Grammar Debate!

Grammar Debate! is a band that refuses to play by the rules. A collective of people from very different musical backgrounds who have come together to spread a sweet sound of their very own. Formed in the summer of 2005, Grammar Debate! is a product of the concerted efforts of Joseph Lekkas (vocals and guitar), Waltz Epting (drums and vocals), Becker (guitar and vocals), Brian Wilkinson (bass guitar) and Carolynne McNeel (guitar, keyboards, violin and vocals). Joseph and Waltz have spent the better part of the last 5 years playing in Hilliard, a punk-infused, rock n roll band considered by Magnet Magazine to be “Your jeans and t-shirt defense against fashionable music trends.” Becker is the guitarist of one of Philadelphia’s hardest working rock n roll bands, Taggart. A band who, among many other things, has hosted the amazing Guided By Voices live karaoke nights throughout the city. Brian Wilkinson has spent the last 7 years playing in Grandfabric, a melodic, lush Americana- meets-indie-pop band praised many times over by the finicky Philadelphia press. Last but not least, Carolynne McNeel comes to us straight from the lovely Rarebirds, a band the Philadelphia Weekly says “Writes smoky, twinkling tunes well above standard singer/songwriter fare. Fans of Tsunami and the Spinanes would be wise to take note.” Grammar Debate! played their very first show in public on the legendary Jon Solomon show on WPRB radio and will most likely continue to do equally as crazy things for the duration of their career…