"On Saturday morning, I woke up because there was a water fight outside my window. It wasn’t the neighborhood kids. It was two bands from Seattle, who’d passed out late the night before on everything from couches to skateboards.
But by 8 am, they were drinking again and filling up water balloons. They are true rock stars.
Of course, I would have said the same based on their performances alone, but I would have meant it in a different way. Both the Valkyries and the Neon Nights cut their already small crowd of about 15 people in half with their volume. Those who forgot earplugs watched from my porch through the window as the Neon Nights’ rhythm section beat the shit out of “Purple Haze” and their guitarist, Lou, played a better solo with his teeth than most guitarists can with their fingers. The Valkyries new vocalist, Stevie, slammed vodka out of the bottle and gave a performance worthy of an arena, while the band played tight enough for a recording.
So all that was impressive. But the water fight was downright awe-inspiring because it really represented who these bands are. There are a lot of alcohol fueled bands out there, and a lot of negativity follows most of them. But this pack of Washingtonians is pure fun." _Jason Simms Freelance Writer Portland
"Get excited, ladies 'n' gents: the Valkyries, Seattle's most badass all-female rock band, have finished recording their first full-length album. Stevie's hoarse, rattly shriek is decidedly unpretty; it sounds like the girl smokes two packs a day, and that's exactly what you want from a furious, take-no-prisoners punk institution like this one. Plus, there's nothing sexier than a tough chick who doesn't take shit and would've beat you up in junior high for looking at her wrong. Except I would've only been staring at her because I was shy and probably creepy and had a crush. And she would have totally beat the piss out of me for it. In fact, I still sort of want this to happen.I mean, when she sings, "You talked your shit all night/You're stinking up the room" in "Let's Fight," screaming, "Fuck you, let's fight!", it makes me almost wanna get beat up." - Sarah Brickner for Seattle Weekly October 2008
"The two days of rock and roll kick off Friday when the Valkyries open for the Girls. Unlike the Girls, the Valkyries are a band comprising actual women—women who listen to a lot of punk and metal records, tease their hair, and shred like equal parts Babes in Toyland and Thin Lizzy. I bet if they ran into Vampire Weekend, they'd beat them up and steal their cigarettes." -Megan Seling for The Stranger July 2008
