Facts: - instrument: drums , guitar , vocals - years active: mid-80s-present - birth name: tobi celeste vail - name: tobi vail - background: solo_singer - label: k , lookout ! , wiiija , yoyo records , simple , machines , catcall , ebullition , outpunk , chicks on kill speed rock stars , bumpidee , chainsaw - birth place: auburn , washington , united states - associated acts: the sidewalk , the frumpies , the old haunts , spider go and the webs team , bikini kill , some velvet - occupation: musician , writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tobi vail .
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tobi celeste vail -lrb- born july 20 , 1969 -rrb- is an independent musician , music critic and feminist from olympia , washington .she was a central figure in the riot grrl scene -- she coined the spelling of '' grrl '' -- and she started the zine '' jigsaw '' .a drummer , guitarist and singer , she was a founding member of the band bikini kill .vail has collaborated in several other bands figuring in the olympia music scene .vail writes for emusic .