MORNINGWOOD
Come see MORNING WOOD Perform LIVE!!! These tickets will be for the PERFORMANCE ONLY. You will not be going into the studio to watch the show.Runaway Joan Jett to Veruca Salt, Garbage, and other alternative pop/rockers who emerged in the '90s. In fact, lead singer Chantal Claret has a colorful, sexy, good-humored approach that brings to mind the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde as well as the Divinyls' Christina Amphlett; other valid comparisons range from Blondie's Debbie Harry to Garbage's Shirley Manson. The Morningwood profiled in this bio should not be confused with the Swedish band Backdraft, which originally went by Morningwood in the late '90s but had changed their name to Backdraft by 2000 -- the year before the formation of N.Y.C.'s Morningwood, which got together in 2001. That was when Claret joined forces with guitarist Richard Steel (formerly of the band Spacehog), bassist Pedro Yanowitz (an ex-member of the Wallflowers), and drummer Japa Keenon O. In 2003, Morningwood recorded their self-titled debut EP, which they released independently on their own Rockhardcock Records label; after that, they released a four-track EP titled It's Tits on Rockhardcock. In 2004, Morningwood could be found working on their first full-length album with veteran Big Apple producer/engineer Jack Douglas, who is known for his work with John Lennon, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, and quite a few others; Morningwood was released in early 2006. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide