Husband-and-Wife Teams in Alternative Rock
[Another list from frequent contributor Adam Morrison. – AC]
Here are eight examples of partners in romance (the kind with contracts) that have also worked as musical partners. Please list any more you can think of in the comments.
1-2. Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YufV_Lkine8
3. Win Butler and Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
4. Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
5. Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland (Whitehorse)
6. Drew and Danielle McTaggart (Dear Rouge)
7. Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas (The Besnard Lakes)
8. Jack and Meg White (The White Stripes)
Who are we missing?
Good list! I can only think of two more:
Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert, New Order
Trent Reznor & Mariqueen Maandig, How to Destroy Angels
Aroara. Andrew Whiteman and Ariel Engle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4UPpjDgv9g
Timbuk3: Pat and Barbara MacDonald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrriKcwvlY. I am showing my age, that’s going back to 1986
Dimitri and Melanie Coats – Burning Brides
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_GsQmXELtRk
John Spencer Blues Explosion, Boss Hog?
I am not sure.
Finny & Katie McConnell, The Mahones
what about wife and wife teams?? katie and vee from VAG HALEN.
Fantastic point. Same thing about husband-and-husband teams. Sigur Ros? Sugarcubes?
You’re forgetting the greatest husband-and-wife team ever (or at least in punk)…John Doe & Exene Cervenka of X.
Also Mike Watt & Kira Roessler of Dos. Not only were they spouses, they were both bassists.