Formed in 2006, New Jersey’s Screaming Females combine scorching guitars with a firmly D.I.Y. approach to create their own brand of indie rock.
Mixing equal parts Dinosaur Jr. and Sleater-Kinney, the Brunswick trio of Marissa Paternoster (guitar/vocals), Michael Abbate (bass), and Jarrett Dougherty (drums) strives to embody the spirit of indie rock in its purest form; Screaming Females book their own shows and self-released many of their own records to bring their guitar-driven rock to the people without compromise.
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In 2007 the band fired its opening shot, self-releasing its debut full-length, Baby Teeth, as well as the Arm Over Arm/Zoo of Death 7″. The band quickly followed up with its sophomore album, What If Someone Is Watching Their T.V.?, which was self-released and later reissued by Don Giovanni Records, with whom the band has enjoyed a good relationship.
The band focused on collaborative releases in 2008, including a split 7″ with Full of Fancy on Let’s Pretend Records and another split 7″, this one consisting of Neil Young covers, with Hunchback. The Females got some more exposure in 2009 after a series of jaw-dropping performances at New York’s CMJ and a tour with Dead Weather.
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That same year, the band made the jump to a label, releasing Power Move through Don Giovanni. In 2010, Screaming Females released their fourth album, Castle Talk, before getting more mainstream attention after they were featured on NPR’s All Things Considered later that year.
The band followed up with its fifth album, the Steve Albini-engineered Ugly, in 2012. Screaming Females’ first live album, Live at the Hideout (also recorded by Albini), arrived in 2014. The band teamed up with producer Matt Bayles to record its 2015 studio effort, Rose Mountain.
Screaming Females are supported by Classic Muscle from Berlin.
Presented by Digital in Berlin. Check out our Facebook page to win tickets.
Screaming Females + Classic Muscle
Monday, 27th April 2015 | 20:00 CET
Kantine am Berghain | Am Wriezener Bahnhof | 10243 Berlin/Friedrichshain
screamingfemales.com | classicmuscle.bandcamp.com | berghain.de
