Stress Dolls/Grosh/Ohayo/Black Wolf and the Thief/Taylor Hollingsworth at the Westside Bowl

Name: Stress Dolls/Grosh/Ohayo/Black Wolf and the Thief/Taylor Hollingsworth at the Westside Bowl
Start: 2024-09-20T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Westside Bowl

Schedule

Fri Sep 20 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Westside Bowl | Youngstown, OH

Doors at 7
Show at 8
Tickets
$10 Advance
$12 Day Of
Stress Dolls
http://stressdollsmusic.com
Stress Dolls is the moniker of Chelsea O'Donnell, a songwriter from Buffalo, NY.
O'Donnell began playing around Western New York in 2013, initially calling herself Wolf and eventually forming a band. After releasing one EP, the group went through a few different line-ups and, in time, changed their name to Stress Dolls. In the Spring of 2016 the band recorded a self-titled EP at GCR Audio and released the recording later that same year. Over the next several months they performed in Buffalo as well as neighboring cities and towns, and opened shows for national acts such as Shonen Knife, We Are Scientists, and USS.
Due to differing pursuits the band split in early 2017, but O'Donnell decided to keep playing under the name Stress Dolls. She made a move to Nashville, TN but was only there 6 months before chronic health issues she had been struggling with - Crohn's disease and gastroparesis- sent her to the hospital to undergo a feeding tube procedure. Following the surgery she moved back to Buffalo, and after a period of recovery, began writing, performing, and recording again. Largely due to the tentative nature of her health, O'Donnell established Stress Dolls as a solo act in order to decrease stress and go at her own pace.
In early 2022 she was invited to work with producer Jim Wirt (Jack's Mannequin, Something Corporate, Incubus) at Superior Sound Studios in Cleveland, OH. After recording several songs together, including her singles "Body" and "Ghostwriter," she was offered a record deal with Sun Pedal Recordings.
Currently, Stress Dolls takes on several forms live: solo with O'Donnell and her acoustic guitar; as a duo when joined by longtime collaborator Sally Schaefer on violin; or as a band when combined with members TJ Luckman (bass), Jordan Smith (lead guitar), and Josh English (drums). The project's sound has drawn such comparisons as "Joni Mitchell meets Nirvana," "Avril Lavigne and Foo Fighters in a blender," and "Kathleen Hanna fronting Modest Mouse."
Grosh
http://groshband.com
Ohayo
https://thebandohayo.com
Black Wolf and the Thief
https://www.bwt-music.com
Taylor Hollingsworth
https://taylorhollingsworth.org