The Trashwomen were an all-women surf revival and garage punk band from the area of San Francisco that formed in 1991. Infatuated with the 60s Minneapolis surf-garage band The Trashmen, they developed their own fans, including The Donnas and The Spastics. The members were Tina Lucchesi (ex-Count Backwards), Danielle Pimm (also ex-Count Backwards) and Elka Zolot (formerly with Eight Ball Scratch). The group's first release was an EP of 1000 copies on the small, new independent label Hillsdale Record Company in 1992; it also was the label's first release. Tina Lucchesi and Danielle Pimm later were members of the garage supergroup The Bobbyteens (featuring Tina as singer), who inspired and helped start the career of their friends in the band The Donnas. [rateyourmusic.com]
Surf-rock hellcats howl at the moon. I can't think of an all-girl band who sound more psychotic than this. The lo-fi fidelity sounds blasted through a tin can and the music sounds straight from a garbage can. Half of these songs are covers of old surf instrumentals. The other half are snarling originals that blend in with the classics just fine and often feature the great grating vocal caterwaul of Elka Zolot. It's truly fun trash. If you like The Mummies, here's their girl counterpart.
[Jason Hernandez]
Yep! Here are almost everything they recorded.
Half Surf / Half Garage + John Waters
Dig!
