Tina & the B-Side Movement

Though she grew up with edgy new-wave all around her, Tina Schlieske later came to embrace a more rootsy vision of American rock & roll. With her backing band -- guitarist Patrik Tanner (later Troy Norton), bassist Jeremy Plumb, drummer Bill Oehrlein and her sister Laura Jorgensen on percussion, Tina & the B-Sides (or B-Side Movement) self-released several albums from their Minneapolis base before signing with Sire Records in 1995. Schlieske had been intrigued with bar bands for several years before she was even legal, sneaking into clubs to perform as early as 1984. Once she...