Allison Wolfe, Molly Neuman get ready to reissue early albums but say new music is ‘not a plan right now.’
Riot grrrl pioneers Bratmobile are back, performing some of their first shows in 20 years, including a Saturday set at Pitchfork Music Festival. Earlier in the day, vocalist Allison Wolfe and drummer Molly Neuman chatted with the Sun-Times about their memories of Chicago, a pair of album re-issues due out in October and if there may be any new music on the way.
Q: You just reunited with some of your first shows in 20 years. Tell us about your set today …
Allison Wolfe: I’m nervous, but no, I’m excited, we haven’t been in Chicago in a long time.
Molly Neuman: I think what’s also interesting and fun about playing together after so long is that … we are trying to approach it in terms of having fun, so even though we get nervous and need to remember the lines and beats, I think we also give ourselves a bit more of a break, you know, it’s not the end of the world. … We’ve been through the end of the world already, right?
Q: What are your memories of Chicago over the years?
MN: It’s been an important spot for us. We were here on our very first tour, we spent a few days here and there was a heatwave … and we met some of our lifelong friends and others who came and hang out with us.
