United States Punk Rock Guitarist Introduction - Christina Billotte, Eric Melvin, William Gilmore Weber, Brandon Reilly, Matthew Fletcher (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 147. Not illustrated. Chapters: Christina Billotte, Eric Melvin, William Gilmore Weber, Brandon Reilly, Matthew Fletcher, Marko Desantis, Oliver Chapoy, Frank Navetta, Poison Ivy, Greg Sage, Nathan Larson, Billy Zoom, Keith Barney, Chris Stein, Micah Ortega, Brad Logan, Jonny Wickersham, Chris Traynor, Rikk Agnew, Shane Gallagher, Bryan Gregory, Richie Stotts, Jamie Kime, Fletcher Dragge, Dr. Know, Devin Bronson, Chris Mccaughan, Jon Ginoli, John Porcelly, James Calvin Wilsey, Peter Bartsocas, Jeff Lorien, Richard Thurston, Jon Siebels, Andy Husted, Lyle Preslar, Eddie Urland, Ike Willis, John Pierson, Ian Fowles, Rose "Casper" Mazzola, John Collura, Andrew Logan, Vinnie Stigma, Aaron Dalbec, Chris "X-13" Higgins, Aaron Lisi, James Glayat, Mark Mitchell, Laura Watral, Ron Emory, Henry Olmino, Chris Beaty, Ben Flanagan, Steve Holt, Chad Yaro, Brian Crozier, Nate Albert, Joel Day, Mark Arnold, Kurt Wolf, Lucy Hamilton, Jan Nils Aukerman, Colby Shea. Excerpt: Christina Billotte is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is known for her involvement in the Riot Grrrl scene in Washington DC, as a performer and organizer. She is included in Venus Zine's list The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time. Billotte and Melissa Berkoff initially began playing together in a Washington, DC band called Hazmat in 1989, but then joined up with Nikki Chapman and Mary Timony to form Autoclave in 1991. Autoclave became known for their math rock styling and released a single on the Diskord label - a joint effort between Dischord and K Records - before splitting up in 1991. In early 1991 Billotte, artist Jen Smith, and Erin Smith joined Olympia band Bratmobile when they temporarily relocated to Washington. With Billotte on drums the line-up recorded a cassette tape entitled Bratmobile DC. But, by the summer, the band returned to Olympia, wi...