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SICK OF SARAH
Jessie Farmer – Guitar and Backup Vocals
Jamie Holm – Bass Guitar and Backup Vocals
Katie Murphy – Guitars and Backup Vocals
Brooke Svanes -- Drums
Abisha Uhl – Lead Vocal, Guitar
They aren't sick of Sarah -- actually, they love Sarah.
The band, Sick of Sarah, was named when lead singer Abisha Uhl,
25, was talking to her roommate, Sarah, who was complaining that
she didn't like her name, that she was "sick of Sarah." Uhl
was inspired to use it as the name of her band, which originally
was Sparkle Motion. After learning there were hundreds of other
bands with the same name, they decided to go by Sick of Sarah.
Sick of Sarah, an all-girl band of boundless energy met through
mutual friends in 2005. They are releasing their self titled debut
album in summer of 2008. The band which has a strong local following
in their hometown of Minneapolis are beginning to draw attention
nationally. It was after winning the MTV virtual Kaya’s Battle
of the Bands they released a single “Bittersweet” through
LA indie Adamant Records. That single caught the attention of Spin
Magazine which compared them to the Breeders and Sleater-Kinney
in a “Buzzcatcher” story.
Minneapolis serves as a symbol of the Sick Of Sarah sound. The
city has served as the breeding ground for some of the most iconic
and diverse music, from Prince to Bob Dylan to the Replacements and
Husker Du. Sick of Sarah is five young women with five different
tastes in music. The debut album is an amalgam of these
disparate influences; a confluence of John Fogerty, Sleater-Kinney,
Michelle Branch, Babes In Toyland, and Joan Jett to name only a
few. "We write all our own stuff; it qualifies
as indie pop-rock," says Abisha Uhl. "It is very melodic.
We like sweet melodies and ballads, but we also like punk and the
edgier stuff.” Uhl further describes the music as "crazy,
fun and obnoxious."
The band only in their 20’s aren’t sick of much. They
love touring, recording and causing general mischief.
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