Carrie Akre

Somehow, the thunderous, wailful vocals of Carrie Akre became lost in the deluge of Seattle's male-dominated grunge acts. In the early '90s, Akre was the lead singer of Hammerbox, a potent alternative rock outfit with guitar hooks as sharp as Nirvana's but without the record label push the group deserved. In August 1993, Hammerbox performed at Endfest in Washington State to an audience of more than 14,000 fans, sharing the stage with well-known college-radio favorites like X, Social Distortion, and They Might Be Giants. However, A&M Records wanted a hit from the band. When Ham...