[1] The all-female band aggressively criticized patriarchy and gender roles but did not associate with the contemporaneous riot grrrl movement.

[1] Members later played in the bands Instant Girl and Aus Rotten, while drummer Michelle Cruz Gonzales and vocalist Adrienne Droogas have been active as writers.

Spitboy was founded by drummer Michelle "Todd" Gonzales, vocalist Adrienne Droogas, bassist Paula Hibbs-Rines, and guitarist Karin Gembus.

[3] Gonzales teaches English at Las Positas College in Livermore, California,[2] has published zines and memoirs on her time in Spitboy.

[5] The band had a large impact and fans included fellow musicians Alice Bag[1] and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day[4] as well as members of Operation Ivy, Fugazi, Neurosis, and Citizen Fish.