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Christopher Peifer, the indomitable force behind NYC-based bands like Blockhouses (co-founded with Guy Lyons of The Figgs) and The Kowalskis, is an underground rock and roll lifer. With a remarkable journey that spans 14 countries, Peifer’s influence has rippled through projects like Sir, Frances Farmer My Hero, Another Saturday Night, Heavy Creatures, and Steve Shiffman & The Land of No. Peifer blasted out of COVID lockdowns, having written, recorded and released 3 highly regarded power pop albums, and has assembled a dynamic live band.
Chronogram Magazine describes Peifer’s debut release, Suicide Mission (2020) as "boasting some fine, understated guitar work in the service of witty couplets recalling the jaundiced pop smarts of Elvis Costello."
Of his 2021 sophomore album, the taste-making blog, Add to Wantlist says, “The Social Distance is 30 minutes of power pop heaven. It’s how I imagine it would sound if Paul Westerberg and Nick Lowe started a band together. Peifer infuses his songs with just the right amount of punk and rock-‘n’-roll attitude, and his sandpaper voice has the perfect grit size."
Faster and Louder calls Peifer’s recent Sacred and Profane a "quintessential melodic guitar rock album,” adding, "Peifer has achieved a wonderful progression across these three releases. In trying times, these albums have been like comfort food for the soul. They've traced our collective journey into the darkness and ultimately back into the light."
Peifer’s music has resonated across the global airwaves, including the gold standard of garage rock and power pop, The Rodney Bingenheimer Show on Little Steven’s Underground Garage (Sirius XM).
Joining Peifer on stage are drummer Todd Giudice and Nick Bisanz on bass. Giudice is a singer-songwriter who plays with Cosmokaze, leads the band Pig Iron, and owns and operates Roots Cellar Studios in the Hudson Valley. Originally from Poughkeepsie, Bisanz performed and recorded extensively with John deVries and Mark LaFalce, members of 80s art punk legends, Agitpop, before relocating to Albany, joining the Last Conspirators.
Gigs across the Northeast and New England are in the works.
