Hometown
: Bel Air
Current members
: Andrew Summers, vocals and guitar; Ed Neenan, vocals and guitar; Brent Davis, bass and backing vocals; Matthew Maschal, drums and backing vocals.
Founded in
: February 2004
Style
: guitar-rock band with a power, pop-rock spin
Influenced by
: Supergrass, The Kinks, and ’80s indie guitar bands
Notable
: Andrew Summers hails from New Castle, England. The band traveled to Summers’ homeland as part of its U.K. tour. Von Stella headlined at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, the venue where the Beatles launched their careers. It was the first time in 12 years Summers had been back to his homeland since leaving for the U.S. to pursue his music career.
Quotable
: Neenan on Von Stella’s banter and comradeship on stage: “We all have a twisted sense of humor, and that comes out on stage,” he said. “Holly is Summers’ bulldog, and during rehearsal she drools incessantly because of the vibrations from the music,” he said. “It’s so bizarre, but that’s the goofy stuff we talk about on stage.”
For more information about Von Stella, visit www.vonstella.com.
— Ashley Burrell
