Throwing Muses/Kristin Hersh
2017 INDUCTEE
Rock ‘n’ Roll
THROWING MUSES/KRISTIN HERSH
Coming soon…
Members of the Historical Archive Committee of the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame are researching and documenting the career of these important Ocean State artists. When work is completed, we will be posting an in-depth biography and complete discography on this page. In the meantime, please enjoy this introduction to their work.
On the strength of two well-received indie releases – an EP and a cassette which spun off a major college radio hit – Rhode Island’s Throwing Muses were signed to the prestigious UK label 4AD in 1986. Stepsisters Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, both guitarists and songwriters, formed the group in high school with bassist Leslie Langston and drummer David Narcizo, Hersh emerging as the band’s principal composer. Their post-punk sound and songs were hailed as highly original and the album was a critical success. The next three records, House Tornado, Hunkpapa and The Real Ramona (with Fred Abong) continued the streak. In 1991, Tanya left the band to form the mega-successful Belly. The following year, Kristin, Leslie and David released Red Heaven as a trio. Bernard Georges joined as bassist for the Muses’ most successful albums, University and Limbo, and this lineup remains to this day. The Muses’ most recent release at the time of their induction was 2013’s groundbreaking book/CD, Purgatory/Paradise. Since 1994, Hersh has also pursued a solo career as a touring and recording artist and has more than 20 internationally acclaimed releases in her discography and she and Georges have released 3 successful albums with their metal-influenced power trio 50FOOTWAVE. Throwing Muses are considered pioneers – and their recordings milestones – in the development of the genre which became known as Alternative Rock.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR THROWING MUSES / KRISTIN HERSH / 50FOOTWAVE
https://www.kristinhersh.com
OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR BELLY
https://bellyofficial.com