Sleater-Kinney

Alternative rock band from the American Pacific Northwest. Formed in Olympia, Washington (USA) in 1994, then moved to Portland, Oregon. Went on "indefinite hiatus" in 2006. Reformed in 2014.

Sleater-Kinney (the name is taken from a local freeway off-ramp) were in the middle of the Riot Grrrl scene in the 1990s, and they were one of the few to survive the inevitable backlash (along with Janet Weiss became their new drummer.

After a few albums recorded with Quasi (2).

In 2019 Weiss announced her departure from the band, which is now in its core a duo:
Carrie Brownstein - guitar, vocals
Corin Tucker - guitar, vocals