Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein starred in "Portlandia," the satirical comedy that some Rose City viewers loved -- and ...

Created by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, and Jonathan Krisel, Portlandia premiered on IFC back in 2011 and immediately ...

– Carrie Brownstein. tweet this "But I'm glad that I have both perspectives, because I know how hard it is to tour and I know how fortunate we are to have it be even a little bit easier now.

Much is made of Gibson’s Norlin era, the period from 1969 to 1986 when the Norlin Corporation took ownership of the brand. Gibson electric guitars from this stretch are roundly characterized as ...

Carrie Brownstein (left) and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney. The band, now beginning its fourth decade, plays the Paradise Sunday. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP ...

Brownstein and Tucker co-founded Sleater-Kinney in Olympia, Wash., during the 1990s feminist punk scene. While they were working on their new record, Little Rope, Brownstein's mother died suddenly.

Given Brownstein's appreciation for Norlin-era Gibsons, it’s interesting to learn she selected Tucker’s 1950s-style Les Paul. “Carrie bought me that guitar for my birthday while we were ...