Carrie Brownstein went to Evergreen State College and played music around Olympia, WA, with her riot grrrl band Excuse 17. In 1994, she and Corin Tucker formed Sleater-Kinney and proceeded to make solid yearly albums on independent labels. Mostly working as a guitarist and vocalist, Brownstein has also appeared a short film by video artist Miranda July and made her feature debut in Marilyn Freeman's ensemble film Group in 2002.
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- Played soccer and tennis as a youngster.
- In 2001, her group Sleater-Kinner was dubbed America's Best Rock Band by Time magazine. The band was named after a local freeway off-ramp.
- Was named 2006 Volunteer of the Year by the Oregon Humane Society, where she taught dog-obedience classes.
- Was the only woman on the list of the 25 Most Underrated Guitarists of All-Time in a 2007 Rolling Stone poll.
- Has done interviews with Eddie Vedder, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Cheryl Hines for Believer magazine; and reviews of music-related video games for Slate.
- Has written a blog for NPR Music.
- Has a sister who's a private investigator.
- Teamed with Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen to form the sketch-comedy duo ThunderAnt.