Lynn Perko-Truell | |
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Birth name | Lynn Elise Perko |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Palo Alto, California |
Origin | San Francisco, California |
Genres | Punk rock, indie rock, grunge, hardcore punk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, drummer |
Instrument(s) | Drums, Vocal, piano, percussion, bass guitar, keyboards |
Years active | 1980–present |
Labels | Slash, London, Reprise, Subpop, Merge, Alternative Tentacles, SST |
Lynn Perko-Truell is an American musician, best known as the drummer, bass guitarist, and co-singer for the San Francisco indie rock band Imperial Teen. She is also known as the drummer for the San Francisco-based blues grunge band Sister Double Happiness, and the San Francisco version of the hardcore punk band The Dicks. Perko-Truell was an iconic figure and a pioneering female in the American hardcore punk and alternative rock movements of the 1980s and 1990s and remains active.