Band Bio and Contact Information

Email: therealbandshee@gmail.com

Instagram: @therealbandshee

There are some bands you can assume we've all formed a definitive, adult-lifespan opinion about by the age of 21. Nirvana, the Beatles, Black Sabbath. Imagine guitarist Stephen K. Phillips' surprise, dismay and...joy? when he realized he was hitting Romana with Sabbath for the first time in her thirties. And that's how Bandshee whiplashed from a folk rock project to a stoner/doom/alt machine. Add in a fresh re-discovery of Chris Cornell's songwriting, passion for all things Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Pentagram and Witchcraft, and you get Bandshee. Oh yeah, and “the bass player loves Tool.” Haha.

Bandshee is based out of Louisville, KY, but plays regularly in Cincinnati, OH and Lexington, KY. We've toured through Ohio and Pennsylvania and recently extended our tendrils into Wisconsin for the Ride of the Living Dead.

While we've never been bestowed any official accolades, we have been awarded some righteous post show bud, and that makes us feel accomplished as a stoner rock band.

Current Line up

Romana Bereneth- vocals, guitar

Stephen K. Phillips- guitar

Mac the Bass- bass

Chris Miller- drums

Discography

EPs

Bandshee III (November 2023)

Track Listing: Black Cat, Bad Day, Sex on a Grave (Lunar Funeral Cover)

All songs written by Romana Bereneth, except Sex on a Grave, written by Evgen Kalinchenko, Evgeny Titov.

Recorded and Engineered by Jason Groves at Sneak Attack Recording Co., Lexington KY

Cover Art by Molly Broadhurst

Curse of the Bandshee (December 2022)

Track listing: Black Magic, Curse of the Bandshee, Diamonds in Our Prime, Forgotten Daughter, Women 4 Sale

Romana Bereneth- vocals, guitar

Stephen K. Phillips- guitar

Nick Beach- drums

Beverly Reed- Flute, Saxophone, vocals

Jason Groves- Bass on tracks 1-4

Jake Reber- Bass on track 5

All songs written by Romana Bereneth

Recorded and mastered by Jason Groves at Sneak Attack Recording Co., Lexington KY

Cover Art by Ashley Sego

THE LYRICS OF BANDSHEE

LINKS TO ALBUM ARTWORK

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LINK TO VIDEOS

UPCOMING SHOWS

Holler of Doom London, KY July 12-13

Mag Bar Fest Louisville, KY July 19-21

Limerick Lounge Louisville, KY July 30

Mag Bar Louisville, KY Aug 9

Al’s Bar Lexington, KY August 10

Friends Fest Louisville, KY August 31

MOST RECENT SHOWS

Heavy Haze Berea, KY 2024

Poorcastle Louisville, KY 2024

Ride of the Living Dead Kenosha, WI 2023

FESTIVALS

Heavy Haze Berea, KY 2024

Poorcastle Louisville, KY 2024

Ride of the Living Dead Kenosha, WI 2023

PRFBBQ Fest Louisville, KY 2023

Friends Fest New Albany, IN 2022

Brouhaha New Albany, IN 2021

GEAR

Stephen plays any cheap guitar he can install a set of fancy Gibson pickups in. He uses Boss brand pedals for pretty much everything.

Stephen uses a Boss Katana hot-wired as a head into the world’s swampiest looking 4 x 12. Romana uses an Orange Crush Pro 120 solid state head and Marshall cab for touring. Stephen uses a Mesa stack to record and Romana has a Fender Blues Deluxe. Romana plays an Epiphone Les Paul 1960 Tribute Plus that Stephen gutted and modded for her. Her baritones are a Squier Telecaster and Ibanez, also modded by Stephen. Boss, Behringer and Ibanez dominate her pedal board.

Our bass rig is a Fender Rumble 100 and Mac rocks a 5-string LTD. Miller hits whatever we put in front of him with bright yellow sticks.