While most of the world was struggling through an uneventful and inoffensive Grammys ceremony, a lucky few got to witness Sleater-Kinney take the stage for the first time in nine years last night to perform a full headlining show. The band went back to its roots, opening up its No Cities To Love tour at the Knitting Factory in Spokane, Washington, and our photographer Alex Crick was there to capture the memorable event. Check out his photos above, and some video from the show below.

So nice to see these words again! Tour starts tonight! pic.twitter.com/Oi9ilko3a7

— Sleater-Kinney (@Sleater_Kinney) February 9, 2015