Who: The Bobby Lees
What: Beauty Pageant
Where: Woodstock, New York, USA
Why: Although hailing from the heartland of American bohemia which spawned both the Woodstock music festival and the American Arts & Crafts movement, The Bobby Lees’ aren’t your grandmother’s garage rock. This ferocious foursome led by actor Sam Quartin on guitar and vocals also includes her band mates Macky Bowman on drums and underwear, Kendall Wind on bass and Nick Casa on second guitar. Formed in 2018, they have released three albums in five years and opened for Shannon & The Clams, The Black Lips and Future Islands. Their 2018 debut album Beauty Pageant consists of 10 tracks of which only three are over 2 minutes long. Shortly after the release of Beauty Pageant they caught the attention of 80s/90s punk blues garage rock icon Jon Spencer who produced their sophomore album Skin Suit which was included on The Top 10 Albums of 2020 list by The San Francisco Examiner. And that’s all the news that’s fit to print.
When: 2018