Babes in Toyland was an American punk band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1987, when
Lori Barbero met
Kat Bjelland at a friend's barbeque. Originally four-piece, the band developed into the honed-down trio of Lori (long-time Minneapolis scenester) on drums, Kat (a transplant from Oregon via San Francisco, who moved to Minneapolis specifically to form a band) on vocals and guitar, and
Michelle Leon on bass.
Courtney Love, a close friend and former bandmate of Bjelland's in the short-lived group
The Pagan Babies, had a brief stint in the band as a bass player in 1987,…
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