Person · Female
Janet Weiss
- From
- Hollywood, United States
- Since
- 1965–present
- Releases
- 2
- rock
About
Janet Lee Weiss (born September 24, 1965) is an American rock drummer, a member of Quasi and former member of Sleater-Kinney. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic, and contributed to the Shins' fourth studio album, Port of Morrow (2012). She was also the drummer for the supergroup Wild Flag.
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Weiss is highly regarded as a drummer; Stylus Magazine listed her in 2007 as number 48 of rock's 50 greatest drummers, while in 2014 LA Weekly placed her at number 12 in the top 20. In 2016, Rolling Stone placed her at number 90 on its list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, and in 2018, New Musical Express ranked her as number 25 of the top 32 rock drummers.
Member of
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Sleater‐Kinney drums (drum set), background vocals
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Wild Flag background vocals, drums (drum set)
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Quasi background vocals, drums (drum set)
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Slang drums (drum set)
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Roseblood drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
Links
Married
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ede4e405-0715-4340-b612-ce79675d4133
- ISNI
- 0000000406971019
- IPI
- 00342041802
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.