Janet Weiss

Janet Weiss is the drummer of Sleater-Kinney and Quasi.

Weiss was born September 24, 1965 in Hollywood, California. She attended San Francisco State University and started touring as a drummer

Janet Weiss is the drummer of Sleater-Kinney and Quasi.

Weiss was born September 24, 1965 in Hollywood, California. She attended San Francisco State University and started touring as a drummer though she had only been playing for two weeks. She moved to Portland, Oregon in 1989 and soon after began playing with Sam Coomes (her ex-husband Quasi bandmate). She started playing with Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein in Sleater-Kinney in 1997. She has also played for Junior High, The Shadow Mortons, The Go Betweens, Sarah Dougher, Elliott Smith, and one Gold Card song.