Lois Maffeo (professionally known as Lois) is an American musician and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. Although never achieving mainstream success, she has been closely involved with and influenced many Seattle-based musicians. She has been called the "indie godmother".^[1] A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Coordinates: County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Mayor Mark Foutch Area    - City 48. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ...

Early life

Maffeo, a third-generation Arizonan, graduated from Xavier School for Girls, a Catholic girls’ high school in Phoenix. Xavier College Preparatory is a private high school in Phoenix, Arizona. ... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... This article is about the capital of Arizona. ...

In 1981, Maffeo began attending Evergreen State College in Olympia, and soon became a popular DJ on KAOS radio, with the riot grrl-oriented show Your Dream Girl.^[2] The Evergreen State College wordmark The Evergreen State College is an accredited public baccalaureate college, founded in 1967 in the state capital, Olympia, Washington. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... KAOS 89. ... Riot grrl (also frequently spelled riot grrrl) is a form of hardcore punk rock music, known for its militant feminist stance. ...

Career

Having picked up a second-hand guitar in 1985, and learning from Calvin Johnson, her first band was Lumihoops, with Sharon Berman and Jan Brock. They only played live once, at the Smithfield Cafe, but can be heard on the Yoyo Records compilation Throw. Calvin Johnson This page is about Calvin Johnson the musician, for the American football player, see Calvin Johnson (football). ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Her second band, The Cradle Robbers, was formed with future Spinane member Rebecca Gates. They released one track on the compilation Red Hot + Bothered/Indie Rock Guide To Dating before disbanding.

She then teamed with drummer (and Yoyo founder) Pat Maley in a band named Courtney Love. There are multiple explanations for the name, but this was before Love herself became famous. The duo would release three well-regarded 7" singles and a few compilation tracks, but no albums.^[3] According to Pitchfork Media, Maffeo was an early acolyte of the indie pop movement, as women musicians traded tapes and created their own pop-oriented music culture, instead of blending in with boys in the punk or cock rock genres.^[4] Lois Maffeo (professionally known as Lois) is an American musician and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... 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. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Cock rock is a term, typically used derogatively, to describe a style of rock music that became popular in the early-1970s, remained popular throughout the 1980s, and declined in the early-1990s. ...

After this, Maffeo began her solo career as Lois (or, as she often says, The Lois). Maffeo lived in Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C. from 1989-1995. She was resident in the neighborhood during the 1991 riot. Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, Saturdays (May-December). ... In May 1991, rioting broke out in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The 1991 Washington, D.C. riot is sometimes referred to as the Mount Pleasant riot. ...

She generally appeared with other musicians playing drums and backup, but her group has changed over the years. Some may consider her an anti-folk musician, combining the ethics and politics of punk with acoustic instrumentation, though she generally disdains such simplistic labels. She has worked with musicians such as Donna Dresch, Molly Neuman, Elliott Smith, Brendan Canty and Heather Dunn. Her recordings have been produced and co-produced by artists such as Calvin Johnson and Ian MacKaye. She has occasionally sung with bands Dub Narcotic Sound System, Red Stars Theory and others. For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Ethics (from the Ancient Greek ethikos, meaning arising from habit), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of value or quality. ... Politics is the process by which groups make decisions. ... 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. ... Dresch (far right) with the Screaming Trees. ... Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), better known as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and musician. ... Brendan Canty (born March 9, 1966 in Teaneck,_New_Jersey) is a musician, and is best known as the drummer in the band Fugazi. ... Historical records of events have been made for thousands of years in one form or another. ... For other people of the same name, see Calvin Johnson. ... Ian MacKaye (b. ... Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is a musical group founded by Calvin Johnson. ... Red Stars Theory were formed in early 95 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani, Jeremiah Green and Jason Talley. ...

