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Emily's Sassy Lime
Emily's Sassy Lime
Origin	Calabasas, Pasadena, Irvine, California, United States
Genres	Garage punk • riot grrrl • noise rock • indie rock
Years active	1993–1997
Labels	Kill Rock Stars
Members	Wendy Yao; Emily Ryan; Amy Yao
Website	MySpace profile

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Emily's Sassy Lime (a palindrome) was an American punk rock group from Southern California. The group was formed in 1993 by three Asian American teenagers: sisters Wendy Yao and Amy Yao, and their friend Emily Ryan.

History

Emily's Sassy Lime formed in 1993 after the teen girls sneaked out of their homes one night to see a Bikini Kill and Bratmobile show, striking up a correspondence with Molly Neuman, the drummer of the latter band.^[1]^[2] As first generation Asian American girls in a punk band, they faced contradictions in expectations.^[3] They did not live very close to each other and did not own cars, so they often had to write their songs over the phone, sometimes leaving seminal ideas for tunes, jingles, and melodies on each other's answering machines.^[4] When they finally did have a chance to record, they did so on a 'singalodeon', a cheap off-the-shelf lo-fi tape recorder. They barely ever practiced (often forbidden from doing so by their parents who considered their studies a bigger priority), making their sound a random, spontaneous indie garage punk-noise collage of "Whatever, just play."^[3] They didn't have their own instruments for years, so with every show they played, they had to borrow someone else's in the DIY punk spirit of sharing, often swapping with each other carelessly and making every show sound totally different.^[3]

In 1995, they all appeared as dancers in the Kathi Wilcox-directed "Mad Doctor" video for The PeeChees. Emily's Sassy Lime broke up in 1997, not long after they graduated from high school and attended separate colleges. Amy Yao went to Art Center College of Design, Wendy Yao headed off to Stanford University, and Emily Ryan attended University of Southern California.^[3] The group are often considered an essential early riot grrrl band.^[2]^[5]

Later activities

In 2000, they all participated in the very first Ladyfest in Olympia, the Yao sisters collaborating with Sharon Cheslow in the experimental sound installation performance art project of Coterie Exchange, during an art exhibit curated by Audrey Marrs.^[6] In 2003, Emily Ryan starred in one of Jon Moritsugu's critically acclaimed no budget guerrilla underground punk films called Scumrock.^[7] Amy Yao has been involved over the years with several different bands, frequently collaborating with Tobi Vail, co-founded China Art Objects Galleries,^[8] and completed her MFA in sculpture at the Yale School of Art. Wendy Yao owned and ran a shop and DIY indie-punk artist space in Los Angeles's downtown Chinatown neighborhood called Ooga Booga for 15 years.^[9]^[10] The Yao sisters later played in a band with Layla Gibbon of Skinned Teen named Shady Ladies.

Discography

LPs

Desperate, Scared But Social, LP, KRS Records, 1995

Singles

"Summer Vacation", 7", Xmas Records, 1994
"Dippity Do-nut", 7", KRS Records, 1996

Compilations

"Right Is Here", LP/CD, Xmas Records, 1995

Compilation appearances

A Slice of Lemon, LP, Lookout Records/KRS, 1995

References

^ "Exhibitions/Online Features: Riot Grrrl Retrospective". Experience Music Project. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Sheffield, Rob (27 March 2020). "Riot Grrrl Album Guide: Essential LPs from Nineties rock's feminist revolution". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yeung, Bernice (18 July 1996). "Metroactive Music | Emily's Sassy Lime". Metro. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ Anaheed, Alani (19 June 2012). "Rookie » Why Can't I Be You: Wendy Yao". Rookiemag.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ McDonnell, Evelyn; Vincentelli, Elisabeth (6 May 2019). "Riot Grrrl United Feminism and Punk. Here's an Essential Listening Guide". New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Friday, August 4th @ Ladyfest". Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ Moritsugu, John. "Scumrock". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ Krygier, Irit (3 June 1999). "Reviews - Report from L.A." Artnet.com Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "Ooga Booga - It's Rhizomatic!". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
^ McNeill, Mark "Frosty" (14 September 2021). "Curator Wendy Yao on channeling your artistic enthusiasm". The Creative Independent.

