Bethlehem Steel (band)

Bethlehem Steel
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, shoegaze
Years active2012–present
LabelsMiscreant Records Exploding in Sound Records
MembersRebecca Ryskalczyk
Jon Gernhart
Patrick Ronayne
Christina Puerto
Past membersZephyr Prusinski
Peter Katz

Bethlehem Steel is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2012.[1] The band is composed of singer-guitarist Rebecca Ryskalczyk, bassist Patrick Ronayne, singer-guitarist Christina Puerto and drummer Jon Gernhart. Bethlehem Steel has described their band as at first "our sound was a lot softer, through the anger of everything, we were able to transform the sound of the band.”[1] In 2016 they were named as one of 14 bands that impressed at South by Southwest.[2] Bethlehem Steel has been known for playing the party game Ninja, which was the basis of one of their singles music videos.[3] They have previously toured with Cold Sweats, Pleistoscene, Haybaby, Baked and Painted Zeros.

  1. ^ a b Kohn, Daniel "The Leap from Buffalo to Brooklyn Brought Bethlehem Steel to Their Solid Sound". Village Voice. Retrieved December 15, 2015
  2. ^ Scott, Nate (March 21, 2016). "Fourteen Bands that Impressed at SXSW". USA Today. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Rettig, James (November 10, 2015). "Bethlehem Steel – "87s" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved May 26, 2016.