All those dynamics rise to the fore in “The Gits,” a candid appraisal and sharp celebration of a band that left a singular mark on pop music at a time and place when people were obsessed with ...

At the same time, another sound was making its mark on Seattle. The Gits were a band on the precipice of national stardom, standing out with their punk sensibility and charismatic female vocalist ...

"The Gits" emphasizes legend of its title band and alluring qualities of lead singer Mia Zapata. “The Gits,” a true and tragic rock ‘n’ roll saga, emphasizes the legend of its title band ...

Of the more than 230 films at the Seattle International Film Festival, more than a dozen are music documentaries, grouped together in a special section called “Face the Music.” Three are of ...

The synopsis reads: Seattle band, The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third US tour ...

That was not The Gits. (SOUNDBITE OF THE GITS SONG, "ABSYNTHE") MARTÍNEZ: The Gits were a punk band not quite in tune with grunge. Steve Moriarty was their drummer. The Gits never got a chance to ...

“It’s been more than thirty-one years since The Gits played our last show," says the band's Andy Kessler, aka Joe Spleen. "We’re rereleasing The Gits' catalog now for the people who loved ...

The Gits were an early ’90s Seattle punk band, fronted by Mia Zapata (pictured), a bluesy, charismatic singer who was a beloved fixture on the local scene until she was raped and murdered one ...

When the Seattle-based band was in L.A. in June 1993, they were offered the opportunity to sign with Atlantic Records, but The Gits never got the chance to fulfill that deal — Zapata was ...

In an attempt to bring what might have been to life, the seminal Seattle label Sub Pop is releasing remastered recordings by the Gits on Nov. 13. While the band was together, Zapata, the bassist ...

It would be a stretch to suggest that The Gits' music made it one of the great bands, sung or unsung, of the early-'90s Seattle rock explosion. It might even be a stretch to say that the group ...