Kostas does his usual tribute again to a band I hadn’t heard of but the terrifyingly sad story of their lead singer's untimely demise is worth checking out and lest we forget a unique voice of punk
MIA ZAPATA
Kostas says: "While the Gits were a band who made a strong impression with their music during their all too brief run, it was how the group suddenly ended that would come to dominate their story. Playing a unique and passionate fusion of first-era punk, hard rock, and streetwise blues, the Gits had a sound that set them apart from their peers in Seattle in the late '80s and early '90s, when the city was hip deep in the grunge explosion. The Gits also had a fearless and charismatic front-woman in lead singer Mia Zapata, but just as the group seemed poised to move up to the next level of popular acceptance, the potential of both the Gits and Zapata were snuffed out when she was raped and murdered in the summer of 1993."
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The Gits: Discography 1992 - 1994 (2 Albums)
3 comments:
This is a very sad story about violence without limits.
Spot on there Kostas totally tragic loss . . . I am sure she would have gone on to greater things and the circumstances of her death were nothing short of horrific. Thank my friend for bringing her to our attention!
You're welcome
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