External links

Emily Ryan interview, 2009
Wendy Yao interview, 2012
Wendy Yao and Amy Yao interview, 2013 Archived 2020-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, Art Papers

[1] "Exhibitions/Online Features: Riot Grrrl Retrospective". Experience Music Project. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[RollingStone-March2020-2] Sheffield, Rob (27 March 2020). "Riot Grrrl Album Guide: Essential LPs from Nineties rock's feminist revolution". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[Metro-3] Yeung, Bernice (18 July 1996). "Metroactive Music | Emily's Sassy Lime". Metro. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[4] Anaheed, Alani (19 June 2012). "Rookie » Why Can't I Be You: Wendy Yao". Rookiemag.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[NYTimes-May2019-5] McDonnell, Evelyn; Vincentelli, Elisabeth (6 May 2019). "Riot Grrrl United Feminism and Punk. Here's an Essential Listening Guide". New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

[6] "Friday, August 4th @ Ladyfest". Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[7] Moritsugu, John. "Scumrock". Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[8] Krygier, Irit (3 June 1999). "Reviews - Report from L.A." Artnet.com Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[9] "Ooga Booga - It's Rhizomatic!". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.

[CI-10] McNeill, Mark "Frosty" (14 September 2021). "Curator Wendy Yao on channeling your artistic enthusiasm". The Creative Independent.

