Kathi Wilcox

{{Infobox musical artist

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Wilcox in 1991

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| name = Kathi Wilcox

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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|19}}

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| instrument = {{hlist|Guitar|bass guitar|drums}}

| genre = {{hlist|Riot grrrl|punk rock}}

| occupation = Musician

| years_active = 1990–present

| current_member_of = Bikini Kill, The Julie Ruin

| label = Kill Rock Stars

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Bikini Kill|The Casual Dots|The Frumpies|The Feebles|Star Sign Scorpio|The Julie Ruin}}

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Kathi Lynn Wilcox (born November 19, 1969) is an American musician. She is the bass player in Bikini Kill and guitar player in the Casual Dots. She was also a member of the Julie Ruin and the Frumpies.

Music

Wilcox attended The Evergreen State College where she studied film and worked with Tobi Vail at a sandwich shop.{{cite book|last=Marcus|first=Sara|title=Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution|year=2010|publisher=HarperPerennial|location=New York|isbn=978-0-06-180636-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x7hP_sIzoGEC&q=%22Kathi%20Wilcox%22&pg=PT55|page=45}} During this time she and friends Kathleen Hanna and Vail collaborated on a feminist zine titled Bikini Kill.{{cite book|last=Chick|first=Steve|title=Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story|year=2007|isbn=978-0-85712-054-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pytWr18SiLsC&q=%22Kathi%20Wilcox%22&pg=PT365|page=365|publisher=Omnibus Press }} The three women enlisted guitarist Billy Karren and began a feminist punk band also called Bikini Kill. Wilcox provided bass, guitar, drums, and vocals for the band, which lasted throughout the '90s and is considered one of the definitive bands of the riot grrrl movement. Wilcox's other musical projects include the Frumpies with Vail, Karren, Michelle Mae (The Make-Up), and Molly Neumann (Bratmobile); The Casual Dots with Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic) and Steve Dore;{{cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|title=The Casual Dots (members of Bikini Kill, Slant 6) regrouping for shows in NYC, DC & Baltimore|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-casual-dots/|work=Brooklyn Vegan|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2021}} and The Julie Ruin with Hanna, Kenny Mellman (Kiki & Herb), Carmine Covelli, and Sara Landeau.

Wilcox collaborated with Fugazi's Brendan Canty on the theme song to the punk rock-oriented children's show Pancake Mountain.{{cite web|url=http://www.pancakemountain.com/articles/press_wcp.htm |title=Pancake Mountain In The News |publisher=Pancakemountain.com |date=2003-12-19 |accessdate=2012-02-21}}

Personal life

Wilcox is married to Guy Picciotto from Fugazi. They have one child and live in Brooklyn.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfbg.com/2013/01/22/rebel-girls |title=Rebel girls |last=Savage |first=Emily |date=January 22, 2013 |work=San Francisco Bay Guardian}}{{cite web |url=http://90srock.about.com/od/Interviews/fl/Interview-Kathi-Wilcox-of-Bikini-Kill.htm |title=Interview - Kathi Wilcox of Bikini Kill |last=Bobbitt |first=Melissa |date=January 22, 2013 |work=About Entertainment |publisher=About.com |accessdate=September 19, 2014 |archive-date=September 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140920014053/http://90srock.about.com/od/Interviews/fl/Interview-Kathi-Wilcox-of-Bikini-Kill.htm |url-status=dead }}