Erin Smith (born August 16, 1972) in Washington, D.C., is best known for being the guitarist of

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band

Bratmobile Bratmobile was an American punk band from Olympia, Washington, active from 1991 to 2003, and known for being one of the first-generation "riot grrrl" bands. The band was influenced by several eclectic musical styles, including elements of pop, ...

, a band with drummer

Molly Neuman Molly Neuman (born June 18, 1972) is an American drummer, writer and publisher, originally from the Washington, D.C. area who has performed in such influential bands as Bratmobile, the Frumpies, and the PeeChees. She was a pioneer of the early-t ...

and vocalist

Allison Wolfe Allison Wolfe (born November 9, 1969) is a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, writer, and podcaster. As a founding member and lead singer of the punk rock band Bratmobile, she became one of the leading voices of the riot grrl movement. Wolfe ...

History

Smith started her

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''Teenage Gang Debs'' in 1987 with her brother Don. In 1991, she started interning at '' Sassy'' magazine, where she wrote articles about independent music and exposed girls to

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culture. Also in 1991, Smith started playing guitar in Bratmobile with Molly Neuman on drums and Allison Wolfe on vocals. The band was active until 1994, when they went on hiatus. During this hiatus, Smith and Wolfe started a new band

Cold Cold Hearts Cold Cold Hearts was a punk rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1995. Comprising singer and songwriter Allison Wolfe, guitarist and back-up vocalist Erin Smith, bass player Nattles, and drummer Katherine Brown, the band released one 7" sin ...

. Bratmobile reformed in 1999, but split again in 2003 after two more albums. Smith later took over management of

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records.

With Bratmobile

Studio albums

* ''

Pottymouth ''Pottymouth'' is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Bratmobile, released on June 8, 1993 by Kill Rock Stars. Recording and release Most of the album was recorded by Tim Green of Nation of Ulysses in July, 1992, at the Embass ...

'' (1993) LP/CD/CS (Kill Rock Stars) * '' Ladies, Women and Girls'' (2000) CD/LP, (

Lookout! Records Lookout Records (stylized as Lookout! Records) was an independent record label, initially based in Laytonville, California and later in Berkeley, focusing on punk rock. Established in 1987, the label is best known for having released Operation ...

) * ''

Girls Get Busy ''Girls Get Busy'' is the third and final studio album by Bratmobile, released in 2002 on Lookout! Records. Track listing Critical reception ''Girls Get Busy'' features a more polished production than the band's previous releases, and even in ...

'' (2002) CD/LP (Lookout! Records)

EPs

* ''

The Real Janelle ''The Real Janelle'' is an EP by Bratmobile, released in 1994. It would become Bratmobile's last studio recording in six years. Though released before '' The Peel Session'', that was recorded a year prior. The title "The Real Janelle" was inspir ...

'' (1994) LPEP/CDEP (Kill Rock Stars)

Live albums

* '' The Peel Session'' CDEP (Strange Fruit)

Singles

* ''Kiss & Ride'' 7-inch (

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)

Split 7-inch

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/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (4-Letter Words) *

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/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (

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) *

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/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (12X12) * Veronica Lake/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (

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)

Compilation albums

* ''Kill Rock Stars'' compilation, CD/LP, (

Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally known ...

) * ''A Wonderful Treat'' compilation cassette * ''The Embassy Tapes'' cassette * ''Throw'' compilation CD (Yoyo Recordings) * ''International Pop Underground'' live LP/CD/CS (K Records) * Neapolitan Metropolitan boxed 7-inch set (

) * ''Teen Beat 100'' compilation 7-inch (

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) * ''Julep'' compilation LP/CD (Yo Yo) * ''Wakefield Vol. 2'' V/A CD boxed set (Teen Beat) * ''Plea For Peace Take Action'' compilation CD (Sub City) * ''Boys Lie'' compilation CD (Lookout! Records) * ''Yo Yo A Go Go 1999'' compilation CD (Yoyo Recordings) * ''Lookout! Freakout Episode 2'' compilation CD (Lookout! Records) * ''Songs For Cassavetes'' compilation CD (Better Looking Records) * ''Lookout! Freakout Episode 3'' CD (Lookout! Records) * ''Turn-On Tune-In Lookout!'' DVD (Lookout! Records)

With Cold Cold Hearts

Studio albums

*''

'' (1997)

Singles

*'' Yer So Sweet (Baby Donut)'' (1996)

Notes

External links

Kill Rock Stars
Bratmobile's record label (1991–1994)
Lookout! Records
Bratmobile's record label (1999–2003) {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Erin 1972 births Living people American punk rock guitarists Riot grrrl musicians Bratmobile members 20th-century American women guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 21st-century American women guitarists 21st-century American guitarists