Brooklyn, NY
Throughout the ’90s and into the ’00s, the Lunachicks’ hard-hitting rock-n-roll hooks, thick and gritty guitars, and heavy, pounding beats attracted a rabid fan base that stretched from the turbulent bowels of the Bowery all the way to the dizzying neon cavity of Tokyo.
Formed as teenagers at NYC’s famed LaGuardia High School, Lunachicks were on a mission to loudly trounce planet Earth just like their idols the Ramones, Black Sabbath, Kiss, The Clash, Blondie, and Alice Cooper. Early on, they made a name for themselves in hallowed local clubs like CBGB and The Limelight, where they caught the attention of Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. In 1990, London-based record label Blast First released the Lunachicks’ debut album Babysitters on Acid.
With every album that followed, the Lunachicks delighted most in taking a technicolor dump on propriety, morality, and the patriarchy. But it’s their live shows that best demonstrate their outrageous brilliance. Reveling in their love of movies by Russ Meyer and John Waters, the Lunachicks are a ferocious burst of bizarre costumes, huge wigs, garish makeup, and prosthetics. The shows would be pure spectacle were it not for the band’s irrefutable mastery as musicians and performers.”