About
Songwriters: Allison Wolfe
Born an identical twin in Memphis, Tennessee, Allison Wolfe was raised in an all-female household by a lesbian feminist mother who started the first women’s health clinic in Olympia, Washington. She co-founded a punk fanzine Girl Germs, an all-girl band Bratmobile, and third-wave feminist punk movement riot grrrl. Allison also sang in the bands Cold Cold Hearts, Deep Lust, Partyline, Cool Moms, Sex Stains, Ex-Stains and Cliquey Bitches (Scorpio Scorpio), along with initiating the non-profit music festival Ladyfest in 1999. Her iconic vocal delivery and endless on-stage energy — complete with splits! — has inspired countless other musicians.
She currently lives in Los Angeles where she hosts and co-produces a podcast “I’m in the Band,” does freelance music journalism, public speaking, teaching, DJ-ing and sings in the band Magic Witch Cookbox. A University of Southern California Annenberg Fellow, Allison completed a masters in specialized journalism in the arts with a focus on audio storytelling. She is also working on an oral history of riot grrrl book and podcast.
Video
Highlights
Bratmobile "Bitch Theme" in Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)
Associated Acts
Bratmobile, Ex-Stains, Sex-Stains, Partyline, Deep Lust
