1989 — 1995
Chainsaw. Bikini Kill zine. MRR.
Riot grrrl was deliberately non-commercial — its recruitment was zines, not classifieds. So this wing is built differently: Donna Dresch's queercore call-outs in Chainsaw, Kathleen Hanna's "Revolution Girl-Style Now" in Bikini Kill #2, a Maximumrocknroll listing for the first Yoyo a Gogo. Less classified ads than ignition points, but the function was the same: come find us, come play.
1989
Chainsaw zine · Portland, Oregon
Looking for other queer punks who want to play. No experience required. Write to Chainsaw.
Donna Dresch's call-outs in Chainsaw and through zine networks eventually produced Team Dresch in 1993 — Kaia Wilson, Jody Bleyle, Marcéo Martinez, Donna Dresch. Their two albums on Candy Ass and…
1991
Bikini Kill zine #2 · Olympia, Washington
Revolution Girl-Style Now. Girl revolutionaries need to take action. Bands wanted. Zines wanted. We need each other.
The call was less recruitment than ignition. Within two years dozens of riot grrrl bands had formed — Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy, Excuse 17, Cypher in the Snow, Free to Fight. Kathleen Hanna had…
1994
Maximumrocknroll · Olympia, Washington
Yoyo a Gogo festival, summer '94. Bands wanted. Olympia, WA. Send a tape. — Pat / Yoyo Studio.
The 1994 Yoyo a Gogo festival ran for four days at the Capitol Theater in Olympia and featured Bikini Kill, Heavens to Betsy, Slant 6, the Make-Up, Beat Happening, and dozens more. It was less a…