After her return to Olympia, she joined Carrie Brownstein, now of Sleater-Kinney, in two bands. Their duo Tommy released one comp track, "Go Sonics". The Tentacles included Peter Momtchiloff, and released one single, "The Touch" (backed with "Louie Louie"). Carrie Brownstein Carrie Brownstein (born September 27, 1974), is an American musician and actress. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ... Peter Momtchiloff (born March 10, 1962) is a British guitarist and bassist. ... Louie Louie is an American rock n roll song written by Richard Berry in 1955. ...

Writing and post-music career

Beginning in 1999, Maffeo worked mainly as a freelance writer, submitting primarily music-related pieces to The Stranger, The Boston Phoenix, the Portland Mercury, and Salon.com, among others. She also wrote a 96-page chapbook documenting the band history for Beat Happening's Crashing Through box set. A freelancer or (freelance worker) is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment by a single employer is also common. ... The Stranger may mean: The Stranger (album), by Billy Joel The Stranger (novel), by Albert Camus The Stranger (1946 movie), directed by Orson Welles The Stranger (1967 movie), based on Camus novel and directed by Luchino Visconti The Stranger (newspaper), an alternative weekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington The Stranger (Myst... The Boston Phoenix is an alternative weekly publication in Boston, Massachusetts that emphasizes arts and entertainment coverage, as well as alternative political viewpoints. ... The Portland Mercury is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland, Oregon. ... Screenshot of Salon. ... A modern day chapbook. ... Beat Happening was a 1980s twee pop band, the most popular of International Pop Undergrounds roster of influential alternative rock stars. ... Crashing Through is a box set with 7 discs containing every studio album, oddities and rare tracks by the indie rock band, Beat Happening. ...

Maffeo is the information officer for regional specialty coffeemaker Batdorf & Bronson.^[5] She still lives in Olympia, where she has served as theater manager of the Olympia Film Society. Her sketch comedy performances on opening nights have become a fixture of the Olympia Film Festival. She has also served on the Olympia Arts Council. Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Public relations (PR) is the art of managing communication between an organization and its key publics to build, manage and sustain a positive image. ... Olympia Film Society (OFS) is a nonprofit arts organization in Olympia, Washington that shows independent, international and classic film year-round, offers special live performances, and produces the Olympia Film Festival. ...

Discography

as Lois Maffeo

albums

• The Union Themes (with Brendan Canty), 2000, Kill Rock Stars (Japanese release contains five bonus tracks)

compilations

• unknown track, Dangerous Business International cassette, 1985, K Records
• "My Head Hurts" (with The Go Team), Archer Come Sparrow cassette, 1988/1989, K Records
• "Cat Fight" (with Georgia Hubley), 2 Days In The Valley OST, 1997
• "Switch Shower Go!", Go! Olympia cassette, 1997, K Records
• "Shame The Bells", Projector: Another Studio Compilation, 1999, Yoyo Recordings
• "Hope" (with Internal/External), Featuring..., 2000, K Records
• "The Same As Being In Love" (with Harvey Danger), King James Version, 2000

The new KRS logo by Sarah Utter on a KRS sweatshirt. ... 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. ... The Go Team was a 1980s band from Olympia, Washington consisting of Tobi Vail and Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening. ... 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. ... 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. ... Harvey Danger is a rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992, and rose to prominence in 1998 with the single Flagpole Sitta. The band released a new album in 2005, Little by Little. ...

with the Cradle Robbers

complilations

• "Sotto Voce", Red Hot + Bothered/Indie Rock Guide To Dating, 1995, Kinetic/Reprise

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with the Lumihoops

compilations

• "Roman Holiday", Throw: The Yoyo Studio Compilation, 1992, Yoyo Recordings

with Courtney Love (the band)

singles and EPs

• Uncrushworthy 7" EP, 1990, K Records
• Highlights 7" EP, 1991, K Records
• Hey! Antoinette 7" EP, 1991, Feel Good All Over

compilations

• "Spray", Throw: The Yoyo Studio Compilation, 1992, Yoyo Recordings

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. ... 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. ...

