Abby Jeanne & The Shadowband is a NYC based indie/garage soul band, birthed in 2024 as the latest project by frontwoman Abby Jeanne. Raised in Milwaukee by her theatrical parents by day and a degenerate rock and roll café by night, she was immersed in music, rebellion, and spectacle from the start. Shaped by her unconventional upbringing and years of being a solo artist, she eventually crafted the Shadowband Universe. The sounds of The Shadowband drift between wailing, soulful vocals that are reminiscent of Etta James and the gritty cool of The Velvet Underground, wrapped in subtle odes to garage, surf, soul, and psychedelia. Abby Jeanne’s songwriting feels like stepping inside a bewitched jukebox—where heartbreak, mystery, and teenage dreams collide. Think Roy Orbison meets The Ramones, with swooning melodies tangled in fuzzy guitars, punk rock attitude, and undeniably catchy pop choruses. Also drawing influence from  ’60s girl groups like The Ronettes and The Shangri-Las, the band masterfully balances serious storytelling with a playful, campy edge—inviting you into a cinematic world of vibrant, unfiltered energy. Since debuting at The Troubadour London in March '24, The Shadowband have toured the UK with Say She She and shared bills with The Make-Up, Bush Tetras, The Mummies, Shannon & the Clams and The Nude Party.

Harmony and discordance roll together in life like in a tornado or a wave. There is always something churning, spinning, searching for a rhythm and a flow that ultimately gets the job done, whatever that job may be. Sometimes that job manifests in destruction, sometimes it breathes life. In the case of Nashville guitarist and songwriter John Condit, it is both.    In the wake of Condit’s tenure as a member of singer/songwriter Lilly Hiatt’s band, where he toured the world and contributed to Hiatt’s critically acclaimed albums Trinity Lane and Walking Proof. The new project also marks a departure from Condit’s longtime psych-rock band The Inscape, a well-known Nashville act he has fronted for years. “I feel that with every new personal project I dive into, the direction gets more focused,” Condit says.    Though fans of The Inscape will recognize Condit’s sense of groove and space, owing as much to the indie rock of Caribou as to the psychedelia of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, John Condit’s solo work is undeniably more polished. His debut album, Return To The Center, will be released Summer 2024.