Band, *1993
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Emily's Sassy Lime (a palindrome) was an all-Asian American teenage riot grrrl trio from Southern California, formed in 1993 by Wendy and Amy Yao, and Emily Ryan. According to Experience Music Project, they formed after sneaking out of their homes one night to see a Bikini Kill and Bratmobile show, striking up a correspondence with Molly Neuman, the drummer of the latter band. They didn't live very close to each other and didn't have cars, so they often had to write their songs over the phone, sometimes leaving seminal ideas for tunes, jingles, and melodies on each other's answering machines. When they finally did have a chance to record, they did so on a singalodeon, a cheap off-the-shelf lo-fi tape recorder. They barely ever practiced (often forbidden from doing so by their parents who c
![]() | Wendy Yao |
![]() | Amy Yao *1977 |
![]() | Emily Ryan |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Dippity Do-Nut | Emily's Sassy Lime | 1996 | Single |
Right Is Here | Emily's Sassy Lime | 1995 | Compil. |
Desperate, Scared, But Social | Emily's Sassy Lime | 1995 | Album |
"Summer Vacation" | Emily's Sassy Lime | 1994 | Single |