"Carrie Brownstein, the actress, writer, musician, is getting ready to add “feature director” to her repertoire. The co-creator, writer and star of IFC’s Emmy-nominated comedy Portlandia will make her feature film directorial debut on MGM’s Fairy Godmother." -Anita Busch "Very excited for this. And grateful. Love the script by @ChiaraAtik." -Carrie
"Greatly enjoyed directing this show and working w/ this talented cast and crew. 'Casual' Season 3 Trailer via @ew" -Carrie The Golden Globe Nominated Series Casual returned May 23rd to Hulu, with 2 episodes directed by Carrie.
Sleater-Kinney will play Music Tastes Good: "Ween, @Sleater_Kinney, Ride, Dr. Octagon, @DigablePlanets, and more to play Music Tastes Good Festival (@mtglb): http://cos.lv/iucI30btd5g" -Sleater-Kinney
Carrie took part in the PEN World Voices, on May 1st. Here's the video of her conversation with Thomas Meinecke and host Kathy Tu (video starts 12 minutes in). "Thank you to @PENworldvoices and @penusa for inviting me. And thanks to everyone who came to my talk this evening with Thomas Meinecke. X” -Carrie
Carrie's film for Kenzo, titled The Realest Real, was a finalist for a Tribeca Film Festival award for brand-sponsored work. -NYT "I got to work with some very talented and inspiring people on this short film. You can watch it here. X" -Carrie
Selected Shorts presents works by Carrie Brownstein and George Saunders. Carrie reads from her memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, followed by an interview by Josh Radnor of Carrie and Saunders. Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl is now out in paperback.
Sleater-Kinney News
For the very latest, check their twitter page or Facebook, also Janet's, Corin's and Carrie's twitter pages.
Pre-Order Planned Parenthood 7" Compilation: Björk, Bon Iver, Sleater-Kinney, St. Vincent, Foo Fighters, Chvrches, Kristen Stewart, the National, Zach Galifianakis, Margaret Atwood, Mary J. Blige and many others. This Planned Parenthood fundraiser will be released “in batches” digitally in the coming weeks, as well as in a vinyl box set. Find out more at Pitchfork.
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of their seminal album Dig Me Out, they have a limited edition package and more. Revisit the box set review." -Pitchfork
Article: "Riot grrrl grew up on Sleater-Kinney’s Dig Me Out" -Katie Rife of A.V. Club.
Carrie, Sam Coomes, Janet Weiss, Corin Tucker, Stephen Malkmus, Doug Martsch, Boss Hog and many more, on new protest album Battle Hymns. Proceeds divided equally between Planned Parenthood, The ACLU and 350.org.
Sleater-Kinney and The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy headlined a sold out fundraiser for the ACLU and Unite Oregon, a political advocacy group, at the Crystal Ballroom Feb. 26. -Eder Campuzano. Willamette Week's coverage. Photo by Sam Gehrke
After the Women’s March on Washington, Sleater-Kinney played a concert at the 9:30 Club in D.C. The benefit for Planned Parenthood, had Sleater-Kinney covering the CCR classic “Fortunate Son” with the National’s Matt Berninger, Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth, and Planned Parenthood's president Cecile Richards. Catch the video over at Pitchfork.
Sleater-Kinney rocked the Masonic on New Year's Eve in SF! And with The Thermals and Britt Daniel (from Spoon), they performed music in celebration of David Bowie and George Michael.
Sleater-Kinney played Riot Fest Chicago and Denver.
Sleater-Kinney played Australia's Golden Plains festival, March 12th through the 14th. They also performed throughout New Zealand and Australia: Powerstation (Auckland), HQ Complex (Adelaide), Triffid (Brisbane), Sydney Opera House (Sydney) and The Croxton (Melbourne).
A Sleater-Kinney review by Dewi Cooke of The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Austin City Limits" featured Sleater-Kinney. Here's the streaming version. Pitchfork has the setlist and footage of the band performing "Modern Girl" and "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone."
Articles by the New York Times and the Village Voice, cover Sleater-Kinney’s five nights of concerts in New York.
