Jemina Pearl, 'Break It Up' (Ecstatic Peace/Universal)
Ex-Nashville punk Pet wants to be your dog.
By Mikael Wood 10.06.09 2:54 PM
On her sweetly sassy solo debut, former Be Your Own Pet frontwoman Jemina Pearl makes the big pop move BYOP always seemed suspicious of, singing about good times and bad boys over fuzzy girl-group guitars that collapse the distance between the Ronettes and the Runaways.
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Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk Headline Brooklyn's Pool Parties
The popular series of free Sunday shows also nabs Dirty Projectors, Trail of Dead, and more. Click here for more details!
By Peter Gaston 07.02.09 7:07 AM
It's only fitting that a concert series based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn -- hipsterdom's Plymouth Rock -- has assembled a lineup stocked with indie faves galore.
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week: January 19-25
Musicians pay tribute to new President Barack Obama. Plus: Oasis, Animal Collective, Paramore, the Oscars, and more!
By Spin Staff 01.24.09 12:10 PM
This week the music world caught a powerful case of Obamamania. Arcade Fire rocked a party for the President's staff, Daft Punk and Will.i.Am tipped their musical hats (or, in Daft Punk's case, robot helmets) to the Commander in Chief. Even Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl and Animal Collective embraced Obama's message of change.
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Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl Goes Solo in NYC
The Southern siren unveils new material with her first-ever solo performance. Click here for photos and a review!
By Abigail Everdell 01.20.09 1:32 PM
"Back from the dead, motherfuckers!" declared Jemina Pearl, former frontwoman of Nashville, TN, punk band Be Your Own Pet, who premiered seven songs during her first-ever solo performance Saturday at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg.
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Be Your Own Pet Get Hot, Heavy in NYC
With hometown groovies the Virgins and Brit rockers Switches on opening duties, the Tennessee foursome scorch Manhattan's Fillmore East with punk fury.
By SEAN YEATON 05.29.08 5:21 PM
As the Fillmore East quickly filled to capacity last night (May 28), adoring fans, fashionistas, and hipsters alike joined forces in one huge sweaty pit of ambiguity for a kick-ass bill highlighted by Nashville's Be Your Own Pet.
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