Calling All Kings & Queens
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Calling All Kings & Queens is a sampler album
of alternative rock
songs by artists on the San Francisco, California
based lesbian-feminist independent record label, Mr. Lady Records
. It was released in March, 2001, following on from the label's first sampler released in 1999, entitled New Women's Music Sampler
.
Sampler album
A sampler is a type of compilation album generally offered at a reduced price to showcase a selection of artists signed to a particular record label...
of alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
songs by artists on the San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
based lesbian-feminist independent record label, Mr. Lady Records
Mr. Lady Records
Mr. Lady Records was a San Francisco-based lesbian-feminist independent record label and video art distributor. Artists on the label included Le Tigre and The Butchies. OutSmart magazine noted that Mr...
. It was released in March, 2001, following on from the label's first sampler released in 1999, entitled New Women's Music Sampler
New Women's Music Sampler
New Women's Music Sampler is a sampler album of alternative rock songs by artists on the San Francisco, California based lesbian-feminist independent record label, Mr. Lady Records. It was released in October, 1999...
.
Track listing
- California Lightening: "Lugosi" – 2:53
- Le TigreLe TigreLe Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...
: "Sweetie" – 2:45 - Navy: "Safe Harbors" – 3:13
- Amy RayAmy RayAmy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released four albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records....
: "Lucy Stoners" (live) – 4:02 - Darien Brahms: "Whistle Boat" – 3:09
- Kiki and HerbKiki and HerbKiki and Herb are an American drag cabaret duo. Bond portrays Kiki DuRane, an aging, alcoholic, female lounge singer...
: "I'm Not Waiting" (Sleater-KinneySleater-KinneySleater-Kinney was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 1994. Originally formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces. They were a...
) – 2:13 - Sleater-KinneySleater-KinneySleater-Kinney was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 1994. Originally formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, the location of one of their early practice spaces. They were a...
:"Ballad of a Ladyman" (live) – 3:05 - The SissiesThe SissiesThe Sissies were an American pop-punk band based in Bloomington, Indiana. Formed in 1998, the band released two albums before breaking up in 2002: 1999's Geography, released on Plan-it-X Records, and 2001's Look Back and Laugh on New Disorder Records...
: "Everything in the World" – 2:10 - Heart Beats Red: "Set Me Up" – 2:28
- PME: "Cherries in the Snow" – 3:38
- The Crowns: "Shallow End" – 2:36
- The ButchiesThe ButchiesThe Butchies are a punk rock band from Durham, North Carolina, that existed from 1998 to 2005, and are currently on a hiatus. The frequent focus of their lyrical content concerned lesbian and queer themes....
: "Disco" (live) – 3:08 - Tracy + the PlasticsTracy + the PlasticsTracy + the Plastics is the name of the electro-pop solo project of Wynne Greenwood, a lesbian feminist video artist based in Olympia, Washington. The music consists of a Boss DR-5 drum machine, an Akai 612 disc sampler and anything else Tracy, Nikki, and Cola feel like using...
: "Oh Maria" – 2:27 - Origami: "Nancy Drew/Lions & Tigers" – 3:05
- Shelley Doty: "Seems Unlikely" – 4:14
- Oriflamme: "My Own Private Ryan" – 2:35
- V for Vendetta: "The Fall of Terrok Nor" – 4:54
- Gretchen PhillipsGretchen PhillipsGretchen Phillips is an American singer-songwriter known for her humorous and topical songs. Phillips has been openly gay throughout her life and her lesbianism has inspired much of her material.- Background :...
: "Eau Du Lesbianism" – 6:15
External links
- [ Allmusic album entry]
- Discogs.com album entry