Sharkmuffin

"Tarra Thiessen, Natalie Kirch, and Janet LaBelle are a force to be reckoned with when put together. Their sound is energetic and wild, fitting for a band with a name like theirs. It's rough and raw and soaked in whisky, just the way the best bands are." - The Village Voice

"...they are the kind of badass babes you'd crash a rich kid's pool party with, probably while wearing 4-inch platforms, definitely while swilling a bottle of Jim Beam. In other words: they're a whole lot of fucking fun." -BUST Magazine

"...it doesn't take long to hear that there's more than bad-assitude behind Sharkmuffin's crunching riffs, thundering drums, and punk-simple bass lines. The band's kick-to-the-stones ferocity amplifies solid songwriting, while Thiessen's noise-rock fretboard assaults are balanced by nuanced technique. Amidst the noise, there's plenty of cleverly applied tones and expressive dynamics." - Premier Guitar Magazine

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Sharkmuffin's name fits. The Brooklyn 3-piece outfit crafts adorable pop music with jagged, garage-aged fangs. With 12 years of guitar playing under her belt, Tarra Thiessen (vocals/guitar/theremin/pocket piano) discovered bassist/vocalist Natalie Kirch at the Jersey Shore on July 4, 2012 only months before the very beach house in which they met was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. After a run with a couple drummers, a trip to SXSW, the release of their first self-titled 7", and the release of their first EP "She-Gods of Champagne Valley" in April 2013, Janet LaBelle joined the sonically crushing trifecta during CMJ 2013. Soon after they released the "1097" EP, named after the beach house Natalie and Tarra first jammed at, providing four quick but intense slaps in the face, as each biting track clocks in at less than two minutes.

With a short West Coast Tour and tracking scheduled for February 2014, Janet LaBelle suddenly unfortunately had to step down due to an arm injury. Patty Schemel (Upset/Death Valley Girls/ex-Hole) filled in last minute for Sharkmuffin's LA dates and also recorded 10 tracks with Sharkmuffin for their first LP. The rest of 2014 was filled with touring with a beautiful cast of fill-in drummers including Leslie Hong from Haybaby, Rebecca Derosa from Fisty, and Mattie Siegal from Granny, playing on the east coast and Midwest with Dead Stars, a few Warped Tour dates, and a full solo west coast tour. With a recipe of influences, from The Breeders, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hole, The Ventures, to early Black Sabbath, Sharkmuffin has evolved their super-heavy, noise-punk-meets psychedelic power pop. Their debut LP, "Chartreuse," featuring Patty Schemel on drums, will be released Summer 2015.