Frightwig

Frightwig was an American 1980s all-women band from San Francisco, California. They pioneered the riot grrrl movement and were influential to its development.^{[citation needed]} They often played at The Farm. They were known for inviting a male audience member on stage to "dance" during the song "A Man's Gotta Do What a Man's Gotta Do", and thereby publicly ridiculing them. Frightwig was composed of Cecilia Lynch, Deanna Ashley, Mia Levin, Susan Miller, Patricia Ramelli, Megan Page, Lynn Perko and Rebecca Tucker. After the band broke up, few members moved on to form Mudwimin along with Tragic Mulatto drummer, Bambi Nonymous.

The band gained momentary fame after Kurt Cobain was seen at Nirvana's MTV Unplugged concert wearing a Frightwig T-shirt.

Discography

• Cat Farm Faboo (1984; Subterranean Records)
• Faster, Frightwig, Kill! Kill! (1986; Caroline Records)
• Phonesexy EP (1990; Boner Records)
• Teriyaki Asthma Volume III (compilation) (1990; C/Z Records)
• Teriyaki Asthma Volumes I-V (compilation) (1992; C/Z Records)
• Wild Women Never Die (compilation) (1993; Southern Records)

See also

• List of all-women bands