Le Tigre Quotes

We�re updating the old stuff and making new stuff. We�re adding some new stuff, like lighting; we�ve never had a lighting designer before. That�s one of the things that has been nice about the video; when we were playing in really low-budget situations, the video always made it look pretty crisp and interesting. Now we�re just taking it to the next level and using lighting and choreography more.
Kathleen Hanna

We hired a choreographer to help us work on some dances for full songs, instead of just little parts. Also, we�re going to be wearing new outfits.
JD Samson

Some of it is a natural outgrowth of punk-rock philosophies about there not being a strict barrier between audience and performer. But I also think our first record was revealing of the process we use to make music and it was, in some ways, intended to give the message that, �You can do this too. We learned how to use these samplers, and so can you.� So there was something inviting about it.
Johanna Fateman

To go back to what you were saying about the new material for the live show, in the past year we�ve played a couple of larger festivals and shows, and we�re thinking about how we can maintain that vibe -- for lack of a better word -- of our band in a larger venue. How can you make it feel intimate, where everyone is important and everybody is invited to be part of what�s happening, when there are more people, a physically bigger space, and you�re farther away?
Johanna Fateman