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A swaggering outfit influenced by rock, post-grunge, and metal, the Pretty Reckless is the main musical vehicle for lead singer and actress Taylor Momsen. Emerging in 2010 out of Momsen’s success as a star on the hit TV series Gossip Girl, the band grabbed fans with their glammy, trad-rock sound, inspired by bands like Led […]

Much music created by bands is the result of in-person interaction where the energy of each member contributes to something bigger than the sum of its parts. That’s not how Painted Shield’s debut came to be. Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard and introspective singer songwriter Mason Jennings seem a strange combination. But after meeting in 2014, they […]

Prolific British prog rock band who incorporate the sounds of Porcupine Tree, Radiohead, and Muse into a sprawling, experimental experience. Led by founder and frontman Bruce Soord, have become one of the most restless rock outfits of the 21st century and, while spending years as a cult attraction, nonetheless possess a large following in Europe, […]

The Psychedelic Furs are a British new wave band founded in London in February 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs were one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock […]

Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington. As of 2020, the band’s lineup consists of founding members Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) as well as drummer Matt Cameron, who joined in 1998. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also […]

Channeling a myriad of influences, Pony Boy released a series of singles by producer John Would (Warren Zevon, Wanda Jackson) mostly done in one-take performances between warm beers and Mexican food in Echo Park, California. Pony Boy, the moniker of singer-songwriter Marchelle Bradanini, may not yet be a household name. But her music has already […]

Pressing Strings is a trio based out of the musically fertile roots scene of Annapolis, Maryland. Lead singer Jordan Sokel’s soulful, bluesy songwriting and slide and fingerpicking guitar technique are the hook. His warm vocals recall Glen Hansard and even Jesse Colin Young when he hits a nice falsetto. The solid and dynamic rhythm section […]

One of the many neo-hippie jam bands inheriting the road-warrior mantle left behind by the Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic established a devout grassroots following on the strength of constant touring and a loose, rootsy brand of Southern rock informed by jazz and blues textures. The group’s origins date to 1982, when vocalist John Bell and […]

There’s a reason why many consider Iggy Pop the godfather of punk: every single punk band of the past and present has either knowingly or unknowingly borrowed a thing or two from Pop and his late-’60s/early-’70s band, the Stooges. Born on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan, James Newell Osterberg was raised by his parents […]

The Posies were one of the most popular power pop bands of the ’90s; along with other revivalists like Matthew Sweet and Teenage Fanclub, they helped update the classic power pop sound for the alternative age, marrying bright, British Invasion-style melodies and harmonies to loud, grungy guitars and quirky lyrics. The Posies were centered around […]