Rebecca Gates

Best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and principle songwriter with the Spinanes, Rebecca Gates was one of the leading figures on the '90s indie rock scene before moving on to an eclectic career in the arts. Gates first began making music when she was a young girl; she taught herself to play a guitar that belonged to her father and worked out how to write songs, but by her admission, she didn't begin taking the instrument seriously until she was in her early twenties. Gates did have a keen interest in music, editing a fanzine, working at a music store, and volunteering at ...