as Lois

albums

• Butterfly Kiss, 1992, K Records
• Strumpet, 1993, K Records
• Lowrider cassette, 1994, Slabco
• Bet The Sky, 1995, K Records
• Infinity Plus, 1996, K Records]
• Butter Yellow: A Lois Collection, 1996, Rebel Beat Factory

singles and EPs

• Press Play And Record 7" single, 1992, K Records
• Trouble With Me 7" single, 1993, K Records
• Shy Town EP, 1995, K Records
• Snapshot Radio EP, 1996, K Records
• Ship To Shore maxi-single/EP (with Dub Narcotic Sound System), 1996, K Records

compilations and [Split] singles/EPs

• "Indie", Working Holiday, 1993, K Records
• "Indie", July [Split] 7" single (with Nothing Painted Blue), 1993, Simple Machines
• "Strumpet", Yoyo A Go Go, 1994, Yoyo Recordings
• "A Summer Long", Paper [Split] 7" EP (with Mad Planets, Low, and The Receptionists), 1997, Papercut
• "Davey", Yoyo A Go Go: Another Live Yoyo Compilation, 1999, Yoyo Recordings

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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is a musical group founded by Calvin Johnson. ... 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. ... 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. ... Look up low in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

with Tommy

compilations

• "Go Sonics", Selector Dub Narcotic, 1998, K Records

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. ...

with The Tentacles

singles and EPs

• The Touch 7" single, 1999?, K Records

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. ...

with Owl & The Pussycat

albums

• Owl & The Pussycat, 2003, Kill Rock Stars

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other collaborations

• "Thick With The Paint Swaying", But Sleep Came Slowly (Red Stars Theory)
• "A Sailor's Warning", Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful (Red Stars Theory)
• "Pathways", Library Nation (The Evil Tambourines)
• "Girls! Girls! Girls!", ...And His Baby Blue single (Sean Na Na)
• "Washington", ...And His Baby Blue single (Sean Na Na)
• "2-9476" (with Sean Na Na), Troubleman Mix Tape
• "Detour", Social Dancing (Bis)
• "Ship To Shore", Boot Party 7 (Dub Narcotic Sound System)

Red Stars Theory were formed in early 95 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani, Jeremiah Green and Jason Talley. ... Red Stars Theory were formed in early 95 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani, Jeremiah Green and Jason Talley. ... Sean Na Na was the alias of Sean Tillmann, previously of noise-rock cult favorites Calvin Krime. ... Sean Na Na was the alias of Sean Tillmann, previously of noise-rock cult favorites Calvin Krime. ... Sean Na Na was the alias of Sean Tillmann, previously of noise-rock cult favorites Calvin Krime. ... BIS is an acronym standing for: Bank for International Settlements Barratt Impulsivity Scale, a self administered test to measure impulsivity Benevolent Irish Society Bispectral index Bislama language (ISO 639 alpha-3, bis) Bohemia Interactive Studio Bezpecnostni informacni sluzba, the Czech intelligence agency Best in Show, the highest placing in a... Dub Narcotic Sound System (D.N.S.S.) is a musical group founded by Calvin Johnson. ...

References

1. ^ j. poet. "Brothers Finally Find Harmony", San Francisco Chronicle, May 28, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.
2. ^ Jason Ankeny. Lois > Biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
3. ^ Jason Ankeny. Courtney Love > Biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
4. ^ Nitsuh Abebe. "Twee as Fuck: the Story of Indie Pop", Pitchfork Media, October 24, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
5. ^ Bio Page: Lois Maffeo. Renewable Northwest Project. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.

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External links

• Interview between Lois Maffeo and Ian Svenonius
• Lois at All Music Guide
• Courtney Love at All Music Guide
• Review of 1993 Knitting Factory show by the New York Times
• The Low Down on Lois, Aversion
• Profile from Trouser Press
• Owl & the Pussycat Review from PopMatters