126: Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females): Hard Work and Yearning
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2023
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy interviews guitarist and vocalist Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females
On this episode Marissa and Jeremy talk DMX, her first concert experience, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nü Metal rejection, Surgery on TV, the genesis of Screaming Females, realizing her vocal capabilities, first recording experiences, booking their first tour on Myspace, working Steve Albini and Matt Bayles, recording their new album Desire Pathway, her solo record, and so much more!
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| 0:55.6 | the first ever podcast my name is jeremy bol. I am your host. And if it is your |
| 1:15.0 | first time here, this is a show where I interview artists of all kinds about the first experiences |
| 1:19.1 | in their art form that led them to where they are today. My guest this week is Marissa |
| 1:25.7 | Patternoster for episode 126. She is the vocalist and guitarist of the |
| 1:32.4 | band screaming females who I just had the absolute pleasure of touring with this winter. |
| 1:37.3 | Both of us were opening for the menzinger's and being in their company every single day |
| 1:42.3 | was such an absolute joy. Some of my favorite people I've |
| 1:46.8 | ever toured with. It's easy to say both of our bands completely fell in love with one another. |
| 1:52.4 | I'm excited to announce that they have a brand new record coming out, February 17th on Don Giovanni |
| 1:58.0 | Records. It's called Desire Pathways. You can pre-order that now, |
| 2:01.7 | and I urge you to immediately to celebrate their record release on February 17th and 18th. |
| 2:08.2 | They are going to be doing their festival called Garden Party. It's in Jersey City, |
| 2:12.0 | and this year is completely stacked. It is on sale now. Artists playing include Arm and Hammer, Truth Colt, Laura Stevenson, Jell, Nina Nastasia, and CapBite. |
| 2:22.9 | You can check out more info at Garden Party Fest on Instagram. |
| 2:27.2 | I urge you to go if you are in the New Jersey area. |
| 2:31.0 | And if you're not, you should definitely catch them on their U.S. tour, which starts in March, |
| 2:36.1 | featuring Generation Suicida opening. If you haven't seen Screaming Females Live, you absolutely |
| 2:42.5 | have to. What an incredible, incredible band. If you are new to the podcast, I'm going to let you |
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