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Infobox musical artist | name = The Butchies| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Durham, North Carolina , USA | genre = Punk rock , alternative rock | years_active = 1998–2005| label = Mr. Lady Records , Yep Roc | associated_acts = Team Dresch , Amy Ray , Planet Claire, Adickdid , Vitapup , Born Against , Ex-Members , Humble Tripe | website =| current_members = Kaia Wilson (vocals, guitar) Alison Martlew (bass) Melissa York (drums)| past_members =| notable_instruments = The Butchies are a punk rock band from Durham, North Carolina , that existed from 1998 to 2005, and are currently on a Sabbatical|hiatus . The frequent focus of their lyrical content concerned lesbian and queercore|queer themes.
Made up of Team Dresch guitarist and frontwoman Kaia Wilson , bassist Alison Martlew , and drummer Melissa York , The Butchies has been referred to as "queercore crusaders." http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-04-24/music_feature4.php Sexy Butchies? , Now, April 24, 2003 The band has been performing together since the recording of their first album , Are We Not Femme? in 1998. Since then, the trio has recorded three subsequent albums, Population: 1975 in 1999, 3 (The Butchies album)|3 in 2001, and Make Yr Life in 2004. They have also appeared on a number of compilations of note, including Being Out Rocks , produced by the Human Rights Campaign (Centaur Productions, 2002), and Fields And Streams ( Kill Rock Stars , 2002). In 2005 the band announced a hiatus.
The first three albums were released by the now-defunct Mr. Lady Records , run by Kaia Wilson and Tammy Rae Carland . It was named after Wilson's first solo LP, Ladyman (album)|Ladyman , created after leaving Team Dresch . The label also released the first two Le Tigre recordings. Make Yr Life was released by Yep Roc .Cite news |url= http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mcall/access/710116971.html? dids=710116971:710116971& FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT& type=current& date=Oct+09%2C+2004& author=James+Doolittle%2C+Special+to+The+Morning+Call+--+Freelance& pub=Morning+Call& desc=THE+BUTCHIES+%22MAKE+YR+LIFE%22+%28Yep+Roc%29& pqatl=google |title=The Butchies: Make Yr Life (Yep Roc) |first=James |last=Doolittle |date=9 October 2004 |publisher=Morning Call The track, "Sex (I'm a Lesbian)" appeared on Mr. Lady's 1999 sampler album , '' New Women's Music Sampler . In 2001, a live rendition of the track, "Disco", appeared on another sampler album, Calling All Kings & Queens .
Kaia Wilson had previously performed in Adickdid and the queercore band Team Dresch , appearing on their first two albums, Personal Best (Team Dresch album)|Personal Best and Captain My Captain ; Melissa York was also in Team Dresch, playing drums on the second LP and, prior to that, performing in two hardcore punk bands, Vitapup and Born Against , before the two women joined with Alison Martlew to form The Butchies.
The Butchies also played on the 2001 Amy Ray (of the Indigo Girls ) album Stag (Amy Ray album)|Stag on Daemon Records and backed her up on tour.
