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TVD Live: Babes in Toyland at the Roxy,
2/12

“They are the princesses of punk. They are the matriarchs of metal. They are goddesses of grunge. They were riot grrrls. Now they’re riot moms, ” Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine said to the sold-out Roxy crowd as he introduced Babes in Toyland to the stage.

It was their first time performing since disbanding in 2001 and Morello recounted the time he fell in love with Babes in Toyland in 1993 when Rage Against the Machine and Babes in Toyland toured together during Lollapalooza.

It was that same year when I went to Lollapalooza. It was a very impressive lineup that featured Primus, Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine, Fishbone, and Tool. But the band that really left a big impression on me was the Minneapolis trio Babes in Toyland—so much so that I immediately bought their CD on the drive home. That album was Fontanelle, released in 1992 that spawned bruising guitar songs and screaming anthems like “Bruise Violet” and “Handsome & Gretel.” That day, Babes in Toyland left a lasting impact on me and introduced me and, I’m sure, a lot of people as well to the Riot Grrl scene—a movement that embraced girl power and the power to change the status quo.

So when news broke that Babes in Toyland would perform for the first time in 14 years fans snatched up tickets, selling out the Roxy in minutes—this from a band who hadn’t released any new material in two decades.

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