heavens to betsy Announce First Tour in Three Decades (Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney)

heavens to betsy Played First Concert In Over 30 Years at Sold-Out Secret Show Last Night in Portland! Announce NEW Tour Dates Public on-sale: Thursday, July 2 at 10am Local TICKETS HERE 10/17: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 10/28: Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *with Team Dresch* 10/30: Washington, DC @ Black Cat 10/31: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 11/1: Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church 11/5: Seattle, WA @ Nuemos 11/8: Pasadena, CA @ Sid the Cat Auditorium 11/14: Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle 11/21: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt 11/22: Durham, NC @ Motoro

Credit: Chloe Aftel  Feminist punk trailblazers heavens to betsy – Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney) and Tracy Sawyer (The Husbands, The Flying Tigers, The Lies) – brought fans to their feet as they reunited for an intimate, sold-out secret show last night in Portland. Today, the band has announced their first national tour in three decades, offering fans the chance to experience their electrifying performance once again! Tickets go on-sale Thursday, July 2 at 10am local. Led by Corin’s singular howl, heavens to betsy was inspired by Evergreen, WA area bands like Bratmobile and Bikini Kill and the growing community of young women making art, advocating for their rights and carving out space for new faces in the traditionally male-dominated punk scene. Their rebellious, trailblazing voices helped bring awareness to important issues, such as the pervasiveness of rape culture, discussions of intersectional politics and body shaming – issues still permeating American politics today – as well as celebrating female friendships, queerness and the strength of community. Corin and Tracy grew up in Eugene, Oregon, where they met in middle school and bonded over a mutual love of music and, eventually, the dream of starting their own band. The first time Corin and Tracy played live was at the International Pop Underground convention’s Girl Night, at KAOS DJ Michelle Noel’s request. “I don't think we had any material written,” Corin remembers. “But I was like, ‘Yeah, we'll do that’ with all the confidence in the world. Then we wrote two songs and played them at that convention, and it was a really big deal, because all of our musical heroes were in the audience that night: Fugazi, Bikini Hill, Bratmobile, Calamity Jane. We were terrified, but they were so supportive. All of them told us how much they loved the band that first night. It was like a Cinderella story.” heavens to betsy would go on to release three 7" recordings (in 1992, a split with Batmobile, followed by These Monsters Are Real, and Direction) and one, now-classic full-length album; Calculated came out in 1994 via Kill Rock Stars.

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