the Frumpies

{{Short description|American lo-fi punk rock band}}

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| origin = Olympia, Washington

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| genre = Punk rock, garage rock, riot grrrl, lo-fi

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| years_active = 1992–2000

| label = Kill Rock Stars, Lookout!, Chainsaw Records, Wiiija

| associated_acts = Bikini Kill
Bratmobile
The Old Haunts

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| past_members = Billy Karren
Molly Neuman
Tobi Vail
Kathi Wilcox
Michelle Mae

| website = {{URL|myspace.com/frumpsters}}

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The Frumpies were an American lo-fi punk rock band formed in 1992 in Olympia, Washington. The original line-up consisted of singers/guitarists Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, and Billy Karren (all of whom were also a part of the riot grrrl band Bikini Kill), and Bratmobile drummer Molly Neuman.{{cite web|last1=McDonnell|first1=Evelyn|last2=Vincentelli|first2=Elisabeth|date=6 May 2019|title=Riot Grrrl United Feminism and Punk. Here's an Essential Listening Guide.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/03/arts/music/riot-grrrl-playlist.html|access-date=22 October 2021|work=New York Times }}{{cite web|last1=Empire|first1=Kitty|date=15 June 2019|title=Bikini Kill review – return of the riot grrl revolutionaries|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/15/bikini-kill-o2-academy-brixton-review|access-date=22 October 2021|work=The Guardian }} Their debut was the 7-inch single Alien Summer Nights on the Chainsaw Records label. Babies and Bunnies was recorded in 1993, with future Make-Up and Weird War bassist Michelle Mae signing on long enough to record "Tommy Slich."

After a two-year hiatus, the Frumpies reunited in 1996, releasing the EP Eunuch Nights. The CD collection Frumpie One Piece assembled all of the band's previous singles. The group's last release was the 2000 EP "Frumpies Forever."