- Pick up girl
Infobox musical artist
Name = Pick-Up Girl
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Origin =San Diego, California
Genre =Indie rock
PopFolk-rock
Years_active =2005 –current
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URL = [http://www.pick-upgirl.com/ pick-upgirl.com]
Current_members = Tracy Dezenzo (guitar, lead vox, songwriter)
Jenny Hill (drums)
Caroline Olivier (bass, guitar, vox)
Past_members = Carissa Aguayo (bass, vox)Pick-Up Girl is an American all female indie/pop/folk band from
San Diego, California . Influenced by artists likeLiz Phair , the Go-Go’s, Hole,Sheryl Crow , Joan Jett, Tracy Bonham, and K’s Choice. Pick-Up Girl began as an indie/pop duo that was originally manned by Tracy Dezenzo and Carissa Aguayo in 2005.Tracy Dezenzo started her music career as the lead singer for Sissy Deluxe, a punk/pop band in San Diego, CA. After Sissy Deluxe ended she signed onto a new lead singer project called Roxy Monoxide for two years.
On January 25th, 2005 Pick-Up Girl the duo, took their first steps out onto an open mic stage at Twigg's Green Room. They performed two of their compositions. After Twigg's there was a whirlwind of mini-gigs while they honed their live show. After months of searching, Pick-Up Girl found Jenny Hill, she became the official Pick-Up Girl drummer in late 2006.
In November 2006 Carissa left the band.
In March 2007 Pick-Up Girl added bassist Caroline Olivier to the group. The multi-talented French musician plays bass, guitar, piano and sax. In the face of a torrent of online fan rumours, the band staunchly maintains that she's able to converse in English.
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