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Frequently compared to the Slits and Bikini Kill, the Coathangers make wickedly funny, three-chord party punk that, depending on your point of view, is either moronic or brilliant, or maybe a little of both.

The Warped 45s are a bar band in the best sense of the word. Strap-on harmonicas, slide guitar and Lyle Lovett covers, the five-piece ended a five-month residency at the Cameron House last night, a Lynchian bar famous for helping launch Ron Sexsmith, Holly Cole, Barenaked Ladies and Feist.

Pop music's rules are strict and strident for the ladies in the house. Socialized through the language of the radio, the dudes are out booty-calling hos in different area codes, putting keys in ignitions, and instructing us to shake it like a dog.

Nevermind Justin Timberlake, Lady GaGa or even Susan Boyle a ' singer Christina Aguilera 's new collaborators are of a distinctly different kind.

Part of the D.I.Y. LA punk scene centered around No Age and all-ages venue the Smell, Mika Miko are quite a bit less arty than their higher-profile peers: They sound like Bikini Kill masquerading as a Misfits cover band, which is fine by me.

Tippy Canoe will be bringing her unusual sound to Cafe Coda on Saturday, May 16.

Mention riot grrl, and most folks familiar with that early-'90s feminist punk scene think of the more provocative bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile.

Renae Bryant ; Jared Schweitzer ; Ryan Doria ; Eli DeLuna . RECENT RELEASE : California Bleeding KINDRED SPIRITS : Naked Aggression, Tilt, Bikini Kill, Black Flag - hardcore the way it should always be.

The Riot Grrrl scene brought feminism to alternative rock in the 90s. Fifteen years on, the aftershocks are still making waves, says Laura Barton 'From hundreds of once pink, frilly bedrooms comes the young ...

Will the real Margaret Thrasher please stand up? Or in this case, break up? Sadly, that's what Vancouver's answer to Bikini Kill on a beer bender did just a few months ago, rather than engage in a legal battle ...

There's something about Killola that puts a smile on my face. I'm not sure if it's the lyrics or the fact that their music reminds me a bit of some of my favorite girl punk groups of the past mixed with the ...