Punk trio Screaming Females could prove to be the most talked-about thing to come out of Jersey since the Sopranos. Much credit for that goes to guitar shredder/vocalist Marissa Paternoster, who has the stage prowess of Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and the chops of Jimi Hendrix.
Paternoster co-founded Screaming Females in 2006 with school chum, bassist Mike “King Mike” Rickenbacker and drummer Jarrett Dougherty. The New Brunswick-based group immediately got their feet wet playing all-ages house shows in basements in their home town and on tour. Screaming Females have already played more than 250 shows that they booked themselves.
