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The Soviettes were a four-person punk music|punk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2001. The group was composed of Annie (guitar), Sturgeon (guitar), Susy (bass guitar), and the sole male in the band, Danny (Drum kit|drums), all of whom switched off singing duties.
History
Annie and Susy, both natives of Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo, North Dakota, moved to Minneapolis around 2000 where they met Bill Morrisette of Dillinger Four. He suggested that they start a band with his girlfriend, Sturgeon, and were practicing with Dillinger Four's Lane Pederson filling in on drums by 2001.<ref name="citypages">{{Citation
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| title = Red, White, & Blonde: The Liberty, Equality, and Sorority of the Soviettes
| newspaper = City Pages
| volume = 24
| issue = 1175
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| year = 2003
| date = 11 June 2003
| url = http://citypages.com/databank/24/1175/article11309.asp</ref>
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