- Scissors For Lefty
Infobox musical artist
Name = Scissors for Lefty
Img_capt = (Left to Right: Steve Garza, Robby Garza, and Bryan Garza, playing at a show inUC Merced . Not Pictured: James and Peter Krimmel)
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|USASan Luis Obispo ,California , USA
Genre =Indie rock
Years_active =2000 -present
Label =Eenie Meenie Records Flagicon|USARough Trade Records Flagicon|UK
URL = [http://www.scissorsforlefty.com/ Official website]
Current_members = Bryan Garza (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Peter Krimmel (Keyboards, Guitar)
James Krimmel (Drums)
Robby Garza(Bass Guitar, Guitar)
Steven Garza (Bass)Scissors For Lefty are an
indie rock band, based inSan Francisco . They released their debut album, Bruno, in 2005 onRough Trade Records , UK.Band biography
Three of the band's members, Bryan Garza, Peter Krimmel and James Krimmel, met in
San Luis Obispo while attending college, and later moved toSan Francisco , where they currently reside. Bryan's brother Robby joined the band in 2002.The band consists of two sets of families- Bryan and Robby Garza, with Peter and James Krimmel. An additional Garza family member, Steven, joined the band in late 2006 on bass guitar to allow Robby to play guitar more often during shows.
Scissors for Lefty has released two albums- their 2005 debut, "Bruno", self-produced and released by the band, and 2007's "Underhanded Romance", was released in stores
Eenie Meenie Records on June 12. The album was released on theiTunes Store on on May 29.Local radio station
Live 105 recently chose the band to play on the main stage of their BFD 2007 festival, along withBloc Party ,Social Distortion ,Queens of the Stone Age ,Interpol , andKaiser Chiefs . Each year, Live 105 chooses a local band they think has a good chance to be successful and gives them a chance to play to a much bigger audience (last year it wasEvery Move A Picture ). BFD was held at the Shoreline Amphitheater on June 9th. They are currently the featured artists on Uncensored Interview.To name a few, Scissors for Lefty has toured with Arctic Monkeys, The Smashing Pumpkins, Erasure, Fiery Furnaces, Dirty Pretty Things, The Matches, The Hedrons, Juliette and the Licks, Locksley, & Metric.
Discography
Studio albums
* "Bruno" (2005)
* "Underhanded Romance" (2007)
* "Upcoming Album" (Fall 2008)EPs
* "Scissors for Lefty EP" (2006)
Singles
* "Ghetto Ways" (2006)
* "Mama, Your Boys Will Find A Home" b/w "Inevitable Thieves" (2006)External links
* [http://www.scissorsforlefty.com/ Scissors for Lefty official site]
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* [http://www.bandega.com/band/view/scissors-for-lefty#interview 2007 Scissors For Lefty Interview at Bandega.com]
* [http://subculturemagazine.com/reviewdetails.php?id=305 Review of "Underhanded Romance" on Subculture Magazine]
* [http://www.redefinemag.com/music/interviews_music_2.php?artist=Scissors-For-Lefty&id=60 Scissors For Lefty Interview at REDEFINE Magazine, March 2006]
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