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| − | '''Sister Spit''' were a lesbian-feminist [[spoken word]] and [[performance art]] collective based in [[San Francisco]], signed to [[Mr. Lady Records]]. They formed in 1994 and disbanded in [[2006]]. Founding members included [[Michelle Tea]] and [[Sini Anderson]], Other members included [[Jan LeCroy]] and poet [[Eileen Myles]]. The group were noted for their ''Ramblin' Roadshow'', performing at feminist events such as the [[Michigan Womyn's Music Festival]]. The [[Boston Phoenix]] described it as "''the coolest (and cutest) line-up of talented, tattooed, pierced, and purple-pigtailed performance artists the Bay Area has to offer''.<ref name="phoe">[http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/1in10/97/07/SISTER_SPIT.html Great expectorations: San Francisco's Sister Spit heads east] - ''[[Boston Phoenix]]'', July 1997</ref>s
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| − | The [[Independent Weekly]] magazine described the group as a "''literary celebration of outspoken and courageous feminists''".<ref name="indy">[http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A16071 Feminist/Queer Entrepreneurs: Mr. Lady Music and Videos] - ''[[Independent Weekly]]'', June 27 2001.</ref> Sister Spit performed on numerous occasions at the [[Michigan Womyn's Music Festival]], as well as on multiple tours across the United States, chiefly to [[LGBT]] audiences, including the [[Castro Street Fair]], [[San Francisco Pride|Pride]] and [[Ladyfest]] in [[San Francisco]].<ref name="breed">[http://www.lynnbreedlove.com/cv.html Lynnee Breedlove's CV], includes Sister Spit festival appearances.</ref>. They played at such locations as [[Boston]], [[Cambridge, Massachussetts]] and [[Buffalo, New York]].<ref name="voice">[http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0025,myles,15824,1.html Eileen Myles is an unregenerate punk at 50.] Article on Sister Spit in the ''[[Village Voice]]''.</ref>
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| − | [[Michelle Tea]] revived the tour in April of 2007, calling the new incarnation [http://www.sisterspitnextgen.com Sister Spit: The Next Generation]. The new group includes original Sister Spitters [[Eileen Myles]] and Ali Liebegott, as well as younger writers such as [[Cristy Road]], Nicole Georges, and Rhiannon Argo. <ref name="olympian">[http://www.theolympian.com/188/story/76868.html Quirky women spice up literary reading at Jake's] Article on Sister Spit in ''[[The Olympian]]''.</ref>
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| − | ==Membership==
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| − | Sister Spit had a rotating membership. Members for many or all shows included<ref name="lineup">[http://www.purpleglitter.com/michelle_tea/modules/xfsection/article.php?articleid=504 Michelle Tea shrine], features line up of Sister Spit.</ref>
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| − | *[[Michelle Tea]] - writer. Cofounder and cohost of Sister Spit.
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| − | *[[Sini Anderson]] - performance poet, producer, and director. Cofounder and co-host of Sister Spit.
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| − | *[[Ida Acton]] - author
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| − | *[[Marci Blackman]] - novellist, ''[[Stonewall Book Award]]'' winner.
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| − | *[[Cooper Lee Bombardier]]- writer and visual artist.
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| − | *[[Lynnee Breedlove]] - lead singer of [[Tribe 8]] and writer.
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| − | *[[Tara Jepsen]] - performance artist, actor, and writer.
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| − | *[[Kassy Kayiatos]] - poet and [[human beatbox|beatboxer]].
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| − | *[[Beth Lisick]] - writer, filmmaker and musician.
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| − | *[[Miranda Mellis]] - dancer, [[trapeze artist]], and poet.
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| − | *[[Eileen Myles]] - author
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| − | *[[Sara Seinberg]] - photographer
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| − | ==Releases==
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| − | Sister Spit's most noted release was ''Greatest Spits!: A Spoken Word Compilation'', released on May 29, 2001.<ref name="cd">[http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Spits-Spoken-Word-Compilation/dp/B00005EBME/sr=1-1/qid=1168721830/ref=sr_1_1/102-8373724-8937758?ie=UTF8&s=music Greatest Spits!: A Spoken Word Compilation] on www.amazon.com.</ref> They released 3 other albums, including ''I Spit on Your Country'' (1997), and ''Sister Spit’s Ramblin Road Show'' (1999). Their final album, ''Tribe Spit Deep'', was released in 2002. All their albums were released on the lesbian-feminist label [[Mr. Lady Records]].
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.sisterspit.com/spitindex.html Sister Spit website]
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| − | *[http://www.sisterspitnextgen.com/home.html Sister Spit: the next generation] - selected members of the original group touring with new members
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| − | [[Category:Lesbian writers]]
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| − | [[Category:Bisexual writers]]
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| − | [[Category:Spoken word]]
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| − | [[Category:San Francisco culture]]
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