Hilary talks with Katy Otto (Rainbow Crimes, Trophy Wife, Exotic Fever Records) about growing up in the punk/activist DC scene, starting and running a record label, raising a white boy, and drums as DIY EMDR.

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KATY’S BIO

Katy Otto has been playing drums in DIY punk bands for twenty-five years. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, five year old, and newborn. For the past twenty years she has run the DIY record label Exotic Fever Records. She works at a nonprofit public interest law firm in communications. She's freelanced for a number of publications over the years. Check out her current Philly band Rainbow Crimes and a few of her past bands: Trophy Wife, Callowhill, and Del Cielo.

MENTIONS

Patty Schemel- Hole / Fugazi / Bonnie Schlegel- Bald Rapunsel / Sara Clem / Kim Coletta- Jawbox, DeSoto Records / Jenny Toomey & Kristen Thomspon- Simple Machines Records / War on Women / Black and Brown Workers’ Cooperative / Diane Foglizzo / Alex Smith / Leah Basarab / Resistor / Madeline Campbell- Women in Sound Zine / Hum / 120 Minutes / She Shreds Magazine / Tom Tom Magazine / Girls Rock Camp Alliance / Save Our Stages / United Musicians and Allied Workers Union / “When The Drummers Were Women”- Layne Redmond / Pearl / Ludwig / Tama / Vic Firth / Atomic Music 

KATY’S LINKS

Exotic Fever Records Website

Rainbow Crimes Bandcamp

Trophy Wife Bandcamp

Callowhill Bandcamp

Del Cielo Bandcamp

MID-RIFF LINKS

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Newsletter

Blog

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CREDITS

Katy’s Bumper Track: “Into Sunburst Sand We Disappear” by Rainbow Crimes

Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

Artwork by Julia Gualtieri