Amoeba Music

One of the original members and chief songwriters of the long-standing post-punk band Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh formed 50 Foot Wave as a plugged-in counterpart to her solo material. Along with fellow Muses’ bandmate Bernard Georges (bass) and frenetic drummer Rob Ahlers, the Los Angeles-based alt-rock power trio performed what Hersh called “ultra-Muses” material—faster, harder-hitting, louder with slashing guitars and dynamic, tumbling drums. It was also a complete 180º from her solo career, a brooding era she’d set off on when the Muses’ went on hiatus in 1996. Despite being a mother (of four children), Hersh vowed to release an EP every nine months under her “math rock” outfit and to perform at least 100... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie

City Of Origin:

Los Angeles, ,California United States

Formed Date:

2003