Frame of Mind: Punk Photos and Essays from Washington, DC, and Beyond, 1997-2017 [Hardcover]

The photos are exciting by virtue of seeming very?present, and Tricaricos decision to give some of these women a full page of their own to say something about their lives in rock n roll is a necessary and priceless undertaking that adds tremendous value to? There are plenty of photo projects covering the history of DCs underground music scene, but many of them are incomplete in one specificand perhaps unsurprisingway. Women have been involved in this community from the start: playing in bands, making zines, shooting photos. Only recently, however, have their perspective come to the forefront. Photographer Antonia Tricarico moved to Washington DC from Italy in 1997 and quickly started documenting the underground music communities around her which included iconic bands like Fugazi, The Make Up, and Branch Manager. Antonia Tricarico[s] . . . female-centric new book? Featuring essays by queer artists such as Joan Jett, Allison Wolfe, and Tara Jane ONeil, among others,? [Tricaricos] ability to take a wide range of musicians in various experiences and both show their energy and their humanity really makes these pages shine. The additional focus on women musicians both in photos and essays makes this one a keeper.