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Infobox musical artist | name = Heavens to Betsy| image =| caption = Inset image from Kill Rock Stars compilation| background = group_or_band| genre = Riot grrrl Indie rock punk rock|Punk | years_active = 1991–1994| origin = Olympia, Washington|Olympia , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington | label = K Records Chainsaw Records Yoyo Records | associated_acts = Cadallaca Sleater-Kinney | past_members = Corin Tucker Tracy Sawyer Heavens to Betsy was an American indie rock|indie - punk band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1991. They were part of the DIY punk ethic|DIY riot grrrl punk subculture|movement in the punk rock underground music|underground in the early 1990s, and were the first band of Sleater-Kinney vocalist/guitarist Corin Tucker .
The members were fellow Evergreen State College students Tracy Sawyer on drum s and occasionally bass guitar , and Corin Tucker on guitar and singer|vocals .Cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/heavens-to-betsy-p44810 |title=Heavens to Betsy Biography |author=Jason Ankeny |date= |publisher=AllMusic.com |accessdate=2011-01-11 |quote= One of their first appearances was at the International Pop Underground Convention organized by independent record label K Records in 1991. For one night an all-female bill, dubbed "Love Rock Revolution Girl Style Now" commanded the stage with Heavens to Betsy, Bratmobile , Jean Smith of Mecca Normal and 7 Year Bitch appearing, an event that is widely considered one of the pivotal events in the inception of the Riot Grrrl movement. Their first record was a split single on K Records with Bratmobile , considered an essential Riot Grrrl recording. The band recorded three singles, produced one LP/CD, Calculated , and contributed to many compilations while they were together. These recordings are now sought after by collectors. One of these compilations, Free to Fight , also included a song contributed by the band Excuse 17 , of which Carrie Brownstein was a member. Corin and Carrie began to play together, and when Heavens to Betsy disbanded in the mid 1990s, the two women founded Sleater-Kinney.
Discography
Albums
Self-titled demo, cassette (1992)
Calculated CD/LP. Kill Rock Stars (1993)
Singles and EPs
Heavens to Betsy/ Bratmobile split 7", K Records (1992)
These Monsters Are Real 7" EP, Kill Rock Stars (1992)
Direction (7")|Direction 7" Chainsaw Records (1994)
Julep compilation, CD, "She's the One" Yoyo Recordings, (1993)
Kill Rock Stars compilation, CD/LP, "My Red Self" Kill Rock Stars, (1994)
Free to Fight compilation, double CD/ triple LP, "Get Out of my Head" (co-release on Candy Ass Records and Chainsaw, (1995)
Yo Yo A Go Go compilation CD/LP, "Axemen", Yoyo Recordings, (1996)
Some Songs compilation, CD, "Firefly", Kill Rock Stars, (1997)
Soundtracks
"My Secret", featured in I Was A Teenage Serial Killer by Sarah Jacobson
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/factsheets/heavenstobetsy/ Kill Rock Stars factsheet
http://www.electrip.com/sleater-kinney/h2b/h2b.html Heavens to Betsy fan site
Category:All-female bands Category:American punk rock groups Category:Kill Rock Stars artists Category:Riot grrrl Category:Musical groups from Washington (state) Category:Musical groups established in 1991 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1994
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