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Tobi Vail

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About Me

Tobi Vail plays music with her friends in Olympia, Wa. Her current groups are the Old Haunts and Spider and the Webs. She is also involved in several collaborative recording projects and occasionally records solo stuff.
Tobi also is a writer (zines/blogs, feminist criticism and record reviews). If you'd like her to write something for your publication you can contact her directly through this myspace page.

Tobi Vail currently runs the Kill Rock Stars Mail Order department and writes the weekly Kill Rock Stars Newsletter .

See also: DJ TV.
hello fans, i play on this record. the red eyed legends features chris thompson (circus lupus/skull control) and kiki from the dishes. xo xo tv
NR005 The Old Haunts Split with Red Eyed Legends 7" $5
THE OLD HAUNTS OUT NOW! The Old Haunts' Poisonous Times now available from kill rock stars mailorder
The Old Haunts Poisonous Times cd $12
Hailing from Olympia, WA, THE OLD HAUNTS find themselves nestled deep in the roots of the Pacific Northwest punk scene with predecessors such as the Wipers, Sonics and Dead Moon. THE OLD HAUNTS formed in 2001. Currently the band is a solid trio with Craig Extine (vocals and guitar), Scott Seckington (bass) and Tobi Vail (drums), who is most known for her time spent in Bikini Kill.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/10/2007
Band Members: Old Haunts:

Craig Extine (guitar/vocals)
Scott Seckington (bass)
Tobi Vail (drums)

Spider and the Webs:

Tobi Vail (guitar, vocals and sometimes drums)
James Maeda (guitar and sometimes vocals)
Chris Sutton (drums and sometimes guitar/vocals)

Collaborations:

Love Can Lose & Panic of the Square are collaborations with Joey Casio.
The Fiasco is a recording project with Amy Yao and Joey Casio, inspired by real life encounters with Z-Boy Tony Alva.

Solo work:

Released under various names, including Tobi Celeste, Sabrina and Chopped Liver.

Currently inactive:

The Frumpies, The Feebles, Frenchie and the German Girls, the Up All Nighters, and many others!

The Past:

Bikini Kill, the Go Team, Doris.

Influences: Patti Smith, the Raincoats, Yoko Ono, Beat Happening, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire, Gertrude Stein, the Beats, Modism, 80's Underground, Comet Gain, Donna Dresch, Angela Davis, Joe Strummer, Rough Trade Records, DC Hardcore, Babes in Toyland, Yoshimi, Kim Gordon, Metalux, Feminism, Punk, 60's Girl Groups, Nation of Ulysses, the early 90's, Stuart Hall, Ron Salkolsky, Cynthia Kaufman, the Beatles, Summerhill, Michel Foucault, Edward Said, Jon Cruz, Moe Tucker, Huggy Bear, Homocore, Beyonce, Joanna Kadi, bell hooks, Stax/Volt, Billy Childish, Holly Golightly, DJJC, K Records, the Go-Go's, Christina Billotte, Graham Coxon, Al Larsen, Mecca Normal, friends & family. also: "It Should Happen To You" starring Judy Holiday and "Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains"
Sounds Like: Ice on Fire.
Record Label: Bumpidee, Kill Rock Stars, K
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Old Haunts/Red Eyed Legends split 7

hello fans, i play on this record. the red eyed legends features chris thompson (circus lupus/skull control) and kiki from the dishes. NR005 The Old Haunts Split with Red Eyed Legends 7" $5...
Posted by Tobi Vail on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:03:00 PST

ORDER DIRECT and SUPPORT the UNDERGROUND!

Dear Mail Order Freaks,Well I've been back from tour for a little over a week now and have pretty much caught up with everything so I have a second to sit back and think about why I do this job.The fi...
Posted by Tobi Vail on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:22:00 PST

I Oppose the Noise Ordinance in Olympia!

I Oppose the Noise Ordinance in Olympia!The City of Olympia is trying to pass a noise ordinance that would set a sound limit of 60Db for downtown after 10PM. This would be measured from the property l...
Posted by Tobi Vail on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:27:00 PST

The Old Haunts: Poisonous Times on April 8th, 2008

THE OLD HAUNTS PRE-ORDER UP NOW! The Old Haunts’ Poisonous Times in stores April 8th The Old Haunts Poisonous Times cd $12Hailing from Olympia, WA, THE OLD HAUNTS find themselves nestled deep ...
Posted by Tobi Vail on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:33:00 PST

Upcoming Shows

Hi, I'm playing a few upcoming shows in Olympia. I'm sorry they are all 21 and over. I'll try to change that in 2008.
Posted by Tobi Vail on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:23:00 PST

Old Haunts Show Tomorrow!

Old Haunts playing Funhouse in Seattle tomorrow, let me know if you are coming!!!!
Posted by Tobi Vail on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:19:00 PST

All Ages Olympia Show Tomorrow

Hey,Old Haunts are playing What You Got fest tomorrow!xoTobi
Posted by Tobi Vail on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:05:00 PST

JOEY CASIO IS GOING ON TOUR IN AUGUST!

JOEY CASIO IS GOING ON TOUR IN AUGUST! hey joey casio is going on a US TOUR for the month of AUGUST and it's gonna be HOT.please let me know if you can help out. there are some gaps...thanks!PS JOEY C...
Posted by Tobi Vail on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:03:00 PST

My Top Friends: NEW BLOODS, WET DOG, ETc

I only have a second, but wanna tell everyone to listen to the bands in my top friends, especially listen to the New Bloods, Wet Dog, Joey Casio, Yo Majesty, Love or Perish and Finally Punk...all memb...
Posted by Tobi Vail on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:18:00 PST

The Rest of My "Bio" and my political statement

There's not enough room to write all this stuff in the bio section so I took it off, but here it is:Past political/cultural work includes helping to start the Revolution GRRL Style Now/riot gRRl (we d...
Posted by Tobi Vail on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:01:00 PST