Musical Career
In early 2007, Kill Rock Stars released Stern's debut CD, In Advance of the Broken Arm. It was well received by critics, and most favorably by The New York Times, citing it as "The year's most exciting rock 'n' roll album." In mid 2007, Stern toured the U.S. and UK with Hella's Zach Hill and The Advantage's Robby Moncrieff, in support of her debut album. In 2008, Stern was named one of Venus Zine's "Greatest Female Guitarists Of All Time", Spring 2008 issue and was nominated "Female Artist Of The Year" and "Punk Album Of The Year" for the 2008 Plug Music Awards.
Marnie Stern's second album, entitled This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That, was released October 7, 2008. Upon release, it garnered the title of "Best New Music" as well as #44 on "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" from Pitchfork Media. Stern toured Europe and the U.S. in support of This Is It with former U.S. Maple guitarist Mark Shippy, bassist recruit Malia James, and a varying line-up of drummers.
Backed by bass player, Nithin Kalvakota, and former Tera Melos drummer, Vincent Rogers, Stern spent most of 2010 and 2011 touring North America, Europe, and Australia in support of her third, and self-titled, album. Highlights include several winter festivals in Europe as well as support dates with the Flaming Lips. She has been chosen by Les Savy Fav to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curate in December 2011 in Minehead, England. In 2011, Stern was named one of Elle Magazines "12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists", and was chosen as a voter on a panel of top guitarists and other experts for "Rolling Stone Magazine's" "100 Greatest Guitarists List'' In 2012, she was named #87 on Spin Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time
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