Liz Phair
Liz Phair sings your favorite loud and proud anthems of independence.
With a career built on defying expectations, Liz Phair’s influence in alternative music continues to be heard today. She is a singer-songwriter, as well as the author of a highly praised memoir.
Liz burst onto the music scene in the early 1990s when she self-released audio cassettes under the name Girly Sound. She signed with Matador Records and, in 1993, released her debut album Exile in Guyville, which has been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Throughout her career, Liz has sold nearly three million records worldwide and has had two Grammy nominations.
In 2019, Liz released Horror Stories, an unconventional rock memoir that doesn’t abide by any genre norms or rules. NPR calls it “honest, original and absolutely remarkable” — “elegant but unpretentious” — and says Liz is “as adept at writing prose as she is at writing songs. And anyone familiar with her music knows how great a thing that is.”
Liz continues to write music and tour relentlessly, including a 2026 tour with Sleater-Kinney and Soccer Mommy. Her highly anticipated memoir, Fairy Tales, will hit the shelves early in 2027.
“She was phenomenal! I’m so grateful you all were game for this — we had such tremendous response from our audience and our entire team was so moved by the conversation.”
—Scripps College / Scripps Presents
Kevin Says
“Liz may have horror stories to share but her bad ass approach to writing music and memoir will have you humming along.”
Expertise
- Writing memoir with female agency and sex positivity
- Forging an unapologetic, artistic, and feminist path in a patriarchal society
Video Highlight
“If I’m not coming from a place of true authenticity, it’s going to be a disaster.”