Although they might not have achieved quite the notoriety of some of ‘90s alt rock’s heaviest hitters that have reunited recently (Sleater-Kinney, Ride, L7), it’s hard to be more excited about nearly any tour this year than the reunion of Minnesota’s noisiest, grungiest punks, Babes in Toyland, who arguable hold the title for the ‘90s Queens of Badassery. Last summer Kat Bjelland and Lori Barbero reunited and they are currently (along with bassist Clara Salyer) on a run of relatively intimate dates that will have them tonight at our very own Underground Arts… and somehow it’s yet to sell out (You disappoint me a bit, Philly.) Well, perhaps it’s because you forgot the brash beauty of their ultra-crunchy riffs that would go on to inspire so much of the greatest music of the past two-and-half decades. If you happen to be in that boat take a minute to read what Thurston Moore had to tell NME earlier this year about how he believed them to be, at one point, “the greatest band on Earth,” and then check out a medley of their greatest moments and, finally, a full-concert video of their 1995 show at the TLA, likely the last time they headlined Philthy.
https://youtu.be/nvpevnoP-Ow
