Members built-in Kat Bjelland (guitar and vocals), Lori Barbero (drums) and Michelle Leon (bass), who absent the group and was replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992. 1. As the band was inspiring to many performers in the riot grrrl movement, they never participated directly.

Babes were featured on the wrap of Entertainment Weekly, and were referenced in an episode of the sitcom Roseanne as well as an episode of Absolutely Wonderful. Dana Cochrane, formerly of the band Mickey Finn, played deep with the band on live gigs in 1996. Leon briefly rejoined intended for a short period in 1997.

Bjelland plus Barbero played by means of a novel bassist, Jesse Planter, in 2000 (St. Paul Lead the way Push, November 24, 2000). But a year previous, Bjelland had formed a novel band, Katastrophy Wife, which seemed to replace Babes as her main vehicle. F. W.