"Greatly enjoyed directing this show and working w/ this talented cast and crew. 'Casual' Season 3 Trailer http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/16/casual-season-3-trailer/ … via @ew" -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). This year’s theme is: Gender & Power. Founded in the aftermath of 9/11 by Salman Rushdie, Esther Allen, and Michael Roberts, the United States’ only international literature festival aims to broaden international dialogue and combat isolationism. "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
Article: "For Carrie Brownstein, Music Fandom Started At The Record Store." -NPR's All Things Considered
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.
"Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out, an all-time great American punk statement, turns 20 today. Revisit the box set review." -Pitchfork
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of their seminal album Dig Me Out, they have a limited edition package and more.
Carrie's film for Kenzo, titled The Realest Real, is 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.
The Golden Globe Nominated Series Casual returns May 23rd to Hulu, with 2 episodes directed by Carrie. Producer Helen Estabrook will premier episodes by Lynn Shelton and Carrie at Tribeca on April 29, 6:15PM, SVA-2.
SLEATER-KINNEY's new album: LIVE IN PARIS was just released on LP, CD and Cassette! All packages from the official Sleater-Kinney online store include the format of your choice, a limited-edition t-shirt, and a set of exclusive 3x5 prints (while supplies last)!
Sleater-Kinney News
For the very latest, check their twitter page or Facebook, also Janet's, Corin's and Carrie's twitter pages.
Article: "Riot grrrl grew up on Sleater-Kinney’s Dig Me Out" -Katie Rife of A.V. Club.
"Happy news to share: I'm playing this music festival in Vadso, Norway this June with Filthy Friends. Our 7inch will be available Saturday, April 22nd for Record Store Day. "Any Kind of Crowd" b/w "Editions of You" (Roxy Music)" -Corin Tucker
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.
The set list for the New Year's Show included: The Fox, Far Away, Oh!, Surface Envy, Little Babies, A New Wave, What's Mine Is Yours, Milkshake n' Honey, Get Up, Not What You Want, Bury Our Friends, Wilderness, Price Tag, Jumpers, Dig Me Out, Modern Girl, Let's Call It Love, Entertain, Gimme Love, Dance Song '97, You're No Rock n' Roll Fun, Faith (with Kathy Foster from The Thermals), and Rebel Rebel (with Britt Daniel and The Thermals).
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.
Video: No Cities To Love
Video: NPR webcast from the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC:
Sleater-Kinney performed No Cities To Love & Price Tag on the BBC2's Later With Jools Holland!
Sleater-Kinney played at Primavera Sound 2015 in Barcelona (May 29th). Here's video of the band rocking some of the 100,000+ that attend the annual event.
Sleater-Kinney played "Bury Our Friends" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Sleater-Kinney with Fred Armisen, cover the B-52’s Rock Lobster, at Terminal 5.
Sleater-Kinney played Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival for a SOLD OUT performance. Here's video of "Bury Our Friends" and "Entertain." New: Modern Girl. Six Pitchfork contributors weigh in with their reaction to seeing Sleater-Kinney for the first time. Pitchfork's Carrie and Sleater-Kinney coverage.
Sleater-Kinney rocked the main-stage at Sasquatch! Video here.
Sleater-Kinney performed Feb 20th at the BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC FESTIVAL in Newcastle, England. Video here.
Here are the talented writers that bring us PORTLANDIA (photo from Season 6): Fred Armisen, Karey Dornetto, Carrie Brownstein, Graham Wagner and Jonathan Krisel:
This season's Baskets, has episodes directed by Jonathan Krisel (also known for SNL, Man Seeking Woman & Kroll Show), and written by Graham Wagner (also known for The Office & Mulaney):
Written by Karey Dornetto (also known for Community, South Park & Arrested Development):
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
Golden Globe Winners for 2015:
Best Comedy Series: Transparent
Best Actor in a TV Comedy: Jeffrey Tambor
“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).
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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."
"I climbed inside these pages and held on until I reached the end. The words still have a grip on me and will for a long, long time. #ariellevy #therulesdonotapply @hotelsancristobal" -Carrie
"Liberation is always in part a storytelling process: breaking stories, breaking silences, making new stories. A free person tells her own story. A valued person lives in a society in which her story has a place." #rebeccasolnit #themotherofallquestions -Carrie
Carrie's article for ELLE magazine lists all the web tabs she didn't quite get around to this week. -Carrie
"Carry This Book" is out today!! Elements of truth + conjecture intermingle in an illustrated world of what we bring along with us. This is such a beautiful and funny book! Congratulations @abbijacobson ❤️."-Carrie. Carrie interviewed Broad City's Abbi Jacobson on 10/29 in San Francisco. Here's a recap of the sold out talk.
"For over a year, these stories have been a daily source of inspiration. Now in book form! @mollyschiot." -Carrie
"Don't delay! Read this smart, funny and insightful book by the wonderful and talented @dopequeenpheebs #YouCantTouchMyHair" -Carrie
"I have a piece in this week's NewYorker. Let's set up a call to discuss it." -Carrie
Carrie's article for Lucky Magazine.
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.
Check out Miranda's latest book The First Bad Man.
Carrie interviews Kim Gordon (video) at San Francisco’s JCC. Check out Kim’s book: GIRL IN A BAND: A MEMOIR.
"That time in high school when Carrie Brownstein realized performing was more than a passion." -New York Magazine
Carrie talks to: Miranda July, Lena Dunham, Pearl Jam, Aidy Bryant, Bonnie Stiernberg, Glenn Whipp and Bob Boilen (aka @allsongs) about his book Your Song Changed My Life.
