Thirty years ago, a movement called riot grrrl started in the Pacific Northwest. It wasn't just music — it was politics, feminism, culture and zines. And we're still feeling its effects today.

Riot grrrl kicked open a door that women had been prying open for decades. But the histories of riot grrrl that have been told before haven’t felt fully representative of BIPOC and queer people.

None of us come out of the womb feminist. While I am unquestionably a feminist now, there were times during my youth when I resisted the title, buying into the persistent stereotype of feminists ...

The riot grrrl boom of the early 1990s was a game-changer for women in punk that inspired a generation of young feminists to pick up guitars and find like-minded activists to take a stand against ...

How the Riot Grrrl Movement Can Pave a Way Forward After the 2024 Election 30 years ago, the riot grrrls presented the prospect of a better, more equal world and how one might achieve just that.

So, what is Riot Grrrl? Riot Grrrl’s origins are commonly traced to a 1991 letter from musician and fanzine editor Jen Smith to her friend (and founding member of seminal Riot Grrrl band Bratmobile) ...

Reunited '90s riot grrl band Bikini Kill returns to the Bay Area for only the second time since they originally split up over two decades ago, headlining the Warfield for two nights starting Sunday.

Riot grrrl witch hunt Red Theater brings a punk edge to Caryl Churchill’s Vinegar Tom. by Dan Jakes November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022. Share this: ...

Riot grrrl pioneers Bratmobile are back, performing some of their first shows in 20 years, including a Saturday set at Pitchfork Music Festival. Earlier in the day, ...