Sick of Sarah
Minneapolis, MN      Rock / Pop / Indie Rock
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Members: Abisha Uhl, Katie Murphy, Jessie Farmer, Brooke Svanes, Jamie Holm
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"Daisies" Music Video

 

"Not Listening" Music Video



Sick Of Sarah began in Minneapolis, MN in April 2005 as an all-female band

 

with catchy hooks, unique lyrics and thoughtful, well-crafted music. The

 

band displays talent, passion, and an ever-present sense of humor that

 

shapes many of their songs. They combine sympathetic acoustic moments with

 

driving electric rock, often in the same song. With influences ranging from

 

John Fogerty to Joan Jett, Sleater-Kinney to Vanessa Carlton, Sick Of Sarah

 

brings an energy and blended alternative pop-rock style that has listeners

 

singing along after the first chorus.

 

 

 

Guitar player, lead singer, and songwriter, Abisha Uhl, 25, has an ear for

 

pop, a mouth for rock, and an attitude for punk. She first picked up a

 

guitar at age 13 in Okinawa, Japan where she lived until she was 18 and

 

moved to the US. She began listening to Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton,

 

which led to her becoming a solo artist in the Minneapolis area and

 

eventually becoming a founding member of Sick Of Sarah. Her lyrics speak

 

maturely and sometimes humorously of love, loss, and often nothing at all,

 

but regardless of the topic, Abisha will sing every song like it's the

 

greatest thing anyone's ever heard.

 

 

 

Lead guitarist and back-up vocalist, Katie Murphy, 24, was always involved in

 

some type of musical endeavor growing up in south St. Paul, MN. She began

 

teaching herself piano at 15 years of age and acoustic guitar when she was 16.

 

Always looking to advance her skills, she picked up the electric guitar

 

early on during the course of Sick Of Sarah's construction, per the band's

 

request, and has since found that flexibility and creativity are the keys to

 

her performance. Katie lists Jewel and John Fogerty as her biggest musical

 

influences.

 

 

 

Jessie Farmer, 26, originally from Peoria, IL, decided on music as her

 

passion at the tender age of 7 when a piano was introduced into her home.

 

She learned both the guitar and drums after that. She found success as the

 

touring bass player for prominent Minneapolis punk rock band, Babes In

 

Toyland in 2000. Jessie had sworn off the bass just before she was approached by lead singer

 

Abisha to play in her new band. Jessie cowrites many of SOS's songs.  Influenced by Joan Jett and

 

the Mamas And The Papas, Jessie brings a natural, seasoned rock tone as the bass player and

 

back-up vocalist.

 

 

 

Drummer Brooke Svanes, 23, began playing drums when she was 11 years old and

 

since then has become a meticulously skillful drummer. She has been in  bands all

 

through her teen years in Bismarck, ND and now calls Minneapolis her home. She

 

may look at ease behind a set, but do not be fooled by her calmness; you are

 

guaranteed to feel her Sleater-Kinney influence as well as a decade of practice in every beat she makes.

 

 

 

You may have noticed there is no one named Sarah in the band. The namesake

 

for the band is in fact a Sarah--the lead singer's former roommate who

 

stated one day she was just plain sick of her own name. It caught the girls'

 

ears and then caught on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


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