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Babes in Toyland were an all-female American punk band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1988, when Lori Barbero met Kat Bjelland atafriend’sbarbeque. Originally four-piece, the band developed into the honed-down trio of Lori (long-time Minneapolis scenester) on drums,Kat (atransplantfrom Oregon via San Francisco, who moved to Minneapolis specifically to form a band) on vocals and guitar, and MichelleLeon on bass. Theirdebutsingle on Treehouse Records (“Dust Cake Boy” b/w “Spit To See The Shine”) landed them a deal with Minneapolis’famed Twin/Tone Records.Their debut album Spank ...read more
Babes in Toyland were an all-female American punk band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1988, when Lori Barbero met Kat Bjelland atafriend’sbarbeque. Originally four-piece, the band developed into the honed-down trio of Lori (long-time Minneapolis scenester) on drums,Kat (atransplantfrom Oregon via San Francisco, who moved to Minneapolis specifically to form a band) on vocals and guitar, and MichelleLeon on bass. Theirdebutsingle on Treehouse Records (“Dust Cake Boy” b/w “Spit To See The Shine”) landed them a deal with Minneapolis’famed Twin/Tone Records.Their debut album Spanking Machine — released in 1990 — caught the attention of Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, who began singing theirpraisesinthe music press and invited the band to support them on their European tour. Meanwhile, Spanking Machine was released in theUK bySouthernStudios, and was quickly gaining favour with the music press and John Peel who recorded a session with them and namedthe album as hisfavorite of1990.In the summer of 1991, To Mother was recorded at Southern Studios with John Loder in the producer’s seat. The EP entered theindependent chartsinthe top 10 and stayed there for an amazing 13 weeks (ten of which the EP held at the No. 1 position). Early in 1992,Michelle Leon amicably lefttheband and was replaced by Maureen Herman, an old friend and long-time fan of the band. Their second andmost successful album, Fontanellewasreleased in August 1992 and was followed by the outtakes EP Painkillers in June 1993.After a number of other tours, Babes in Toyland released Nemesisters, their third and final studio album, in 1995. After this, the band wereon-offwithLeon’s departure leading to the dissolution of their record label contract. In 2001, the band reformed for one final time andperformed their finalshowon November 25 in Minneapolis. After this, the band officially disbanded, however, Kat Bjelland performed anumber of shows in Europe undertheband’s name, only to face legal action from former members if the tour went further ahead. « hide |
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