Member Since: 6/19/2006
Band Website: http://www.webecameactors.com
Band Members: Christian - Guitar
Jesse - Vox/Keys
Paula - Bass
Mike - Drums
Influences: "We Became Actors pounded out new wavey goodness for the shouting crowd... with an infectious energy, bright guitars and [a] tight rhythm section." - Perfect Porridge
"We've recently developed a crush on all the boys in this band. Their high energy, danceable brand of rock n' roll is just the thing to get your weekend started!" - L'etoile Magazine
"...Among the local bands hitting the stage is We Became Actors, a pop-punk band heavy on the Cure veneration but lacking the quality that inspires one to cut oneself while listening." - City Pages
"Jesse Stensby (We Became Actors' frontman) has got some frontman skills. I really appreciate bands with a singer who just sings--doesn't play guitar, doesn't play keyboards--just sings. We Became Actors play loud, tight rock and roll. It doesn't get much more straightforward than this. Stensby does actually have a keyboard onstage, for your info, but it's way over on the side, precluding his playing of it simultaneously with his singing, so I'm standing by my earlier point. We Became Actors' last song is definitely their best, a hooky pop wind-up with a classically yin-yang chorus that goes, "She looks so pretty but / acts so ugly." They should sell it. Either that, or take over the world with it and cash in." - Steve McPherson, Editor, Reveillemag.com
Sounds Like: The Cure, Bloc Party, Tokyo Police Club, Tegan and Sara, Metric
Type of Label: Unsigned