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+| genre               = [[Garage punk (fusion genre)|Garage punk]] • [[riot grrrl]] • [[noise rock]] • [[indie rock]]
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-'''Emily's Sassy Lime''' (a [[palindrome]]) was an all-[[Asian American]] teenage [[riot grrrl]] trio from [[Southern California]], formed in 1993 by sisters [[Wendy Yao]] and [[Amy Yao]], and their friend Emily Ryan.
+'''Emily's Sassy Lime''' (a [[palindrome]]) was an American [[punk rock]] group from [[Southern California]]. The group was formed in 1993 by three [[Asian American]] teenagers: sisters [[Wendy Yao]] and [[Amy Yao]], and their friend Emily Ryan.
 ==History==
-Emily's Sassy Lime formed in 1993 after the teen girls sneaked out of their homes one night to see a [[Bikini Kill]] and [[Bratmobile]] show, striking up a correspondence with [[Molly Neuman]], the drummer of the latter band.<ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Museum of Pop Culture|Experience Music Project]]|url=http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=671|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019070907/http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=671|url-status=dead|title=Exhibitions/Online Features: Riot Grrrl Retrospective|archivedate=19 October 2007|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="RollingStone-March2020">{{cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=27 March 2020|title= Riot Grrrl Album Guide: Essential LPs from Nineties rock’s feminist revolution|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/riot-grrrl-album-guide-bikini-kill-sleater-kinney-972476/bikini-kill-ep-1992-972494/|access-date=22 October 2021|work=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> As [[Asian immigration to the United States|first generation Asian American]] girls in a punk band, they faced contradictions in expectations.<ref name=Metro>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.96/emilys-9629.html|last=Yeung|first=Bernice|title=Metroactive Music &#124; Emily's Sassy Lime|date=18 July 1996|website=[[Metro Silicon Valley|Metro]]|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref> They did not live very close to each other and did not own cars, so they often had to write their songs over the phone, sometimes leaving seminal ideas for tunes, jingles, and melodies on each other's [[answering machines]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rookiemag.com/2012/06/why-cant-i-be-you-2/|last=Anaheed|first=Alani|title=Rookie » Why Can't I Be You: Wendy Yao|date=19 June 2012|website=Rookiemag.com|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref> When they finally did have a chance to record, they did so on a 'singalodeon', a cheap off-the-shelf [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]] [[tape recorder]]. They barely ever practiced (often forbidden from doing so by their parents who considered their studies a bigger priority), making their sound a random, spontaneous [[indie music|indie]] [[garage rock|garage]] [[punk rock|punk]]-[[noise rock|noise]] [[sound collage|collage]] of "Whatever, just play."<ref name=Metro /> They didn't have their own [[Musical instruments|instruments]] for years, so with every show they played, they had to borrow someone else's in the [[DIY ethic|DIY punk]] spirit of sharing, often swapping with each other carelessly and making every show sound totally different.<ref name=Metro />
+Emily's Sassy Lime formed in 1993 after the teen girls sneaked out of their homes one night to see a [[Bikini Kill]] and [[Bratmobile]] show, striking up a correspondence with [[Molly Neuman]], the drummer of the latter band.<ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Museum of Pop Culture|Experience Music Project]]|url=http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=671|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019070907/http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=671|url-status=dead|title=Exhibitions/Online Features: Riot Grrrl Retrospective|archivedate=19 October 2007|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="RollingStone-March2020">{{cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=27 March 2020|title= Riot Grrrl Album Guide: Essential LPs from Nineties rock's feminist revolution|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/riot-grrrl-album-guide-bikini-kill-sleater-kinney-972476/bikini-kill-ep-1992-972494/|access-date=22 October 2021|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> As [[Asian immigration to the United States|first generation Asian American]] girls in a punk band, they faced contradictions in expectations.<ref name=Metro>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.96/emilys-9629.html|last=Yeung|first=Bernice|title=Metroactive Music &#124; Emily's Sassy Lime|date=18 July 1996|website=[[Metro Silicon Valley|Metro]]|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref> They did not live very close to each other and did not own cars, so they often had to write their songs over the phone, sometimes leaving seminal ideas for tunes, jingles, and melodies on each other's [[answering machines]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rookiemag.com/2012/06/why-cant-i-be-you-2/|last=Anaheed|first=Alani|title=Rookie » Why Can't I Be You: Wendy Yao|date=19 June 2012|website=Rookiemag.com|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref> When they finally did have a chance to record, they did so on a 'singalodeon', a cheap off-the-shelf [[lo-fi music|lo-fi]] [[tape recorder]]. They barely ever practiced (often forbidden from doing so by their parents who considered their studies a bigger priority), making their sound a random, spontaneous [[indie music|indie]] [[garage rock|garage]] [[punk rock|punk]]-[[noise rock|noise]] [[sound collage|collage]] of "Whatever, just play."<ref name=Metro /> They didn't have their own [[Musical instruments|instruments]] for years, so with every show they played, they had to borrow someone else's in the [[DIY ethic|DIY punk]] spirit of sharing, often swapping with each other carelessly and making every show sound totally different.<ref name=Metro />
