1. Janet Lee Weiss was born on September 24,1965 and is an American rock drummer, a member of Quasi and former member of Sleater-Kinney.
17 Facts About Janet Weiss
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Janet Weiss was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic, and contributed to the Shins' fourth studio album, Port of Morrow.
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Janet Weiss was the drummer for the supergroup Wild Flag.
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Janet Weiss was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California to a Jewish family, and began playing guitar at the age of 16.
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Janet Weiss attended San Francisco State University and graduated with a degree in photography.
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When she was 22, Janet Weiss was invited to learn the drums to join an all-girl trio called the Furies as their replacement drummer for a West Coast tour.
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Self-taught as a drummer, Janet Weiss learned her technique by watching the drummers at innumerable live shows, and by studying rock and punk greats like John Bonham and Topper Headon.
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Janet Weiss moved to Portland, Oregon in 1989 and soon after began playing with former Donner Party leader, Sam Coomes, in a band called Motorgoat.
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Janet Weiss started playing with Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein in Sleater-Kinney in 1996, after seeing them play a show.
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On July 1,2019, Sleater-Kinney announced via social media that Janet Weiss would be leaving the group and would not be joining their upcoming fall tour.
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Janet Weiss said that the band was taking a "new direction" and that it was time for her to exit.
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Janet Weiss performed on two albums, Real Emotional Trash and Mirror Traffic.
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Janet Weiss left the band prior to its tour in support of the latter album.
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Janet Weiss has played for Bright Eyes, Junior High, the Shadow Mortons, the Go Betweens, Sarah Dougher, Elliott Smith, and one Goldcard song.
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Janet Weiss is in the band Slang, with her partner Drew Grow.
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Janet Weiss was part of the production team on the TV show, Portlandia, working as the permit manager; bandmate Carrie Brownstein was one of the show's creators and lead actors.
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Janet Weiss played a similar kit at Coachella in April 2008, except the Ludwigs were the Blue Oyster 'Bowling Ball' finish.