Zia McCabe

Zia McCabe (born Aimee Springer; June 2, 1975)[2] is an American musician and realtor.[3] She plays keyboards, percussion and bass guitar, and is a member of American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. She is also a solo DJ, and part of a six-piece country music band called Brush Prairie.[4] She graduated from Battle Ground High School in Battle Ground, Washington in 1993. In 1995, with hardly any prior musical experience, McCabe joined The Dandy Warhols.[5]

Zia McCabe
Zia McCabe at Frequency festival in 2007
McCabe at Frequency Festival in 2007
Background information
Birth nameAimee Springer
Born (1975-06-02) June 2, 1975
GenresAlternative rock, country
Instrument(s)Keyboard, percussion, bass guitar, turntable, vocals[1]
Years active1995–present

Personal life

She married Travis Hendricks (The Dandy Warhols tour manager) on 7 October 2001.[5] While pregnant with their daughter Matilda Louise, McCabe continued to perform and record, and managed to complete recording for Odditorium or Warlords of Mars one week away from childbirth.[5] She split with Hendricks in 2011-2012.[6] She licensed as a realtor in Oregon, and currently works under Windermere Realty.[7][8]

Modeling

On March 7, 2005, McCabe posed nude while pregnant for the web site SuicideGirls featuring pictures taken by the SuicideGirl Anais. Her photos were posted simultaneously with photos of Anais taken by McCabe.[9]

Political advocacy

McCabe has been politically active since at least 2008, engaging with issues from community initiatives to Federal level policy and candidates. Zia spearheaded community engagement in Portland, Oregon's Clean Water Portland campaign,[10] endorsing Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in 2016,[11] and 2020,[12] and has been active in supporting and normalizing[13][14][15] cannabis usage at the state[16] and federal levels.[17]

References
  1. The Dandy Warhols (11 November 2008). "Zia McCabe". The Dandy Warhols - Official. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. Zia (2005-03-08). "Zia blog, pictures, social profile". Suicidegirls.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  3. Singer, Matthew. "When Zia McCabe Got Tired of Touring With the Dandy Warhols, She Became a Licensed Real Estate Agent". Willamette Week. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. "Rock Overdose - News - Zia McCabe (DANDY WARHOLS) on Rock Overdose: "We will be recording a new album in December"". Rock Overdose. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  5. "Zia McCabe interview". rockmamafilms.com.
  6. Dryden-Smith, Naomi (2019-03-18). "The Dandy Warhols: Zia McCabe - interview". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  7. "Look Familiar? These Famous Portlanders Are Now Real Estate Agents". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  8. "When Zia McCabe Got Tired of Touring With the Dandy Warhols, She Became a Licensed Real Estate Agent". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  9. Zia (2005-03-08). "SuicideGirls profile". Suicidegirls.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  10. "Why Portland refuses to fluoridate its drinking water". The Week. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  11. "Zia McCabe: "As a Woman, a Mother and a Feminist, I Support Bernie Sanders"". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  12. Webb, Dan (2020-04-28). "The Dandy Warhols' Zia McCabe talks Dig!, Bowie and the Capitol years — Sungenre Interview". Sungenre. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  13. "11 Portlanders Tell Us What's in Their Quarantine Weed Stashes". Willamette Week. April 15, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  14. Heiderich, Kevin. "Q&A with Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols – House of Cannabis – Tacoma". Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  15. Now, Cannabis (2016-05-04). "Oregon Hosts the Cultivation Classic". Cannabis Now. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  16. Angell, Tom (2017-11-17). "Senators debate cannabis use by judges (Newsletter: Nov. 17, 2017)". Marijuana Moment. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  17. Ferreiro, Laura (2009-06-05). "The Dandy Warhols light up Playboy Mansion". NME. Retrieved 2022-09-13.

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