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After founding her influential art-punk band Throwing Muses, at age 14, Kristin Hersh
went on to spend the next 25 years confounding expectations and breaking rules - both
her own and othersʼ. From life as the reluctant front person for the Muses, to the solo
career she swore never would happen, through the founding of an ambitious and
altruistic non-profit, and in her most recent foray into a surprisingly successful new
career as an author, Kristin, like so many of us, didnʼt see much of this coming.
Throwing Muses first gained traction in Providence, RI, the beneficiaries of a close-knit
and supportive music scene they quickly outgrew. After a move to Boston, the band
soon found theyʼd made the right decision, playing on bills with similarly singular artists
like the Pixies, Mission of Burma and Dinosaur Jr.. Eventually, word of the Muses got
back to highly regarded British indie label 4AD and the band became the labelʼs first
American signing. What followed was a series of albums and a period of growth thatʼd
kill most bands. Signing to Warner Brothers Records was both the best and the worst
thing that could have happened to them. After six releases and glimpses of the gold ring
the band released their crowning achievement, Limbo, and promptly disbanded for 7
years — not for the typical rock and roll reasons, but for a lack of funds.READ MORE…
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