On May 7, 1994, under the backdrop of intense media scrutiny and inner pressures within the Riot Grrrl movement, Bratmobile broke up onstage at the Thread Waxing Space in New York City . With the members of Bratmobile already stressed from a lack of practice and having to perform in front of several high-profile individuals, several women in the audience stole the band’s microphone to accuse a male audience member of assault whilst also criticizing Bratmobile’s failure to provide a safe space , thereby “[stopping] the show for a span of time at least as long as [the band] eventually played”, according to Spin journalist Ann Powers . Wolfe said: “All of a sudden not only was I supposed to serve as talent that night, I was also supposed to serve as club manager and security! […] everybody was screaming at each other. It was like slapstick comedy or some kind of crazy performance art, and we just broke up”.
broke up onstage at Thread Waxing Space
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