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Tobi Vail
Auburn, Washington, USA
Tobi Celeste Vail is an independent musician, music critic and feminist from Olympia, Washington. She was a central figure in the riot grrl scene—she coined the spelling of "grrl"…
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Tobi Celeste Vail is an independent musician, music critic and feminist from Olympia, Washington. She was a central figure in the riot grrl scene—she coined the spelling of "grrl"—and she started the zine Jigsaw. A drummer, guitarist and singer, she was a founding member of the band Bikini Kill. Vail has collaborated in several other bands figuring in the Olympia music scene.
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2026
The Best Summer
Movie Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2005
Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl
Movie Herself
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1993
It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK
Movie Herself
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Daisy Chain Fields documentary
Movie Self
