I'm in a rush to pack and drive to Pennsylvania for a family reunion (groan, hiss), so I'll make this fast.

A couple of weeks ago, I caught the Ex-Members opening for Team Dresch at the Black Cat. They haven't released a full-length yet, but I picked up their self-released EP. Tracks below.

1. "Wishes" - Ex-Members (my favorite track)

2. "Into the Nite" - Ex-Members

3. "Big Black Goodbye" - Ex-Members 

Dance-tastic and pop-a-licious. Sort of like if you combined Le Tigre with The Sounds and added a dash of CSS. The best part of the performance was when the drummer left her drumkit and donned an electronic box (complete with guitar strap and handle). It was reminiscent of the talent show scene from Revenge of the Nerds. If only she had a yellow vinyl jumpsuit.

 When I first conceived of this post, I envisioned writing an extended entry on Team Dresch, Slant 6, Tribe 8, Mary Lou Lord, and all the other great acts of the riot grrl era. That didn't quite work out, but I'm still going to post one of my favorite dyke lowfi tunes from the Kill Rock Stars era. 

1. "Only Straight Girls Wear Dresses" - C.W.A.

This tune, by lesbian queercore group CWA, was on the KRS compilation "Stars Kill Rock." When I bought it at age 14, I was not yet out of the closet (to myself or anyone else). I stayed up late, listening to this song over and over and over again, turning it down whenever my mom passed by my bedroom door. Once you listen to the song, you'll see why.