Christina Billotte is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, known for her involvement in the punk music scene in Washington DC, as a performer and organizer.[1] She is included in Venus Zine's list The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time.[2]
Musical career
Billotte and Melissa Berkoff initially began playing together in a Washington, DC band called Hazmat in 1989, but then joined up with Nikki Chapman and Mary Timony to form Autoclave in 1991. Autoclave became known for their math rock styling and released a single on the Diskord label - a joint effort between Dischord and K Records - before splitting up in 1991.[3]
In early 1991, Billotte and Washington, DC artist Jen Smith joined Pacific Northwest band Bratmobile (Allison Wolfe and Molly Neuman) when they temporarily relocated to Washington, DC. Wolfe and Neuman created the fanzine Girl Germs.[4] Though never formally a member of Bratmobile, Billotte played an occasional live show, and guitar on the cassette tape entitled Bratmobile DC.[5][6] The Bratmobile girls were zine writers. It was during this time in Washington, DC that Jen Smith came up with the idea of a "girl riot" and Molly Neuman conceived the riot grrrl mini-zine that gave the movement its name.[4][7]Erin Smith then joined Bratmobile on guitar, replacing Billotte. By end of summer 1991, Wolfe and Neuman returned to Olympia, Washington, with Erin Smith remaining in DC.[8]
In June 1992, Billotte formed the all-female punk trio Slant 6 which released two albums on Dischord Records. The band toured widely, before breaking up in 1995 whilst on tour in England.[9]
In 1997 Dischord released an Autoclave compilation titled Combined.[3]
The same year Billotte formed Quix*o*tic, along with her sister Mira on drums and Brendan Majewski on bass. The band released an album Night for Day on their own Ixor Stix label. Majewski was replaced by Mick Barr and the band released a second album, Mortal Mirror, on Kill Rock Stars in 2001. The band broke up in 2002 with Mira moving to NYC to form White Magic.[10]
In 2002 Billotte joined the Casual Dots with Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill, the Julie Ruin and the Frumpies), who released a self-titled LP through Kill Rock Stars in 2004.[11][12]
^"Dusted Reviews: The Casual Dots - The Casual Dots". www.dustedmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
^Jenkins, Mark (2004-03-12). "Connecting the Dots: Christina Billotte and her bandmates like gumdrops, dog walking, and vintage rock 'n' roll. And oh yeah: Once in a while, they like playing music together, too". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2012-02-19.[permanent dead link]
^"Christina Billotte". bakerartistawards.org. Baker Artist Awards. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^. mica.edu. MICA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
February 04, 2023
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