Artist description Roaring out of Oakland, CA, Charmless intends to prove the value of music-over-marketing, substance-over-style. Converse, jeans and t-shirts are the uniform; volume and feedback are the rallying cry; melody and emotion are the hook.

Music Style Guitar-driven indie arena rock.

Musical Influences Superchunk, Husker Du, Jawbreaker, Teenage Fanclub, Cheap Trick, the Replacements, Tom Petty.

Similar Artists Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age.

Artist History Formed in 2001, Charmless' knack for fuzz-laden power pop (and honest, hardworking ethics) quickly earned them a reputation in the Bay Area as a "band to watch." Since their inception, Charmless has self-released two EP's, and a 7" single on Berkeley's Isota Records. They've done shows all over California (and Nevada), playing with such acts (and mp3.com favorites!) as Atom and His Package, Oranger, Creeper Lagoon, Actionslacks, Grant Hart, the Natural History, Army of Freshmen, the Matches, the Flipsides, Onelinedrawing, and more.

Group Members Peter plays guitar, sings, writes all the lyrics and half the songs. Jeremy plays guitar and writes the other half of the songs. Justin plays bass. Tony plays drums. We all clap our hands and sing "na na."

Press Reviews "… charmless offers a soaring collision of powerful pop rock songs infused with catchy hooks, raunchy guitars, and earnest high energy. the group channels the buzzsaw midwest basement riffs originally perfected by that endlessly influential trifecta of the replacements, husker du, and soul asylum …" - digitalcity.com "… four unassuming guys took the stage and began an explosive set of furious indie-rock flanked with big guitar hooks and plenty of emotionally-saturated vocals …" - bay area buzz magazine "… it's a sonic assault that's sweetened considerably by pop melodies, like a candy-coated hook on top of a wall of distortion … for oakland's charmless, the medium is the message, and that message is simple: sometimes all you need are loud guitars, fast tempos, and love songs …" - east bay express "these dudes are anything but charmless … they bring down the house. sometimes best described as power-pop, sometimes punk, sometimes emo - but always impressive. this unsigned, bay area, ca band attacks music like an aggressive lover with a technique you just can't say "no" to. listen and be seduced …" - emo101.com (internet radio)

Location Oakland, CA - USA

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