History Music / HeavensToBetsy

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* OneWordTitle: 1994's ''Calculated''.

* TitleTrack: "Calculated".

* BiTheWay: Corin

At a 1993 show, Corin met {{Creator/Carrie Brownstein}} for the first time and Heavens To Betsy began playing shows with Brownstein's then band {{Music/Excuse 17}}.

In 1994, Tucker formed SleaterKinney with Brownstein. Originally beginning as a side project, the band would eventually evolve into their main focuses as both Tucker's and Brownstein's respective groups came to an end. Heavens To Betsy's debut and subsequently only album ''Calculated'' was reissued in 2014 by Kill Rock Stars while a number of the band's songs can be heard in the 2013 video-game VideoGame/GoneHome.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Vocals on “Monsters”, “Stay Away” and “Terrorist”
* {{Main/Dedication}}: Often when playing in front of friends, Corin would dedicate certain numbers to them. An example of this can be heard on the radio broadcast of Heavens To Betsy playing at the X-Ray Cafe in Portland in July 1993 which features Corin dedicating "My Red Self" to "the Bratmobile" and "She's The One" to Erin Smith (of Bratmobile)
* ExpositionDiagram: The artwork for ''Calculated'' features a textbook diagram of a heart
* FeedbackRule: The opening of "Nothing Can Stop Me"
* HarshVocals: Corin admitted to basing her early vocal style on Kathleen Hanna. This is present in most Heavens To Betsy songs. Some notable mentions from their debut album are “Stay Away”, “Calculated”, “Terrorist” and “Paralyzed"
* {{Main/Instrumentals}}: "Intermission 247"

* MinisculeRocking: Many songs count under two minutes. “Factory” and “I Ain't Ever Going Back” from ''Heavens To Betsy's Demo Tape'', “Monsters” from ''These Monsters Are Real'', “She's The One” from ''Another Yo Yo Studio Compilation'' and "Calculated", “Terrorist” and “White Girl” from ''Calculated''
* MusicalChores: In "Factory"

* OneWordTitle: 1994's ''Calculated''

* RecordProducer: Produced their debut (and only) album, ''Calculated''

* TheSomethingSong: "Driving Song"
* TitleByNumber: "Intermission 247"
* TitleTrack: "Calculated"

->''My hate for you is a passion\\

It's calculated''

* {{Main/Dedication}}: Often when playing in front of friends, Corin would dedicate certain numbers to them. An example of this is on the radio broadcast of Heavens To Betsy playing at the X-Ray Cafe in Portland in 1993 which features Corin dedicating ''My Red Self'' to "the Bratmobile" and "She's The One" to Erin Smith (of Bratmobile)

* MinisculeRocking: Many songs count under two minutes. “Factory” and “I Ain't Ever Going Back” from ''Heavens To Betsy's Demo Tape'', “Monsters” from ''These Monsters Are Real'', “She's The One” from ''Another Yo Yo Studio Compilation'' and ''Calculated'', “Terrorist” and “White Girl” from ''Calculated''

->'''My hate for you is a passion'\\

'''Heavens To Betsy''' was an Indie Punk band from Olympia, Washington.

--> These monsters I can feel\

In 1994, Tucker formed SleaterKinney with Brownstein. Originally beginning as a side project, the band would eventually evolve into their main focuses as both Tucker's and Brownstein's respective groups came to an end. Heavens To Betsy's debut and subsequently only album ''Calculated'' was reissued in 2014 by Kill Rock Stars while a number of the band's songs can be heard in the 2013 video-game GoneHome.

* Dedication: Often when playing in front of friends, Corin would dedicate certain numbers to them. An example of this is on the radio broadcast of Heavens To Betsy playing at the X-Ray Cafe in Portland in 1993 which features Corin dedicating ''My Red Self'' to "the Bratmobile" and "She's The One" to Erin Smith (of Bratmobile)

The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist/guitarist Corin Tucker and drummer/bassist Tracy Sawyer. Long-time friends Tucker and Sawyer were both students of Evergreen State College in Olympia and were inspired by the rapidly growing RiotGrrl movement. The band's name originated from the old American term meaning of exclamation, fear and shock. Heavens To Betsy's songs often tackled issues of domestic violence, sexism and sexual abuse.

One of the band's earliest performances was on the first day of the 1991 International Pop Underground Convention, a six day music festival which boasted the likes of Bratmobile, 7 Year Bitch and {{Music/Bikini Kill}} amongst others. The band's performance took place on the day entitled ''Love Rock Revolution Girl Style Now'', a concert which is considered to be a crucial moment in the commencement of the Riot Grrl movement.

* Riotgrrl: One of the defining bands of the scene. They often played shows with Bikini Kill, Bratmobile and Excuse 17.

One of the band's earliest performances was on the first day of the 1991 International Pop Underground Convention, a six day music festival which boasted the likes of Bratmobile, 7 Year Bitch and Bikini Kill amongst others. The band's performance took place on the day entitled ''Love Rock Revolution Girl Style Now'', a concert which is considered to be a crucial moment in the commencement of the Riot Grrl movement.

At a 1993 show, Corin met {{Creator/Carrie Brownstein}} for the first time and Heavens To Betsy began playing shows with Brownstein's then band Excuse17.

* CutSong: Little Something and "You And Me" are both songs which were performed live by the band but were never released in single/EP form or on ''Calculated''