Julia Cafritz

Julia Cafritz (born May 5, 1965) is an American musician and guitarist[1] who was a member of Pussy Galore and Free Kitten.

[4] In 1985, guitarist Julia Cafritz and fellow Brown University classmate, Jon Spencer on vocals and guitar, and John Hammill on drums, formed the punk noise band Pussy Galore.

Cafritz joined fellow CBGBs Record Canteen clerk Ned Hayden's group, the Action Swingers.

In 1992, she formed Free Kitten, a musical collaboration with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, drummer Yoshimi from the Boredoms and Pavement bassist, Mark Ibold.

[16] In 2000, Cafritz and Lawton relocated to Florence, Massachusetts, where they ran a furniture store called Artifacts 20th Century.