Years active 1991–1994 Active until 1994 | Labels K
Chainsaw
Yoyo | |
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Associated acts Cadallaca
Sleater-Kinney Past members Corin Tucker
Tracy Sawyer Origin Olympia, Washington, United States (1991) Albums Calculated, These Monsters Are Real, Direction, The Last Hurrah Members Corin Tucker, Tracy Sawyer Genres Riot grrrl, Indie rock, Punk rock Similar Bratmobile, Sleater‑Kinney, Excuse 17, Team Dresch, Huggy Bear | ||
Heavens to Betsy was an American indie-punk band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1991. It was part of the DIY riot grrrl movement in the punk rock underground in the early 1990s, and the first band of Sleater-Kinney vocalist/guitarist Corin Tucker.
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History
The members were fellow Evergreen State College students Tracy Sawyer on drums and occasionally bass guitar, and Corin Tucker on guitar and vocals. One of their first appearances was at the International Pop Underground Convention organized by independent record label K Records in 1991. For one night an all-female bill, dubbed "Love Rock Revolution Girl Style Now", commanded the stage with Heavens to Betsy, Bratmobile, Jean Smith of Mecca Normal and 7 Year Bitch appearing, an event that is widely considered one of the pivotal events in the inception of the riot grrrl movement. Their first record was a split single on K Records with Bratmobile, considered an essential riot grrrl recording. The band recorded three singles, produced one LP/CD, Calculated, and contributed to many compilations while they were together. These recordings are now sought after by collectors. One of these compilations, Free to Fight, also included a song contributed by the band Excuse 17, of which Carrie Brownstein was a member. Tucker and Brownstein began to play together, and when Heavens to Betsy disbanded in the mid-1990s, the two women founded Sleater-Kinney. Several of the band's songs were featured in the 2013 video game Gone Home, including the song "Complicated", which was used in the game's end credits.
Albums
Singles and EPs
Compilations
Soundtracks
Songs
Nothing Can Stop MeCalculated · 1994
AxemenCalculated · 1994
Me & HerThese Monsters Are Real · 1993