Wasi (band)
WASI | |
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| Website | www |
| Members | Merilou Salazar |
WASI is an American band featuring Jessie Meehan.
History[edit]
Bleed Pop EP (2015)[edit]
WASI released their debut EP Bleed Pop in the spring of 2015 with then-bandmates Garrett Harney and Dylan Robin. The EP achieved success with support from Billboard.[1]
COUP EP (2017)[edit]
WASI released their sophomore EP COUP in spring 2017. This EP honed in on their activism, from writing songs during their attendance at the riots in Portland in the 2016 election to their optimistic outlook inspired by their time volunteering with LA and OC's Girls Rock Camp. The band combines their influences of the Clash and M.I.A. and with a premiere of COUP on Paste magazine.[2] This release has also been associated with the pop punk and riot grrrl genre. "Feminist Pop Punk Band 'We Are She Is' Smashes Patriarchy Introducing a more poppish Sleater-Kinney for the next generation."[3]
Activism[edit]
The duo are activists and outspoken feminists both through and outside of their music. They focus on girls empowerment, queer visibility and immigration. WASI released a music video in which they went to LA Pride and asked bystanders "What does pride mean to you". The answers were used as lyrics for PRIDE. After a discrimination incident in which an employee at Walgreens wouldn't let Jessie (who identifies as female) use the female restroom, Jessie partnered with the ACLU to create a nationwide Walgreens gender neutral restroom policy. Salazar is also co-founder of charity, feminist music festival Womxn Fuck Shit Up Fest.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lipschutz, Jason. "Billboard – WASI".
- ↑ Becky. "EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: WASI'S New EP "Coup"". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ↑ Gray, Madeline. "WASI – Curve Magazine". Curve Magazine.
- ↑ https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/music/women-fuck-shit-up-fest[bare URL]
External links[edit]
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