The Julie Ruin @ Union Transfer.

Kathleen Hanna took the stage at Union Transfer last night dressed in a short, billowing purple dress she likened to David Byrne’s famous oversized suit from the from the old Talking Heads days.

It was an interesting reference, as much of the night did seem like a throwback to days gone by. Performing with her new group, The Julie Ruin, Hanna bellowed out most of their new album, Run Fast, (which dropped this week) but they also played a bunch of Hanna’s solo stuff from her post Bikini Kill days, around 15 years ago.

At times raucous and at other times almost sentimental, she sang songs about co-dependency and girl empowerment. She danced around the stage in B-52’s fashion, her short ponytail bobbing around and around.