Kathleen Hannah, 2015, with her band Julie Ruin Credit: Kelly O

I was going to make this a poll, but daaaamn, there have been just way too many excellent bands over the years at CHBP. Write your all-time favorite in the comments! A few of mine, in photos, after the jump…

Kathleen Hannah, 2015, with her band Julie Ruin
Kathleen Hanna, 2015, with her band Julie Ruin Kelly O
Andrea Lukic of the band Nü Sensae, 2013
Andrea Lukic of the band Nü Sensae, 2013 Kelly O
Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum
Shannon Funchess, Light Asylum, 2013 Kelly O
Kim Gordon with Sonic Youth, 2009
Kim Gordon with Sonic Youth, 2009 Kelly O
Shannon of Shannon and the Clams, 2015
Shannon of Shannon and the Clams, 2015 Kelly O
Meredith Franco of the Coathangers, who played both in 2013 and 2015
Meredith Franco of the Coathangers, who played both in 2013 and 2015 Kelly O

Kelly O—formerly a Stranger staff photographer, music writer, Drunk of the Week columnist, and more!—finished art school and a soul-crushing internship at a corporate advertising agency in Detroit,...