Grace Yukich picked up her first acoustic guitar in high school, in Opelika, Alabama, in the mid 1990s. Women like Alanis Morissette and Courtney Love ruled the burgeoning alt-rock music scene. But Yukich didn’t personally know any non-famous women, let alone moms, who also played rock music — and certainly none who wanted to start an all-woman punk band.
Moms In Bands, Outnumbered By Dads In Bands, Chase Rockstar Dreams

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Corpse Flower at Cafe Nine.