Girls, Guns & Glory formed in Scituate, Massachusetts in the winter of 2005 when former band-mates and high school friends, Ward Hayden (lead vocals/acoustic guitar) and Bruce Beagley (bass), teamed up to record Ward's original compositions. They entered Noise in the Attic Studio and began work on the GG&G debut CD "Fireworks and Alcohol." The success of that release fueled the formation of a 5-piece lineup that began to work the New England club scene in earnest. Their sophomore release, "Pretty Little Wrecking Ball", in February of 2007, proved to be the catalyst in a break-out year for the band as they collected 2 Boston Phoenix awards, numerous articles in the press, and lots of radio play - culminating in a Boston Music Award for "Outstanding Americana Act of the Year". The band solidified it's lineup as a strong 4-piece featuring John Graham on drums and Colt Thompson on guitar.

Band Members

Ward Hayden - Guitar, Vocals
Bruce IV - Bass
Johnny Surprises - Drum Kit, Cajone, Vocals
Colt Thompson - Lead Guitar, Vocals

Influences

Steve Earle, Chuck Berry, The Ramones, Otis Redding, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, The Stan Thompson Band, Richard Thompson, Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams, Haunches, Jackie Wilson, Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, Hank III, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lyle Lovett, Bright Eyes, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Robert Earl Keen, Robert Johnson, pretty much any act that starts with Robert, Elliott Smith, Buck Owens, Bob Dylan, Gambling Women.

Sounds Like

Early Rock n' Roll, Traditional Country, Folk, Roots, "An Alternative to the Alternative Alternative."

Management

Rob Loyot, Perriello Productions
rloyot@nitastudio.tv

Booking

Mustard Seed
girlsgunsandglory@yahoo.com

Legal

George A. Hayden, Esq.
pilotwhale49@yahoo.com

Accolades

Winners of the 30th Annual WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble - 2008
Winner "Outstanding Americana Act of the Year" 2007 Boston Music Award
Winner "Best Roots Act" 2007 FNX/Phoenix Best Music Poll
Winner "Best Local Band" 2007 Boston Phoenix Reader's Poll!
"One of the Ten Bands You Have to Hear" 2007 - The Improper Bostonian
Accolades for Girls Guns & Glory's 2007 Release "Pretty Little Wrecking Ball"
"No. 1 Local Album of the Year 2007" - The Patriot Ledger
"No. 8 National Album of the Year 2007" - The Patriot Ledger
"Top 15 Local Albums of the Year 2007" - The Boston Globe
"Top 10 Albums of the Year" 2007 - The Noise

Girls Guns & Glory has shared bills with:

Stone Temple Pilots
Say Anything
Silver Sun Pickups
Rex Trailer (1950's TV Cowboy Legend)
Drag the River
The Bravery
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Everlast
Bloc Party
Filter
Pennywise
John Eddie
Thompson, Matland & Shaw (Brian Setzer, ex-Senders)
Street Dogs
10 Years
Trampled by Turtles
Cinematics
Bang Camaro
Shiny Toy Guns
Snowden