-In 1995, they all appeared as dancers in the [[Kathi Wilcox]]-directed "Mad Doctor" video for [[The PeeChees]]. Emily's Sassy Lime broke up in 1997, not long after they graduated from high school and attended separate colleges. Amy Yao went of [[Art Center College of Design]], Wendy Yao headed off to [[Stanford University]], and Emily Ryan attended [[University of Southern California]].<ref name=Metro /> The group are often considered an essential early [[riot grrrl]] band.<ref name="RollingStone-March2020" /><ref name="NYTimes-May2019">{{cite web|last1=McDonnell|first1=Evelyn|last2=Vincentelli|first2=Elisabeth|date=6 May 2019|title=Riot Grrrl United Feminism and Punk. Here’s an Essential Listening Guide.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/03/arts/music/riot-grrrl-playlist.html|access-date=22 October 2021|work=[[New York Times]] }}</ref>
+In 1995, they all appeared as dancers in the [[Kathi Wilcox]]-directed "Mad Doctor" video for [[The PeeChees]]. Emily's Sassy Lime broke up in 1997, not long after they graduated from high school and attended separate colleges. Amy Yao went to [[Art Center College of Design]], Wendy Yao headed off to [[Stanford University]], and Emily Ryan attended [[University of Southern California]].<ref name=Metro /> The group are often considered an essential early [[riot grrrl]] band.<ref name="RollingStone-March2020" /><ref name="NYTimes-May2019">{{cite web|last1=McDonnell|first1=Evelyn|last2=Vincentelli|first2=Elisabeth|date=6 May 2019|title=Riot Grrrl United Feminism and Punk. Here's an Essential Listening Guide.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/03/arts/music/riot-grrrl-playlist.html|access-date=22 October 2021|work=[[New York Times]] }}</ref>
-==Later Activities==
+==Later activities==
 In 2000, they all participated in the very first [[Ladyfest]] in [[Olympia music scene|Olympia]], the Yao sisters collaborating with [[Sharon Cheslow]] in the [[experimental music|experimental]] [[sound installation]] [[performance art]] project of Coterie Exchange, during an art exhibit curated by [[Audrey Marrs]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ladyfest.org/news/schedule/friday.html |title=Friday, August 4th @ Ladyfest |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> In 2003, Emily Ryan starred in one of [[Jon Moritsugu]]'s critically acclaimed [[no budget film|no budget]] [[guerrilla filmmaking|guerrilla]] [[underground film|underground]] [[punk film]]s called ''Scumrock''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moritsugu|first=John|url=https://jonmoritsugu.com/scumrock/ |title=Scumrock |access-date=26 October 2021 }}</ref> [[Amy Yao]] has been involved over the years with several different bands, frequently collaborating with [[Tobi Vail]], co-founded [[China Art Objects Galleries]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krygier|first=Irit|url=http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/reviews/krygier/krygier6-3-99.asp|title=Reviews - Report from L.A.|date=3 June 1999|website=Artnet.com Magazine|accessdate=12 September 2020}}</ref> and completed her [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] in [[sculpture]] at the [[Yale School of Art]]. Wendy Yao owned and ran a shop and DIY indie-punk artist space in [[Los Angeles]]'s downtown [[Chinatown, Los Angeles, California|Chinatown]] neighborhood called ''Ooga Booga'' for 15 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/ooga-booga-its-rhizomatic-55/ |title=Ooga Booga - It's Rhizomatic! |access-date=19 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504142712/http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/ooga-booga-its-rhizomatic-55/ |archive-date=4 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=CI>{{cite web |last=McNeill |first=Mark "Frosty" |title=Curator Wendy Yao on channeling your artistic enthusiasm |url=https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/curator-wendy-yao-on-channeling-your-artistic-enthusiasm-into-flexible-forms/ |website=The Creative Independent |date=14 September 2021 }}</ref> The Yao sisters later played in a band with Layla Gibbon of [[Skinned teen|Skinned Teen]] named Shady Ladies.
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 *[http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2009/05/eric-s-blog/emily-ryan-of-emily-s-sassy-lime.html Emily Ryan interview, 2009]
 *[http://www.rookiemag.com/2012/06/why-cant-i-be-you-2/ Wendy Yao interview, 2012]
-*[https://47canal.us/media/pages/artists/amy-yao/press/2384310554-1589921838/14_artpapers_9.13.pdf Wendy Yao and Amy Yao interview, 2013], [[Art Papers]]
+*[https://47canal.us/media/pages/artists/amy-yao/press/2384310554-1589921838/14_artpapers_9.13.pdf Wendy Yao and Amy Yao interview, 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701225556/https://47canal.us/media/pages/artists/amy-yao/press/2384310554-1589921838/14_artpapers_9.13.pdf |date=2020-07-01 }}, [[Art Papers]]
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