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MiniRex

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Minirex, formed in 2007, blends sweet pop melodies with hooky, danceable riffs reminiscent of Shonen Knife and 60's bands like the Troggs and the Shangri La’s.
Drummer Jen Gay, makes the band’s matching outfits, giving them the appearance of a girl gang rather than group.
Singer/guitar player Amzeah Smith sings about going to shows, being dumped and left at bus stops in strange cities at 2am, and breaking hearts.
Three of the members, Jen Gay, Lunarre Omura (bass), and Julie Grant (keys) were formerly in Japanese punk pop girl band, Buttersprites. Their song “Cherry Blossom” was recently used in the ABC television show “Flash Forward.”
Guitar player Liz Gay joined the band in 2009. Liz is also in local girl noise rock band Kaliningrad with Jen Gay and DJ’s the monthly international girl pop night La Boum! at Gainsbourg.
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Member Since: 29/11/2007
Band Members: Jen Gay (drums)
Liz Gay (guitar)
Julie Grant (keys)
Lunarre Omura (bass)
Amzeah Smith (vox, guitar)

Influences: Joy Division + The Ramones + Buttersprites + Black Sabbath + Siouxsie & the Banshees

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

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First show with new guitar player- Liz!!

.. Mars Bar, Sat, Dec 5 We're playing with The Suspicions and Library Science!
Posted by on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:19:00 GMT

Buttersprites song on TV tomorrow!

Hi,  Thurs 11/19 Buttersprites song "Cherry Blossom" will be in the ABC show Flash Forward.We couldn't be more excited!! Watch the episode and spot the song... who knows when it'll turn up!  xo,jen
Posted by on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:59:00 GMT

Sunday Bloody Sunset video

If you missed the live webcast of our last Sunday Bloody Sunset show, you can check it out on SyncLive.com!
Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:52:00 GMT

Brian Jonestown Massacre Massacre

OOOOOH We love Brian Jonestown Massacre SO MUCH!!The night after we holla our lungs out watching them rip it up at Neumos...We get our turn at the Funhouse! We'll be 'rexifying some of our favorite BJ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:46:00 GMT

Kicking off '09 w/ Guttermouth!

Sunday Bloody Sunset Happy New Year!!! We're really excited to kick off 2009 opening for the infamous & outrageous Guttermouth from Huntington Beach!!! Thursday, Jan 22, doors 7pm$12 adv/$15 dos, all ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:29:00 GMT

Last show of the year! Sunday Bloody Sunset

MiniRex at the NY Anime Fest 2008 2008 has been a blast! We rocked both coasts from the Comet Tavern to the Knitting Factory. Join us for our last show of the year!!! Sunday, Dec 7, EARLY SHOW! 4pm,...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:43:00 GMT

MiniRex rocks the Big Apple!!!

We had such an amazing time in New York!  Don Pedro's bar in Williamsburg was so freakin' fun!  Everyone was super cool and kind to us - especially the ORGANS!  Thanks for the amazing ...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:38:00 GMT

Tuesday @ Nectar w/ Natalie Wouldnt

We'll be skanking to the ska stylings of Natalie Wouldn't in Fremont!  Come check us out! Tuesday, Aug 26, doors 8 pm, $7, 21+Nectar - 412 N. 36th St., Seattle WA 98103   Natalie W...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:16:00 GMT

Thanks Lo-Fi peeps!

We had a freaking blast at our EP release party on Friday at Lo-Fi!!!  THANK YOU for coming out to help us celebrate and make the night a huge success!  Thanks to Huff This! and proGrammar ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:03:00 GMT

New Songs!

We recorded some new tunes for our upcoming EP and we've posted "Gallon o' Wine" & "Snow Day" for your listening pleasure.Special thanks to Johnny Horn, Kelly Berry, and MG Nims for all their help...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:50:00 GMT