Support Women Artists Sunday: The Prids

The Prids are a band from Portland, Oregon. The quartet's music can be categorized as a blend of noise pop and post-punk, influenced by Sonic Youth, Built to Spill, The Smiths, Unrest, My Bloody Valentine and Wire. Founded in Saint Joseph, Missouri in 1995 by David Frederickson and Mistina Keith, they continued to develop in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. In Lincoln they befriended Harry Dingman III, guitarist of 1980s cult legendary post-punk band For Against. But the Prids has seen its share of tumult over the years. Its founding members, David Frederickson and Mistina Keith, married one another, then got divorced but continued their musical collaboration à la Fleetwood Mac. In 2008, everyone in the group was injured in a highway wreck that cost them their van and equipment (although the financial blow was cushioned by donations which streamed in from fans across the globe). The Prids’ have even survived the hazards of geography, keeping things together in transitions from their original base in Missouri through stints in Nebraska en route to Oregon.

The band relocated to Portland in November 1999. The Prids follow a strong DIY ethic similar to that of Fugazi, including the home recording of several of their records. Booking their own tours, running their own label collective This-a-Way Records, which includes other Portland bands Lookbook, Soft Tags and We Miss The Earth. The "label" collective is described by founder Mistina La Fave as "Musicians coming together to support one another. No contacts, just sharing our knowledge and resources to help one another get our music out there."

via NME and One-Track-Mind

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