Band of Susans with Susan Stenger

<p>Susan Stenger - Band of Susans - in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>Band of Susans was an American <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock'>alternative rock</a> band formed in New York City in 1986 and active until 1996. It originally consisted of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Poss'>Robert Poss</a> (guitar/vocals), Susan Stenger (bass/vocals), Ron Spitzer (drums), with Susan Lyall (guitar), Susan Tallman (guitar), and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alva_Rogers'>Alva Rogers</a> (vocals). The band would undergo several permutations over the years, usually involving three guitarists. Poss, Stenger, and Spitzer were the band's core members throughout its duration. They originated in the New York <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_rock'>noise rock</a> scene, but due to their layered guitar sound were sometimes seen as the American counterparts to the UK <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoegazing'>shoegazing</a> bands and also drew influence from modern experimental composers <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_Chatham'>Rhys Chatham</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Branca'>Glenn Branca</a>. </p>