Do you ever see a lady sitting in her car on a hot summer day, smoking a cig with the windows rolled down and wonder, “How can people enjoy taking hot smoke into their body when it’s hot as holy hell outside?” But at the moment of dismissing the lady in question as common trash, her boyfriend comes out of the bodega she’s parked in front of with a dripping six-pack of beer, and when her eyes meet his, she smiles and flicks the cig onto the concrete. You stare at the ring of brick red lipstick around the butt as they pull away thinking, “I should be doing more with my life." [Vice Magazine]

Sarah Rose (guitar / vocals), Sarah Nienaber (bass / vocals), Ronnie Lee (drums)

Is/Is is like a field full of baby deer. The band looks sweet and docile from a distance, but up close, you find yourself amidst a frenzied, bleating, beautiful mess. Is/Is is punctuated by pounding bass riffs, grooved out drum beats and layered guitar fuzz. Ethereal, almost disaffected vocals sweep over everything, forming a loose, dreamy package that is, at times, almost disorienting. 

Past Shows


Jun
10
th
2013
7th St Entry
Jun
10
th
2013
7th St Entry

Mikal Cronin (Solo)

with Shannon and the Clams and Is/Is
Feb
18
th
2012
7th St Entry
Feb
18
th
2012
7th St Entry

Zoo Animal

with Is/Is, Gramma's Boyfriend and Gospel Gossip
Feb
5
th
2012
7th St Entry
Feb
5
th
2012
7th St Entry

Rogue Valley

with The Farewell Circuit and Is/Is
Sep
11
th
2010
7th St Entry
Sep
11
th
2010
7th St Entry

Is/Is

with Daughters of the Sun, Brute Heart and Sarah Johnson
Jan
30
th
2010
7th St Entry
Jan
30
th
2010
7th St Entry

KILL TO KILL

with GRANT CUTLER AND THE GORGEOUS LORDS, Blue Sky Blackout and Is/Is

More Shows

May
22
nd
Fine Line

Friko

with youbet
May
17
th
First Avenue

The Devil Makes Three

with Bridge City Sinners
May
2
nd
Turf Club

Papooz

Apr
21
st
First Avenue

James Bay