Sleater-Kinney
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[edit] Bio
Sleater-Kinney was an indie-rock band hailing from Portland, Oregon. The group was founded by Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein in 1995. Both played guitar for the group (it had no formal bass player). Laura Macfarlane and Toni Grogin drummed for the band in periods between 1995 and 1997 until Janet Weiss took over in 1997 for the album Dig Me Out; she would be the drummer for the rest of the band's run. The group released seven albums, with the last being 2005's critically acclaimed The Woods. On June 27, 2006, the band announced they were going on indefinite hiatus with no future plans for recordings or tours. They played their last show on August 12, 2006.
[edit] Sleater-Kinney and Pearl Jam
- Sleater-Kinney opened for eighteen shows for Pearl Jam in 2003:
- April 1 - Denver, CO
- April 3 - Oklahoma City, OK
- April 5 - San Antonio, TX
- April 6 - Woodlands, TX
- April 8 - New Orleans, LA
- April 9 - Birmingham, AL
- April 11 - West Palm Beach, FL
- April 13 - Tampa, FL
- April 15 - Raleigh, NC
- April 16 - Charlotte, NC
- April 18 - Antioch, TN
- July 09 - New York, NY
- July 11 - Mansfield, MA
- July 12 - Hershey, PA
- July 14 - Holmdel, NJ
- July 17 - Mexico City, Mexico
- July 18 - Mexico City, Mexico
- July 19 - Mexico City, Mexico
- In 2005, they opened eleven shows for Pearl Jam:
- September 11 - Kitchener, ON
- September 12 - London, ON
- September 13 - Hamilton, ON
- September 15 - Montreal, QC
- September 16 - Ottawa, ON
- September 19 - Toronto, ON
- September 20 - Quebec City, QC
- September 22 - Halifax, NS
- September 30 - Atlantic City, NJ
- October 01 - Atlantic City, NJ
- October 03 - Philadelphia, PA
- On July 20, 2006, Sleater-Kinney opened for Pearl Jam in Portland, Oregon.
- On August 12, 2006, Eddie Vedder played a pre-set as a special guest for Sleater-Kinney's final show.
- Sleater-Kinney has played a number of songs with Pearl Jam in concert. These include Rockin' In The Free World, Leaving Here, Fortunate Son and Harvest Moon. Corrin Tucker has also sung Chris Cornell's part of Hunger Strike at a few shows.
[edit] Covers
- Since 2005, Pearl Jam has commonly tagged Sleater-Kinney's Modern Girl onto Not For You, and occassionally onto Better Man.
