Sister Gray

Bio:

One slightly crazed, neurotic female musician surging with angst and inspiration is often enough for a band to have material for decades. Sister Gray has two…and they are sisters, for better or worse. Jenesse and Brittany Graling are the founding members and have been making music together for over a decade. Growing up in the small town of Millet, Alberta, the sisters spent their days performing in ridiculous costumes, writing songs about best friends and candy shops, and playing whatever instruments they could get their hands on. After attending Grant MacEwan College’s music program, a lot has changed. They still wear the costumes, but their lyrical content has thankfully grown-up --a bit! In 2007, after several train-wreck relationships and character building moments, Jenesse and Brittany began writing as a form of self therapy. The early twenties are an exhilarating, painful, and crazy time. Sister Gray was the organic evolution of their shared experiences both good and bad. After a few band combinations, Sister Gray was finally complete with Ben Shillabeer on drums, Ajay Paterson on bass, and Mike Morrisseau on guitar. Together they began jamming and writing like crazy; creating song after song from the scribbled note books and post-its the girls had collected over the past year. A 100 year-old house in a neighborhood with a vibrant scene set the stage for the creative chemistry of these like-mined musicians to grow. Sister Gray’s debut EP Close the Night is an honest expression of the band as a whole. Close the Night is self-released, and with the help of talented producer/engineer Stew Kirkwood from Sound Extractor Studios, their vision came to life. The sisters poured their blood, sweat and many tears into their lyrics and melodies of every song. The themes range from heartache, rebellion, infidelity and are uncensored, self-reflective and sometimes self-critical. Sister Gray takes the chaos that is life and makes music from it. .. ....>....>..

Member Since:

July 09, 2009

Members:

Jenesse Graling: Vocals and Piano/Synth, Brittany Graling: Vocals and Piano/Synth, Ben Shillabeer: Drums, Ajay Paterson: Bass, Mike Morrisseau: Guitar

Influences:

Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Elton John, Alanis Morrisette,The Cranberries, Smashing Pumpkins, Bush, Sam Roberts. ..

Sounds Like:

An indie alt-rock band with a-Muse-ment and the balls of Joan Jett in a Metric tonne of sound! .