No Cities To Love is available to purchase in CD, LP, and Deluxe LP formats (or iTunes). On Sub Pop Records.
Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss and Carrie, have released a deluxe vinyl box set, Start Together, comprised of remastered editions of Sleater-Kinney's seven studio albums. Official trailer video.
The NY Times calls Sleater-Kinney's reunion record, the first great album of 2015. And Pitchfork has named it Best New Music.
Sleater-Kinney's No Cities To Love has made Billboard's list of The 10 Best Albums of 2015 (So Far).
No Cities to Love makes Rolling Stone's 45 Best Albums of 2015 So Far.
"Bury Our Friends" is Billboard's pick for the best Rock/Alternative track of 2014.
Sleater-Kinney performed their new single "Price Tag" on Late Night with Seth Meyer.
BBC Radio 6: The Story of Sleater-Kinney.
Sleater-Kinney Interviews:
Riot Grrl, Reuniting, and Portlandia
Broad City
SOUND ADVICE with SNL's Vanessa Bayer
Nerdist
NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook.
AMA on reddit.
NPR's World Cafe has excerpts from a concert.
Corin Tucker's Bullseye interview.
Sleater-Kinney is animated Bob's Burgers style, for the "A New Wave" video.
Sleater-Kinney performed No Cities To Love & Price Tag on the BBC2's Later With Jools Holland!
PORTLANDIA
The Emmy, WGA and Peabody award winning comedy series is now back with season 7 on IFC. You can watch season 6 on Netflix, Amazon and iTunes.
Jerry Seinfeld: I think [PORTLANDIA is] the best comedy on TV right now and it's easily one of the best comedies of all time. Well, it's my opinion. What do I know about comedy?
Emmy Awards 2016 for PORTLANDIA: "Huge congratulations to the #portlandia Art Department [Schuyler Telleen & Katherine Isom], for winning their second Emmy yesterday in Production Design!" -Carrie
Fred Armisen and Jerry Seinfeld explore Portlandia in Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.
Fred and Carrie talk favorite episodes, and duel on the drums. Here's their reddit AMA.
PORTLANDIA gets tech.
Here's a full episode sneak peek from Season 7: "The Storytellers."
Jonathan Krisel: Co-Creator, Writer & Director
Fred Armisen: Late Night's 8G Band & Instagram
Carrie Brownstein: Sleater-Kinney & IMDB
Full cast and crew
Facebook & Twitter & Instagram
"Fake smile, real friends. Portlandia writers S8." -Carrie
PORTLANDIA BOOKS
THE PORTLANDIA COOK BOOK
THE PORTLANDIA ACTIVITY BOOK
PORTLANDIA: A Guide for Visitors
Jill Soloway: Director & Executive Producer
Jeffrey Tambor as: Maura Pfefferman
Full cast and crew
Facebook & Twitter & Instagram
“Transparent” is the first online series to ever win a best series Golden Globe, comedy or drama. And it’s Amazon’s first.
Ali Pfefferman (Gaby Hoffmann) and Syd (Carrie Brownstein).
" -Carrie
Chelsey Johnson's new novel Stray City: "So proud of my friend @chelseyhotel, on her debut novel. Coming your way in a few months." -Carrie
Dig Me Out is a new 33 1/3 Book by Jovana Babovic. It chronicles how Sleater-Kinney won the fight to define themselves on their own terms – as women and as musicians – and, in the process, how they redefined the parameters of rock.
Carrie, Julianne Moore, David Sedaris, Nick Offerman, Miranda July, Keegan-Michael Key, Ben Stiller and 157 other people will narrate George Saunders’ new book "Lincoln in the Bardo."
Carrie talks to: Miranda July, Kim Gordon, Abbi Jacobson, Lena Dunham, Pearl Jam, Aidy Bryant, Bonnie Stiernberg, Glenn Whipp and Bob Boilen (aka @allsongs).
PORTLANDIA’s “Women and Women First” bookstore is a real-life feminist bookstore and community center in Portland called “In Other Words.” If you’d like to help it in it’s mission, please click here.
