Besides having buzz worthiness as an all girl rock group, Pretty in Stereo is a foursome complete with true musicianship and chemistry above all else.
"If we start a jam we can go for hours just coming up with cool parts and songs," Poole said. "I think we work really well together. We don't have dramatically different influences, but I think they're different enough to throw in diverse aspects, so we mesh well."
When they're not busy jamming out their own material, Pretty in Stereo rocks out to an eclectic array of music, from Saves the Day to Rick James.
"I like melodic rock that just grabs you by the throat and shakes you around," Clawson said. "It doesn't have to be angry, but just really catchy."
"My musical tastes run from early AC/DC to Diana Ross, I'm all about the bass and that funk," Joy said. "I'm so influenced by old disco music, I was meant to be in that era. But I'm into all kinds of music. I even listen to classical."
Mozart would be flattered. But the girls' main musical influences growing up were far from any opera house performance.
"My playin' style really comes from a lot of the late 80's hair bands," Joy said. "Everybody that ran the Sunset Strip from Tommy Lee to Phil Rudd, they're definitely the people that laid the foundation for me."
"Growing up I was really into a lot the same bands as Jodi," Clawson said. "Mötley Crüe, Guns N' Roses, I also liked Cheap Trick and some of the older stuff too."
And although Poole grew up in the OC, hometown bands like No Doubt and Rage Against the Machine had little influence on her or the band.
"I don't think the location of where we are really inspired us," Poole explained. "We weren't like, 'Hey, we wanna be just like No Doubt because they're from Orange County.' It's kind of like when you're from Seattle people picture Eddie Vedder."
But whatever the influence, this rock quartet is finding themselves on more than a few radar screens, performing with Warped Tour, South by Southwest and touring up and down the west coast.
"All I can say about Warped Tour is it's hot," Joy said laughing.
"And it made us really think," Poole continued. "A lot of bands are running themselves off Warped Tour, driving around for months. We did it for four days and had a great time, but it was pretty brutal. It's amazing how much stamina bands have."
Including themselves — as female rockers, they've faced plenty of doubters.
"I can definitely say there's been so many times we've played and we can get the vibe people are like, 'Oh great, it's a girl band,' " Joy said. "And those same people are cleaning the crap out of their pants at the end of the show!"
When asked what Pretty in Stereo wants audiences to take away from their performances, the answer is quick and simple.
"A change of mind," Joy said.
"And a CD for ten dollars," Poole added.
For more information on Pretty in Stereo, visit their official Web site — www.prettyinstereo.com
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