• Bratmobile fansite 2