Artist description Perfectly capturing the essence of a former industrial boomtown gone to seed, Wide Right speaks in the sacred tongue of the great American Rust Belt - three minute bursts of three-chord crunch fronted by fulsome vocals. Belting out tuneful melodies through a Gibson-generated racket, singer/guitarist and thirtysomething mother of two Leah Archibald paints meticulous portraits of the street life and characters of both her Rust Belt hometown and her current home of Brooklyn. Her Buffalo is a land where lawn ornaments, failed local heroes, empty Main Streets, boozy town fairs, and beer-quaffing beat cops exist side by side amidst sprawling industrial decay. And her Brooklyn is the opposite: a place gentrifying itself out of the industrial age and populated by social climbers, stumbling bartenders with hearts of gold, and mean-spirited neighbors who complain too goddamn much. No matter where you're from, you'll recognize where you're at instantly.

Music Style Straight-up punk rock

Musical Influences Buffalo Bills, cheap beer, 77 Punk

Group Members Leah Archibald, Guitar and Vocals Christopher Meeder, Bass Brendan O'Malley, Drums Dave Rick, Guitar

Instruments Guitar, bass, vocals

Press Reviews Wide Right..."play power-pop with genuine power for once - in the vocals and rhythms, not just the melodies..." Chuck Eddy, VILLAGE VOICE "’Wide Right’: painful words for any Buffalo Bills fans. This Wide Right—which does include Buffalo natives—plays straight-up rock and roll." TIME OUT NEW YORK

Location Brooklyn, New York - USA

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