When I learned I would be assisting Katy Dammers and Tim Griffin in organizing The Raincoats’ tribute, which included a video from Angel Olsen and the first reunion of Bikini Kill in two decades, I dug into the archives to learn more about their 1982 performance. ![]() It was only fitting that they return to The Kitchen to celebrate the release of the book and the impact of their collaboration. Jenn Pelly relishes the poetic anarchy of the band in her 33 1/3 book regarding The Raincoats’s first and self-titled album. The sounds they created in a hunger for artistic freedom became the legacy that shaped a generation of experimental musicians. Broke and stranded in New York City, the band released what became known as The Kitchen Tapes to make the necessary funds for return tickets home to England.Īna and Gina returned to The Kitchen for our 2015 Gala honoring Dan Graham and Kim Gordon, who both invited them to perform and cited The Raincoats as an inspiration. Though their music inspired a generation of artists at the forefront of punk, they received little recognition during their time in the United States in the 1980s. ![]() Since then, they’ve toured across the world, broken up, gotten back together, been invited to play with Nirvana, switched out band members, and worked on solo projects. This November, Ana da Silva and Gina Birch of The Raincoats returned to The Kitchen after creating their first and only live record here in December 1982.
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