"Ambitious, sarcastic sophistopop.... quirky, promising and quite possibly awesome. - NME
"Eager rock magpies come bearing bright, catchy gifts... huge hooks and playful pleasures win the day...So cheerily unpretentious, almost irresistible." - SPIN
"Scruffy, dancey pop that is gleefully euphoric. Bryan Garza sings like an indie-rock James Brown, yelping, cooing, and slurring his lines in a boyishly seductive fashion. Rated: A." -San Francisco MagAZINE
BUY NEW ALBUM: Bangs & Lashes
WHAT'S THEIR STORY?? Scissors for Lefty is a San Francisco Band with a sophisticated pop style combining elements of Indie and Dirty Glam. They are about as playful as an arty pop band can get: melodies in between melodies, jangly guitar, glittery keyboard, of Montreal-esque bass, galloping propulsion from a 6 foot 10 drummer, all fronted by heavy-breathing tales of romance and counter-culture glow. The group clearly sounds like they are enjoying themselves. Cute, sexy, and a little terrifying.
Scissors for Lefty has played all over the United States and the United Kingdom, including tours with the following bands: Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Pretty Things, Erasure, Smashing Pumpkins, Metric, Panic at The Disco, Blonde Redhead, The French Kicks, Locksley, The Matches, The Fiery Furnaces, Semi Precious Weapons, Kaiser Chiefs, Rykarda Parasol, Elephone, Black Heart Procession, Suffrajette, The Pigeon Detectives, Paolo Nutini, Ben Kweller, Juliette & The Licks, Grandaddy, The Bravery, The Bloody Heads, White Lies, Mr. Loveless, and more...
The band was originally formed by Bryan Garza, Peter Krimmel, & James Krimmel in San Luis Obispo, CA. Bryan’s uncle Robby supported the band live, playing bass guitar, when they moved to San Francisco. Their pal Chris Simmons played drums which really helped propel the band popularity in San Francisco — leading to the band being signed by Rough Trade Records (UK). After returning from multiple tours in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany, Robby moved over to lead guitar, with Bryan’s younger brother, Steve Garza jumping on bass guitar. As a 5-piece, the band really put on magical live shows. Steve moved up to Portland in 2011, and so the bass guitar baton was passed to Bryan’s younger cousin, Eric Garza. The family affair is certainly part of the band’s charm!
Scissors for Lefty has put out 3 full length albums, along with a 5 song EP:
Bruno (2005) - Written by Bryan, Peter, James
Underhanded Romance (2007) - Written by Bryan, Peter, James, Robby
Consumption Junction (2008) - Written by Bryan, Peter, James, Steve, Robby
Bangs & Lashes (2014) - Written by Bryan, Peter, James, Steve, Robby
Despite no longer touring across the world, the band member still hang out and love to songwrite. The band keeps their chops by sneaking in occassional underground shows, and have recently decided to play a triubute show at Bottom of The HIll (SF).