Kim Shattuck, Leader of The Muffs, Dies Of ALS

Kim Shattuck
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Kim Shattuck of The Muffs performs onstage at El Sol on June 17, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

Kim Shattuck, known as lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of ’90s Los Angeles punk band The Muffs and later The Pandoras, died of complications of ALS Oct. 2.  She was 56. 

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Shattuck spent most of the ’80s in the garage-inspired all-female punk band The Pandoras before going on to form The Muffs with Pandoras member Melanie Vammen. Her most recent project, The Coolies, also with Vammen, released a debut EP in July with proceeds going to The ALS Association Golden West Chapter, according to NPR. She influenced a range of artists including the Pixies, Veruca Salt and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, who all paid tribute after hearing of Shattuck’s passing. 
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Although going on hiatus in 1999, The Muffs re-formed at various points and released Whoop Dee Doo in 2014. 
Boxoffice history submitted to Pollstar includes a handful of dates over recent years, including headline dates at the Turf Club in Saint Paul, Minn., House of Blues Anaheim and The Troubadour in West Hollywood.