- Allison Wolfe
Infobox musical artist
Name = Allison Wolfe
Img_capt = Wolfe singing with Bratmobile onFebruary 22 ,2001 at The Roxy, Hollywood, California.
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Allison Wolfe
Alias = Baby Donut
Born = Birth date and age|1969|11|9|mf=yMemphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Died =
Origin =
Instrument = Vocals
Genre =
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 1991–Present
Label =Kill Rock Stars Lookout! Records Retard Disco
Associated_acts =Bratmobile Cold Cold Hearts Deep Lust Dig Yr Grave
Metal Church (guest)Hawnay Troof Partyline
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/babydonut myspace.com/babydonut]
Current_members =
Past_members =Allison Wolfe is a
Washington, DC -based singer and performer.Background
Born an identical twin in
Memphis, Tennessee onNovember 9 ,1969 , Allison played a significant role in the formation of theriot grrrl movement of the 90s. She grew up in Olympia, Washington, with motherPat Shively (founder ofEastside Women's Health Clinic ) and sisters Cindy (Tennessee Twin ) and Molly Wolfe. She attended theUniversity of Oregon at Eugene, as well asEvergreen State College inOlympia, Washington .Career
It was at the University of Oregon where Allison first met
Molly Neuman , and together the two created the influentialzine "Girl Germs ". Along with zines such as "riot grrrl", "Jigsaw" and "Bikini Kill" (written byKathleen Hanna andTobi Vail ), "Girl Germs" provided the manifestos for the movement that would come to be known as 'riot grrrl'. Allison and Molly's next project together was the creation of the bandBratmobile in 1991, soon joined by guitaristErin Smith . This band, as well as Allison's subsequent group with Erin,Cold Cold Hearts provided a distinct voice in the third-wave feminist movement. Allison has recorded a number of albums and singles, many produced byKill Rock Stars , an Olympia-based label, as well as for otherindependent record labels .Recent
After Bratmobile split up in 2001, Allison began other bands, notably the Washington D.C. based
Partyline . She remains involved in what she terms "cultural activism", not only with Partyline, but also with the bandsDig Yr Grave ,Deep Lust ,Hawnay Troof and its offshoot, Baby Truth. She also initiatedLadyfest and has been involved inBands Against Bush . Allison also occasionally writes for theWashington Post . [ [http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2005/06/050615_partyline/ SPIN.com: Partyline ] ]ee also
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Riot Grrrl
*Girl Germs
*Bratmobile
*Kathleen Hanna
*Tobi Vail
*Bikini Kill References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/babydonut Allison Wolfe's myspace]
* [http://www.lasthours.org.uk/archive/interviews/alisonwolfe.htm Interview with Allison Wolfe]
* [http://dissonance.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202438 Interview with Allison Wolfe on Dissonance Radio, October 2006]
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