The Julie Ruin is an American band formed in 2010 in New York City. The band rehearses in

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, and records at

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and Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn. Band members include Carmine Covelli, Sara Landeau,

Kathleen Hanna Kathleen Hanna (born November 12, 1968) is an American singer, musician, artist, feminist activist, pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, and punk zine writer. In the early-to-mid-1990s she was the lead singer of feminist punk band B ...

Kathi Wilcox Kathi Lynn Wilcox (born November 19, 1969) is an American musician. She is the bass player in the Julie Ruin and has been in bands such as Bikini Kill, the Casual Dots, and the Frumpies. Music Wilcox attended The Evergreen State College where s ...

, and

Kenny Mellman Kenneth Mellman is an American musician and cabaret artist. He is a member of The Julie Ruin. Mellman is co-creator of Kiki and Herb with Justin Bond and plays the role of Herb. He created his solo show ''Kenny Mellman Is Grace Jones'' and co-w ...

. In December 2010, the Julie Ruin previewed a performance at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, New York. In 2012, the Julie Ruin released the song "Girls Like Us," featuring queercore artist

Vaginal Davis Vaginal Davis (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American performing artist, painter, independent curator, composer, filmmaker and writer. Born intersex and raised in South Central, Los Angeles, Davis gained notoriety in New York during the ...

, as a free download as part of a series inspired by the book ''Real Man Adventures'' by T. Cooper. The band's first album, '' Run Fast'', was released on September 3, 2013, by

Dischord Records Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idles. ...

. The first track, "Oh Come On," was released in June of that year. The band's second album, '' Hit Reset'', was released on July 8, 2016, by

Hardly Art Hardly Art is an American independent record label based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in early 2007 by Sub Pop Records, Hardly Art is run by three full-time employees and is distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and Sub Pop ...

Records. The first track "I Decide" was released on April 11, 2016.

Discography

*'' Run Fast'' (2013) *'' Hit Reset'' (2016)

References

External links

TheJulieRuin.com
Musical groups from New York City Musical groups established in 2010 Punk rock groups from New York (state) Musical quartets 2010 establishments in New York City {{US-band-stub