The Need
The Need is a queercore band that originated in Olympia, Washington in the late 1990s.
Formed by Rachel Carns, drums and vocals, and Radio Sloan, guitar and bass guitar, both were veterans of other indie rock bands. Rachel was previously in Kicking Giant, The Fakes, Witchypoo, Slant 6 and Ce Be Barns Band, which Radio had been a member of as well. They made their debut in Olympia, Washington, and, in the summer of 1996, they played at the Dirty Bird Queercore Festival in San Francisco, CA.
The band's first project was Margie Ruskin Stops Time, released in 1996 by Kill Rock Stars, on which The Need provided the music to accompany the words and vocals of Miranda July. Ms. July also performed with the band at the Dirty Bird Festival.
Their music has been described by one critic as "...post structuralist, deconstructive punk roc...
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Formed by Rachel Carns, drums and vocals, and Radio Sloan, guitar and bass guitar, both were veterans of other indie rock bands. Rachel was previously in Kicking Giant, The Fakes, Witchypoo, Slant 6 and Ce Be Barns Band, which Radio had been a member of as well. They made their debut in Olympia, Washington, and, in the summer of 1996, they played at the Dirty Bird Queercore Festival in San Francisco, CA.
The band's first project was Margie Ruskin Stops Time, released in 1996 by Kill Rock Stars, on which The Need provided the music to accompany the words and vocals of Miranda July. Ms. July also performed with the band at the Dirty Bird Festival.
Their music has been described by one critic as "...post structuralist, deconstructive punk roc...
READ MORE