Louisa Rachel Solomon is the lead singer of The Shondes, an indie punk band from Brooklyn, NY. Solomon is known for being a Jewish musician who is outspoken about opposing the occupation of Palestine. She is best known for her emotional live performance, and has been called "a front-woman to fear and fall in love with."
As a teenager in the mid-late '90s, Solomon played in a riot grrrl punk band called Lucky Tiger, who released several cassettes and one 7" record and performed at Riot Grrrl conventions in New York City and Philadelphia in 1996. She also co-founded Pass the Buck Records with her sister Nicole Witte Solomon in 1995, a DIY Cassette label. In 1999, she formed The Syndicate with Jennie Jeddry, Emily Kramer and Elijah Oberman (also of The Shondes) and released two albums, The Official Story and Haunted Ground.