the museum · Olympia riot grrrl
1989
Chainsaw zine · Portland, Oregon
Became cult
Draft. The ad text below is a paraphrase from documented sources. A curator will replace it with the verbatim wording once we've checked an archive scan. The outcome and citation are otherwise accurate.
classified · as printed
Looking for other queer punks who want to play. No experience required. Write to Chainsaw.
What happened next
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 Chainsaw Records put queercore on the map; many of Chainsaw's correspondents went on to form their own bands.
Source
Chainsaw zine, issues 2-3, c.1989-1990. Per Donna Dresch interviews and the documentary 'Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution' (2017).
Further
cite this ad
“Looking for other queer punks who want to play. No experience required. Write to Chainsaw.” — Chainsaw zine, 1989. Musolist museum, /museum/olympia-riot-grrrl/chainsaw-zine-queer-1989.