Heavens to Betsy was an American punk band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1991 with vocalist and guitarist Corin Tucker and drummer Tracy Sawyer.
History
Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer met in middle school in Eugene, Oregon and became friends. This show is considered pivotal in advancing the riot grrrl movement.
The band's songs were female-centric and covered intersectional politics, with lyrics about body shaming, terrorism, patriarchy, white privilege, periods, rape culture, racism, queerness, the plight of working people, avenging sexual abuse, and frenemies.
In 1992, Heavens To Betsy played a show in Bellingham, Washington and met Carrie Brownstein who attended Western Washington University there.
Sawyer would go on the play in numerous bands, including The Flying Tigers, KaraNEEDoke, The Lies, and Motel No-Tell. and the 2013 video game Gone Home. Hare chose Calculated “because, to me, it seems to really capture the moment an individual, in this case, a young woman’s, belief system is shaken and they begin to start questioning the world around them. ...Its directness is almost shocking. I remember being kind of uncomfortable by its honesty when I first listened to the record." In 2021, the band Whisper Hiss covered the Heavens To Betsy song "Firefly" for Stars Rock Kill (Rock Stars), the 30th-anniversary celebration of the label Kill Rock Stars.
Discography
Albums
- Heavens To Betsy, cassette, K Records (1992)
- "Complicated" featured in Gone Home (2013).
See also
- Heaven to Betsy