How would you describe your music?

Psychadellic folk, americana, country, folk pop, folk rock, girl group, blues, harmonies.

What is your role in your band? In the studio? In business or marketing decisions?

My sister Abigail and I trade off singing leads and we share the writing. We've worked with producers in the studio (Thom Monahan produced our first record, with Mike daley, and working with them, and an earlier producer, Michael Fitzpatrick, I was more inclined to take their direction). Our latest record Abigail and I co-produced, andwe were much more active and involved with the decision -making. I can be very obsessive in the studio and nitpicky, but I love the process of recording. We've always made our own business decisions, as a cooperative venture, we put things to a vote, discuss, its definitely a democracy. Recently we started working with a new manager, and he's helping us with the details as theings getbusier for us and more complicated!

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Describe your gear.

5 year old Martin Guitar - in the repair shop at McCabe's in santa Monica right now because the airlines (jet blue) broke it in transit, but it should come back together nicely. I play my dad's old banjo (he has a newer one)...

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Do you think being a woman and a musician is different from being a man and a musician? If so, how? Was there a moment that made a difference clear to you?

Soundchecks are always interesting. Especially when its just us girls up there. The sound guys often don't take us seriously, until they know us, and they can be patronizing, like, "this is a monitor, that's where the sound will come out," Its crazy. But then after the show they're like, "wow, you guys are really good. Can I buy your cd?" Lots of the stereotypes are true. But for the most part, musicians, male and female, are like a club, and once you're part of it, you stop worrying so much about who's a girl and who's a guy. And sometimes the boys will carry stuff, and sometimes that's just fine with me.

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Do you see differences between generations of women musicians?

I have a lot of respect for the women from previous generations. I think a lot of the things they were dealing with are still true, but those women had to bring it every time. And the men too. The previous generations didn't have the technology available now, so the good singers and players floated to the top much more quickly than today. That's not to say that the new music revolution isn't great. Music is something for everyone to share. That being said, Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynne were great live first. Then, the next generation, Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Ethridge, Blondie, these girls had a lot to prove, and they all did prove it in different ways. Now its up to us to keep pushing the bar higher, and keep breaking through the old boys club. There has always been a place in music for women. Certain genres are easier for women than others. It would be harder for us if we were trying to play hard rock or metal.

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Did anyone ever give you any valuable advice about making your way in the music industry? What advice would you give to a woman musician just starting out?

Our dad told us to own your own masters. And keep putting one foot in front of the other.

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Why did you choose to play the instrument you play?

don't remember. thought it was cool? I played viola and piano as a kid, picked up guitar later when I started writing songs I guess.

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