Amoeba Music

San Francisco’s Barbara Manning is the peripatetic wonder of 1990s indie rock, and if she never found larger fame, she certainly laid the groundwork for others, as she blithely leapt from band to band and moniker to moniker, always staying a few steps ahead of rote repetition, stale conformity, and the rigors of a mainstream career. Within her arch lyrics, breathe-deeply vocals, and acutely proficient guitar playing, Manning simply exuded a Bay Area disdain for commercialism, while setting the stage for cut-rate copycats to slink in and sell her charming innovations to the masses. So, yes, some size-zero hotties stole her aesthetic thunder and packaged it for wider consumption, but in her work with 28^th Day, World of Pooh, the SF Seals, the... Read More

City Of Origin:

San Diego, California, United States

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie

Birthdate:

12/12/1964