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Gaslight Society

Masked Marvel is now Gaslight Society!

About Me

Gaslight Society is a band out of Washington DC dedicated to bridging the gap between modern garage rock and classic blues. The band was formed under the name Masked Marvel in August 2005 when singer Janet Pinkham responded to an ad placed by guitarist Steve Losey, who was looking to form a band with people “just as comfortable playing the Clash as Muddy Waters.” They soon found they had a common love of all kinds of music—alternative and classic rock, alt-country, and classic blues and country—and modern performers such as Beck, the White Stripes and the Black Keys showed Steve and Janet new ways to bring the feel and spirit of old blues music into the 21st century. With Jebus alum Dave Bjerke on drums and Steve Kaufman, formerly of Trip Lizard, on bass, Gaslight Society began recording their first album in May. Watch for more news soon.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/15/2005
Band Members: Janet Pinkham: Vocals Steve Losey: Guitar Dave Bjerke: Drums Steve Kaufman: Bass
Influences: Black Keys, White Stripes, Iggy Pop, Ray Charles, Son House, the Pixies, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Social Distortion, Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch, Beck, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Nirvana, the Clash, the Breeders, Loretta Lynn, Charley Patton, Led Zeppelin, Mississippi John Hurt, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Janis Joplin, Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Minnie, Fugazi, Beatles, Sonic Youth, Hubert Sumlin, RL Burnside, Samuel L. Jackson
Sounds Like: Howlin Wolf meets the Breeders.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Radio Free Gaslight Society

Gaslight Society is thrilled to announce our first ever live radio appearance! We'll be playing live on the University of Maryland's Third Rail Radio on Sunday, Nov. 18, sometime between 6 and 9 p.m. ...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:43:00 PST

Back to the studio

In less than 11 hours we will be back at Airtight Studios and work on our first EP will be under way. If all goes well, we'll soon have five new songs in the can! Rock on rock stars.
Posted by Gaslight Society on Sat, 05 May 2007 09:54:00 PST

The Red and the Black

We're appearing at the Red and the Black on H St. NE Friday, March 16, opening up for the Scanner Freaks. Mark it on your calendars.
Posted by Gaslight Society on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:58:00 PST

Hell or High Water/Snake Drive

We went back to Omega Studios on Saturday to record our latest song. It's really a medley of a song Steve L. wrote called Hell or High Water and (since he couldn't figure out how to end the damn thing...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:19:00 PST

New song and Saturday night show

We just posted Tail of the Treed to our page. It's not a final mix, but you can hear what we've been up to the last couple of weeks.Don't forget our Velvet Lounge show Saturday night with The Alp...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:31:00 PST

Tail of the Treed...

coming soon to this page...keep watching the skies... We went to Omega Studios this morning to record our latest song. It was fast and dirty--we set everything up, mic'ed it, took three takes, did a v...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:37:00 PST

Merry Masked Marvel Christmas!

Hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas/was having a Happy Hannukah/Kwanzaa/Festivus/Diwali. Three quick things before I sit down for my own Christmas dinner: 1. One of Steve's excellent Christmas p...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:16:00 PST

CDs available now

Fresh copies of our CD are in my hot little hands, thanks to the speedy work of Cue Recording in Falls Church. My girlfriend Ellen gets extra thanks for designing an awesome label! Pick up your very o...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:27:00 PST

Headed for Pirate country

Hey all you North Carolina folk, Masked Marvel is proud to announce its first-ever show down south! On Dec. 16, we will be playing at the RA Fountain General Store in Fountain, N.C. For those of you w...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:35:00 PST

Firehouse grill--next Monday!

Come on out to our show at the Firehouse Grill in Fairfax next Monday, Nov. 6, and pick up a copy of our new CD! Boston's own This Car Up starts things off at 9:30 pm. The Lost Atoms will close o...
Posted by Gaslight Society on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:34:00 PST