The Raincoats

The all-female Raincoats were one of the earliest British bands to embrace punk’s “why not?” ethos while replacing the genre’s aggressive guitar-centric sound with a contemplative, aimless approach that showcased Vicki Aspinall’s violin-shredding skills. Despite it being the most punk thing ever, the sound would come to be known erroneously as "post-punk." After releasing two of the greatest albums of the era, the band broke up in 1984 and didn’t play again until '93, when Kurt Cobain asked them to tour with Nirvana. They never got the chance to play with Cobain, but the band has soldiered on. So, yeah, this is a very special show.