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Excuse 17

Punk band from Olympia, WA · formed 1993

Shows on record: 4
Rooms played: 4
Cities: 3
Releases: 11
Last show: May 21, 1995Maude Kerns

About

Excuse 17 is a band from Olympia, WA, formed in 1993, tagged indie rock, punk, Punk rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 1994 to 1995, across 4 rooms in 3 cities.

Excuse 17 formed in 1993 — MusicBrainz
Excuse 17 is based in Olympia — MusicBrainz
Excuse 17 disbanded in 1995 — MusicBrainz
Becca Albee: member — MusicBrainz
Carrie Brownstein: member — MusicBrainz
Curtis Phillips: member — MusicBrainz
Excuse 17 has 2 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1995–1995 — MusicBrainz
Excuse 17 is from Olympia, Washington , United States — Wikipedia
Excuse 17 plays Punk rock — Wikipedia
Excuse 17 plays queercore — Wikipedia
Excuse 17 has 43853 listeners on Last.fm — Excuse 17 on Last.fm
Excuse 17 has released 10 recordings between 1993 and 2014 — Excuse 17 on Discogs
Excuse 17 has 4 followers on Genius — Excuse 17 on Genius

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

4 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

19943 shows
19951 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 21, 1995	Maude Kerns · EugeneSupportwith Scrawl, Heavens to Betsy	Support	Scrawl, Heavens to Betsy
Jul 26, 1994	Macondo Cultural Center · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Heavens to Betsy, Switched At Birth	Support	Heavens to Betsy, Switched At Birth
Jul 20, 1994	Icky's Teahouse · EugeneSupportwith Heavens to Betsy, Versus, Oswald Five-0	Support	Heavens to Betsy, Versus, Oswald Five-0
Mar 19, 1994	Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building · Santa CruzSupportwith Pansy Division, Heavens to Betsy	Support	Pansy Division, Heavens to Betsy

Where they play

4 rooms in 3 cities

Rooms played most

Icky's Teahouse · Eugene1 show
Macondo Cultural Center · Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Maude Kerns · Eugene1 show
Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building · Santa Cruz1 show

Cities played

Eugene2 shows
Los Angeles (LA)1 show
Santa Cruz1 show

Releases

11 releases, 1993–2014

Crazed Fans MP3 Vol. 1
2014
Mountain Magic: A Kill Rock Stars Collection 1991-2000
2008
Yoyo A Go Go
1996
Excuse Seventeen
1995 · Album
Such Friends Are Dangerous
1995 · Album
Free To Fight! Self Defense For Women And Girls
1995
A Slice Of Lemon
1995
Excuse Seventeen
1994
Soda Jerk's Fountain Of Youth
1994
Excuse Seventeen
1993
Youth On Fire
1993

Lineup

Becca Albee
Carrie Brownstein
Curtis Phillips

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 34 plays, 2001-08-11–2026-03-26 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Abbie, Lisa LeClair) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Greta Rose) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Audioasis' (Kennady Quille) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Excuse 17 — Macondo Cultural Center, 1994-07-26 — Poster · Macondo Cultural Center, 1994-07-26 — Songkick

Excuse 17 — Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 1994-03-19 — Poster · Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, 1994-03-19 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Excuse 17 on Last.fm	Artist facts
Excuse 17 on Discogs	Artist facts
Excuse 17 on Genius	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.