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Background

In the early 1990s, Tucker attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where she studied film, political economy, and social change. Although Sleater-Kinney was formed in Olympia, Washington and later relocated to Portland, Oregon, Tucker still describes herself as "a small-town girl" from Eugene, Oregon. Before forming Sleater-Kinney, Tucker played in Heartless Martin with Becca Albee of Excuse 17. Heartless Martin would release one EP, entitled Tonight. The Evergreen State College wordmark The Evergreen State College is an accredited public baccalaureate college, founded in 1967 in the state capital, Olympia, Washington. ... Coordinates: , County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... Coordinates: , County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City 376. ... It has been suggested that Track Town, USA be merged into this article or section. ... Excuse 17 is a punk rock queercore band from Olympia, Washington that performed and recorded in the mid 1990s. ...

Heavens to Betsy

Corin was also a founding member of Heavens to Betsy, an influential Riot Grrrl band. Heavens To Betsy recorded a split single with Bratmobile, and a number of singles for independent record labels. They frequently played shows with Excuse 17, and the two bands both appeared on the compilation LP Free to Fight. Heavens to Betsy would release one album, Calculated in 1993. Tucker has a tattoo around her right ankle which reads "Heavens to Betsy". Heavens to Betsy was an all girl punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. ... Riot grrrl (or riot grrl) is an indie-punk feminist movement that reached its height in the 1990s but continues to exert influence over alternative cultures. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Bratmobile was an American punk band. ... The concept of an independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of one of the major record labels, which are generally defined to be the handful of media corporations which have recently dominated the recorded music industry in the West. ... Excuse 17 is a punk rock queercore band from Olympia, Washington that performed and recorded in the mid 1990s. ... Free To Fight is a 1995 double album jointly released by Chainsaw Records and Candy Ass Records. ... Calculated is the first and only full length record by American punk band Heavens to Betsy. ... For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). ...

Sleater-Kinney

After Heavens to Betsy split, Tucker went on to form Sleater-Kinney with Excuse 17 member Carrie Brownstein and friend Lora McFarlane. Providing main vocals and second guitar to Brownstein's lead, Tucker released seven albums with Sleater-Kinney over the span of eleven years before going on hiatus in 2006. Carrie Brownstein (born September 27, 1974), is an American musician and actress. ... Laura Macfarlane, formerly known as Lora Macfarlane, is a Scottish-born rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter based in Australia. ...

"The Tool"

Corin performing with Sleater-Kinney at the Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR in 2005.

Corin Tucker's voice is arguably one of the most distinct in contemporary punk rock music. In operatic terms, her voice can be described as Spinto Soprano or perhaps more appropriately, Dramatic Soprano, given her startling attack and highly pronounced vibrato. Tucker developed her singing style while feeling out her voice in her first band, Heavens to Betsy, and on early recordings with Sleater-Kinney. After the Call The Doctor tour in 1996, she began having trouble keeping her voice healthy on the road. Corin sought help in a local opera singer and voice coach named Alice English. In lieu of paying a lesson fee to English, Tucker did odd jobs for the opera teacher, who helped Tucker learn to breathe more efficiently and tamed her wild vibrato. When asked about her voice, Tucker has always been quite modest. Her bandmates from Sleater-Kinney often referred to her throaty warble as "The Tool". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ... Spinto is a vocal term used to characterize a soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic that is capable of handling large dramatic climaxes at moderate intervals. ... Vibrato is a musical effect where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound. ... Heavens to Betsy was an all girl punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ... Call the Doctor is an album by the American girl band Sleater-Kinney. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ...

Cadallaca

During her time with Sleater-Kinney, Corin worked on a side project, Cadallaca, with Sarah Dougher and sts of The Lookers. In 1998 Cadallaca released their first album, introducing Cadallaca. They released an additional EP on Kill Rock Stars, Out West, in 2000. The band pictured on the cover of their first album. ... Sarah Dougher is an author, teacher, and singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. ... Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in Olympia, Washington, United States, though it will be moving some of its operations to New York City and Portland, Oregon in 2007. ...

Personal

Corin identified as a lesbian^[1] before marrying filmmaker Lance Bangs in 2000 in Iceland. She came out to her family at nineteen, and briefly dated bandmate Carrie Brownstein in the beginning of Sleater-Kinney^[2]. Corin and Lance have one child together, a son, Marshall Tucker Bangs. Fred Armisen (left) with Lance Bangs Lance Bangs (born September 4, 1972 in Sacramento, California) is a documentary filmmaker and music video director, who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, Belle & Sebastian, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab... Carrie Brownstein (born September 27, 1974), is an American musician and actress. ...

Trivia

• In response to the chant "Show Me Your Tits", popularized by male audience members to female bands and, in the case of Woodstock '99, by male bands to female audience members, Corin Tucker began wearing a shirt which reads "Show Me Your Riffs". Tucker is photographed wearing this shirt inside the cd booklet of the band's 2000 release All Hands on the Bad One.^[3]
• After an incident backstage in which Sleater-Kinney were mistaken for groupies while opening for Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Tucker made the remark, now famous among Sleater-Kinney fans: "We just want to say that we're not here to fuck the band. We are the band."^[4]

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Gear List

During The Woods era, Corin used the following gear^[5]: The Woods is the seventh studio album by the indie rock trio Sleater-Kinney. ...

Amplifier

• '65 blackface Fender Showman

Guitars

• Worn Cherry Les Paul Special
• Danelectro Baritone (studio only)
• Danelectro DC-3 (previous albums/tours)

Effects Danelectro DC-3 reissue. ...

• DigiTech Whammy
• DOD EQ
• Electro-Harmonix Bass Synthesizer
• Schumann Electronics Lion X
• Vox Overdrive

External links

• Official Sleater-Kinney Site
• Official Sleater-Kinney Fan Site
• Sleater-Kinney at MySpace
• Corin Tucker at MusicBrainz
• Corin Tucker at Discogs
• Rock N Roll Mamas- Interview with Corin Tucker
• Tiny Suns Infused With Sour A Sleater-Kinney news blog

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References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Curve: Vol. 7 #2
3. ^ http://owsk.ms11.net/images/gal23a.jpg
4. ^ http://owsk.ms11.net/corinbio.html
5. ^ http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=4&storycode=9659