Excuse 17 is a queercore punk band from
Olympia,
Washington
that performed and recorded in the mid
1990s.
In
1993 Carrie
Brownstein,
Becca Albee and
CJ Phillips came together to form Excuse 17, a
band that would only last a few years but would prove to be
influential. Carrie and Becca both played
guitar and sang and CJ played the
drums. After its inception, the band quickly
recorded a demo tape and then began playing and recording for
various compilations on
independent record labels. Their
first full-length recording,
Excuse
Seventeen, was released jointly on
Atlas Records (LP) and
queercore label
Chainsaw Records (CD). They would later
release their second and final album
Such Friends Are Dangerous
on the
indie label
Kill Rock Stars in 1995, which displayed a
boost in recording quality. They often found themselves playing
shows with
Heavens to Betsy,
including touring, not surprisingly since both bands were an active
part of the
Riot Grrrl scene; as well,
they both appear on the compilation LP/CD
Free to Fight.
Corin Tucker from Heavens to Betsy struck up a
friendship with Carrie Brownstein and they dated each other for a
time. The two women decided to form
Sleater-Kinney, a side project that soon
evolved into their main focus as their respective groups ended.
However, Excuse 17's recordings are still valued by fans of
Sleater-Kinney, those interested in Riot Grrrl and
queercore recordings, and record collectors in
general. Becca Albee is currently a photography professor at the
City College of New York.
Discography
Full-length recordings
Singles
Compilations
- "Sevenwhateverteen" on Periscope, Yoyo Recordings (1994)
- "Forever Fired" on Free to
Fight, Candy Ass - Chainsaw co-release (1995)
- "Carson" on Yoyo A GoGo, Yoyo Recordings (1996)
- "I'd Rather Eat Glass" on A Slice Of Lemon, Kill Rock
Stars (1996)
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