Lois Maffeo
Lois Maffeo (professionally known for much of her career as Lois) is an American musician[1] and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. Although never achieving mainstream success, she has been closely involved with and influenced many independent musicians, especially in the 1990s-era Olympia, Seattle and Washington, D.C. music scenes.[2]
Early life
Maffeo was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and graduated in 1981 from Xavier College Preparatory, an all-female private Catholic high school.[3] She moved to Olympia, Washington to attend Evergreen College.[3]
Discography
As Lois Maffeo[4]
- albums
- The Union Themes (with Brendan Canty of Fugazi), 2000, Kill Rock Stars (Japanese release contains five bonus tracks)
- compilations and other collaborations/appearances
- unknown track, Dangerous Business International cassette, 1985, K Records
- "My Head Hurts" (with The Go Team), Archer Come Sparrow cassette, 1988/1989, K Records
- "Cup to the Wall" (with Satisfact), Life Abroad 7" single, 1996, K Records
- "Thick with the Paint Swaying" (with Red Stars Theory), But Sleep Came Slowly, 1997, Rx. Remedy
- "Cat Fight" (with Georgia Hubley), 2 Days in the Valley OST, 1997, Edel
- "Switch Shower Go!", Go! Olympia cassette, 1997, Yoyo Recordings
- "A Sailor's Warning" (with Red Stars Theory), Life in a Bubble Can Be Beautiful, 1999, Touch & Go Records
- "Pathways" (with The Evil Tambourines), Library Nation, 1999, Sub Pop
- "On Mars And Venus" (with The Evil Tambourines), Library Nation, 1999, Sub Pop
- "Shame The Bells", Projector: Another Studio Compilation, 1999, Yoyo Recordings
- "Hope" (with Internal/External), Featuring..., 2000, K Records
- "The Same As Being in Love" (with Harvey Danger), King James Version, 2000, Sire
- "Spray on the Fixative" (with Mark Robinson), Origami And Urbanism, 2003, Tomlab
With Cradle Robbers (with Rebecca Gates of the Spinanes)[5]
- compilations
- "Sotto Voce", Red Hot + Bothered/Indie Rock Guide To Dating, 1995, Kinetic/Reprise
With Lumihoops[6]
- compilations
- "Roman Holiday", Throw: The Yoyo Studio Compilation, 1992, Yoyo Recordings
With Courtney Love (the band)[7]
- singles and EPs
- Uncrushworthy 7" EP, 1990, K Records
- Highlights 7" EP, 1991, K Records
- Hey! Antoinette 7" EP, 1991, Feel Good All Over
- "I took the Pacific Highway after killing Kurt", 1994, Kill Rock Stars
- compilations
- "Don't Mix The Colors", Kill Rock Stars, 1991, Kill Rock Stars
- "Spray", Throw: The Yoyo Studio Compilation, 1992, Yoyo Recordings
- "Baseball Bat", One Last Kiss, 1992, spinART Records
- "Shaniko", TeenBeat Fifty, 1993, TeenBeat Records
- "Motorcycle Boy", International Pop Underground Convention, 1995, K Records
As Lois[8]
- albums
- Butterfly Kiss, 1992, K Records
- Strumpet, 1993, K Records
- Bet The Sky, 1995, K Records
- Infinity Plus, 1996, K Records
- Cassettes
- Lowrider cassette, 1994, Slabco
- Compilations
- Butter Yellow: A Lois Collection, 1996, Rebel Beat Factory
- Singles and EPs
- Press Play And Record 7" single, 1992, K Records
- Trouble With Me 7" single, 1993, K Records
- Shy Town EP, 1995, K Records
- Snapshot Radio EP, 1996, K Records
- Ship To Shore maxi-single/EP (with Dub Narcotic Sound System), 1996, K Records
- ...And His Baby Blue EP (with Sean Na Na), 1998, Polyvinyl Records
- Appearances, Split singles/EPs, and other collaborations
- "Indie", July [Split] 7" single (with Nothing Painted Blue), 1993, Simple Machines
- "Long Time Gone", International Hip Swing, 1993, K Records
- "Indie", Working Holiday!, 1994, Simple Machines
- "Strumpet", Yoyo A Go Go, 1994, Yoyo Recordings
- "St. What's-Her-Name", Free To Fight 2-CD/LP set, 1995, Chainsaw Records/Candy Ass Records (as "The Lois")
- "Ship To Shore" (with Dub Narcotic Sound System), Boot Party, 1996, K Records
- "A Summer Long", Paper [Split] 7" EP (with Mad Planets, Low, and The Receptionists), 1997, Papercut
- "Girls! Girls! Girls!", Southern/Tree/Polyvinyl Fall/Winter 1998 Compilation (with Sean Na Na), 1998
- "Davey", Yoyo A Go Go: Another Live Yoyo Compilation, 1999, Yoyo Recordings
- "Detour" (with Bis), Social Dancing, 1999, Capitol
- "Detour" (with Bis), Detour EP, 1999, Willija
- "2-9476" (with Sean Na Na), Troubleman Mix-Tape, 2001, Troubleman Unlimited
With Tommy[9]
- compilations
- "Go Sonics", Selector Dub Narcotic, 1998, K Records
With The Tentacles[10]
- singles and EPs
- The Touch 7" single, 1999, K Records
With Owl & The Pussycat[11]
- albums
- Owl & The Pussycat, 2003, Kill Rock Stars
References
- ↑ Pareles, Jon (November 8, 1993). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ↑ Di Bella, Christine (February 21, 2003). "Owl & the Pussycat: self-titled". PopMatters. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- 1 2 Mehr, Bob (March 23, 2000). "AUSTINTATIOUS". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ Lois Maffeo on Discogs.com
- ↑ Cradle Robbers on Discogs.com
- ↑ Lumihoops on Discogs.com
- ↑ Courtney Love on Discogs.com
- ↑ Lois on Discogs.com
- ↑ Tommy on Discogs.com
- ↑ The Tentacles on Discogs.com
- ↑ Owl & The Pussycat on Discogs.com
External links
- Lois at AllMusic
- Review of 1993 Knitting Factory show by the New York Times
- Profile from Trouser Press
- Owl & the Pussycat Review from PopMatters
- Punkrockacademy interview
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