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Shrieking Violets
1991 - 1995

Members

Left to right:
Theodora Michaels - guitar and vocals
Tina Lewnes - drums
Stephanie Saddler - bass and vocals

Bio (1993 version)

Shrieking Violets are three women from New York City who play alternative rock with a punk edge. Described by their label, Broken Rekids, as "if the Slits grew up in Brooklyn and listened to post-John Cale Velvet Underground," these women combine diverse influences, including punk, metal and blues, to create their own sound.

Shrieking Violets began when Stephanie Saddler (bass) and Thea K. (guitar) met in 1990 at Hunter College Radio, where Thea did the heavy metal "Hunter From Hell" show and Stephanie did the punk "Hardcore at Hunter" show. Being the only hard-rock DJ's at a station better known for rap and dance music, the two formed an instant camaraderie, and decided to start an original band with the same hard edge and devoted following as their radio shows. Later joined by punk drummer Ingrid Tejeda, the band played their first couple of shows in 1991. In 1992, there was a lineup change with the addition of Tina Lewnes (also a City University student), a drummer with the street-smarts and energy to propel the band into a series of well-received shows.

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Press

Date	Publication	Excerpt
11/19/91	Hunter Envoy, The	The Shrieking Violets, an all female band, were the first to hit the stage in this tiny, dark yet club-atmospheric room. The Violets have been together for about a year and a half and have done gigs at ABC No Rio and Space at Chase. . . . Read more and see clipping
12/11/92	New York Newsday	QUEENS PROFILE / Stephanie Saddler. JOB: Art major at Hunter College, works as a volunteer in the Hunter College Art Gallery and at Reconstruction Records . . . Read more and see clipping
2/1/94	Sound Attitude	Shrieking Violets are three women from New York City who play alternative rock with a punk edge. Described by their label, Broken Rekids, as "if the Slits grew up in Brooklyn and listened to post-John Cale Velvet Underground," these women combine diverse influences, including punk, metal and blues, to create their own sound. . . .Read more and see clipping
7/19/94	Toronto Sun, The	Always worth a look, CFNY Nu Music night at the Horseshoe, tonight featuring Indie noisemakers Shrieking Violets, Grimskunk and Octane 100 . . . Read more and see clipping

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Gigs

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Date	Venue	City	State	Country	Notes
7/13/1991	ABC No Rio	New York	NY	U.S.A.	With Ingrid Tejeda on drums. Benefit for venue.
8/7/1991	Space at Chase	New York	NY	U.S.A.	With Ingrid Tejeda on drums.
11/8/1991	Hunter College Student Lounge (Room TH 305)	New York	NY	U.S.A.	With Ingrid Tejeda on drums.
5/30/1992	ABC No Rio	New York	NY	U.S.A.	This and all later shows: with Tina Lewnes on drums. Green Day (who I'd never heard of at the time) was supposed to play too, but canceled at the last minute; we heard it was because they'd been offered more money to play elsewhere. View flyer.
6/6/1992	Live at 315	Brooklyn	NY	U.S.A.
7/9/1992	Bernie's	Columbus	OH	U.S.A.
7/11/1992	Apollo's	Columbus	OH	U.S.A.
7/12/1992	Good Times	Bowling Green	OH	U.S.A.
8/1/1992	DuPont Circle	Washington	DC	U.S.A.	Outdoor show. Riot Grrrl Festival
9/18/1992	Right Track Inn	Long Island	NY	U.S.A.
11/13/1992	Lion's Den	New York	NY	U.S.A.
12/6/1992	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
12/10/1992	Crazy Country Club	Brooklyn	NY	U.S.A.
2/7/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
2/19/1993	ABC No Rio	New York	NY	U.S.A.
3/7/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
4/2/1993	Lion's Den	New York	NY	U.S.A.	Part of NYU Independent Music Festival
4/4/1993	Douglass College (Rutgers University)	New Brunswick	NJ	U.S.A.	Rock for Choice benefit.
4/9/1993	Lee's Palace	Toronto	Ontario	Canada
4/10/1993	El Mocambo	Toronto	Ontario	Canada
4/18/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
5/1/1993	Under Acme	New York	NY	U.S.A.	Riot Grrrl benefit
5/16/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
5/22/1993	Flushing Meadows Park	Queens	NY	U.S.A.	"You Gotta Have Park" benefit
6/20/1993	DuPont Circle	Washington	DC	U.S.A.	Positive Force benefit
6/25/1993	Equations	Uniondale	NY	U.S.A.
6/27/1993	Big City	West Hampton	NY	U.S.A.	Long Island Association for AIDS Care benefit
7/10/1993	Attic, The	Frederick	MD	U.S.A.
7/27/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
8/21/1993	Nu Bar	Brooklyn	NY	U.S.A.
8/22/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
9/3/1993	ABC No Rio	New York	NY	U.S.A.
9/4/1993	Lauterbach's	Brooklyn	NY	U.S.A.
9/5/1993	Abyss, The	Albany	NY	U.S.A.	AIDS benefit
9/26/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
10/16/1993	Lauterbach's	Brooklyn	NY	U.S.A.
10/22/1993	private house	Montclair	NJ	U.S.A.	"Dave Lerner's basement"
10/23/1993	Bond Street Cafe	New York	NY	U.S.A.
11/13/1993	Madeira School for Girls	McLean	VA	U.S.A.	Rape crisis center benefit. Didn't make it to gig - car stuck in mud.
11/14/1993	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.
11/25/1993	Jerry's Alley	St. Catharine's	Ontario	Canada
11/26/1993	Naked Lunch	Toronto	Ontario	Canada
11/27/1993	after-hours party	Toronto	Ontario	Canada
3/10/1994	Kenny's Castaways	New York	NY	U.S.A.	Benefit for The American Heart Association
3/17/1994	Tamaqua Club	Brooklyn	NY	U.S.A.	Two sets
3/19/1994	ABC No Rio	New York	NY	U.S.A.
4/14/1994	Bond Street Cafe	New York	NY	U.S.A.
6/17/1994	West End Gate	New York	NY	U.S.A.
7/10/1994	Mercury Lounge	New York	NY	U.S.A.
7/14/1994	My Father's Place	Queens	NY	U.S.A.
7/16/1994	Punkfest '94	Marmora	Ontario	Canada	Outdoor show. Benefit for St. Francis of Assisi Animal Rescue Mission.
7/19/1994	Horseshoe Tavern	Toronto	Ontario	Canada
7/22/1994	Ringside Inn	Long Island	NY	U.S.A.	Two sets
8/10/1994	Street Level	New York	NY	U.S.A.
8/18/1994	Silver Bolt Studio	New York	NY	U.S.A.	private party
8/19/1994	Ringside Inn	New York	NY	U.S.A.	Two sets
8/29/1995	Continental, The	New York	NY	U.S.A.	Odd -- I don't have this gig listed in my gig book, butViolin Outbreak reviewed a show we did on "Tues. Aug 29th" (no year), which could only be 1995. I'll check my other records when I get a chance.
9/1/1994	Scrap Bar	New York	NY	U.S.A.
9/16/1994	ABC No Rio	New York	NY	U.S.A.	Cancelled last minute - club had a flood.
9/16/1994	Lauterbach's	Brooklyn	NY	U.S.A.	Cancelled last minute - car problems.
10/28/1994	Right Track Inn	Long Island	NY	U.S.A.
11/26/1994	My Father's Place	Queens	NY	U.S.A.	Cancelled last minute by club, they paid us anyway.
2/22/1995	Rock n Roll Cafe	New York	NY	U.S.A.

This page added February 18, 2009, last updated Feb. 27, 2009.
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