Music Style Indie/Slack Rock

Musical Influences The Beatles, Velvet Underground, Beach Boys, Radiohead, Weezer, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, Yo La Tengo

Similar Artists Radiohead, Weezer, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, Yo La Tengo, The Beatles

Artist History Pency Prep began in 1992 as the hopes and dreams of one youngster, Felipe Jonez, a Japanese immigrant toMexico. Equipped with a 5 stringed guitar and a dream, Felipe set out to start his own Independent Rock band.Unfortunately, one hot summer night, Felipe wound up one the wrong end of a drive by egging and was killed. It seemed the dream was dead. Flash forward 8 years to the summer of 2000. 3 Charlotte, North Carolina teensstart a band. In the spirit of Felipe, they decide to aspire to be Indie rock stars, to create a band unappreciated by the general musicalworld and flat broke, yet do what they love, play music. Drawing on such influences as Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Weezer, and Radiohead,the 3 young men, Brian, Jason, and Matt set out on an incredible journey. Picking up bassist / sheep herder Chris in the fall, the lineupwas complete...

Group Members Brian Harding (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocals/Moog), Jason Roberts (Lead Guitar), Matt Cole (Drums), Chris Hutelmyer (Bass Guitar)

Location Charlotte, NC - USA

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