Our third release, Grayscale, was completed in April 2008.
Download it for free here on MySpace!We released our sophomore LP, onetwothreefour in March 2007
and our debut album, In Between, in June 2005.
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BIO
We're a rock band from Chicago. In the winter of 2004, three musicians responded to a classified ad in the Chicago Reader. We all met, decided that we didn't hate each other, and formed a little band. Six months later we found ourselves on a California tour, and eighteen months later, we moved to California, abandoning Chicago for warmer climes.
We've played at places you've heard of like the Viper Room, Spaceland, and the Whiskey in Los Angeles, The Hard Rock Cafe in Memphis, and Double Door in Chicago, but we tend to have a much better time at places you might not have heard of like the country's best dive bar, Siberia (New York City), a joint called Anarchy Library (Downy, CA), and Vinny's, a bar in Bakersfield with a giant nature mural painted on the wall behind the stage complete with mountains and elk. In June 2007 we toured the country, playing shows from Vegas to Austin to New York to Portland, to name a few. Check out our Web site to see all past shows and tour dates (www.shesyoursister.com).
We could rattle off a token list of influences, but that's a bit boring. Instead, we'd rather tell you that Job listens to Slayer, Theo prefers Ween, Joel has a penchant for In Utero, and Jenn always likes some obscure band the rest of us aren't hip enough to listen to.
People have told us we sound kind of like Smashing Pumpkins or the Pixies or U2 or the Clash or 3 Dog Night (huh?), but since none of that makes much sense, we just tell people that we write three-minute pop/rock songs with loud choruses, riffy guitars, and vocals that, well, are either "soaring," "intense," or "loud" -- depending on the positive adjective you care to attach.
We all come from different musical backgrounds. Jenn has played with girl rock bands like Rockit Girl, Theo has played in girl-punk bands like Nancy and the Knockers, Joel was once Tommy in Tommy, and Job's stint in metal/'90s rock bands doesn't change the fact that his nickname is "the Administrator." Someone else is nicknamed "butter pants," but we don't talk about that in polite company.
We should tell you that we released our debut album, In Between, in July 2005 and our sophomore LP, onetwothreefour, in March 2007. We recorded In Between with Adam Newman and Doug McBride at Gravity Studios in Chicago (Cheap Trick, Veruca Salt, Smashing Pumpkins) and onetwothreefour with Rae DiLeo in Los Angeles (Filter, Veruca Salt, Army of Anyone). For our third release, Grayscale, we aimed to capture our show sound and turned to self-producing a live recording straight to analog with the help of engineer Jon Gollihugh at 459 Audio. We think this worked rather well. So please, turn it up to eleven and enjoy.
REVIEWS
“L.A. via Chicago outfit are award-winning rockers with Pixies and Sonic Youth influences whose CD sounds pro all the way. Singer Joel Whitley’s rich, appealing vocals are adeptly captured and the drums really pop. Most importantly, the band’s music is edgy yet thoroughly commercial. Major labels will want to check this act out.â€(Music Connection Magazine, January 2007)
"You can hear them strive for something bigger in every song." (Chicagoist, March 2007)
"In Between, the debut by She's Your Sister is forty short but sweet minutes of pure indie rock bliss." (The Music Edge, April 2006)
"The music is pure Rock n Roll. Catchy melodies and hooks permeate the band's music. Powerful guitar riffs with intelligent lyrics and spot on vocals combine for something that feels new and familiar at the same time." (The Independent Artist Registry, January 2006)
"Chicago's hottest rising rock group . . . The songwriting is consistently good. Catchy melodies abound, even in the heaviest and hardest hitting songs . . . In short, She's Your Sister is a band to watch." (The Phoenix, University of Chicago, February 2005)
"Rock and Rock roll in its purest form. On stage you feel a wave of raw, unbridled talent sweep through the auditorium. A controlled set, yet with an edge of the uncontrollable. Where to go first? Indulge yourself in the powerful riffs, or lose yourself in the compelling verses and powerful vocals. A band with a presence that will not go unnoticed." (Brian, U.S. talent agent, Gojangle.com, February 2005)