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sLoW indie/rock band from Santa Ana Orange County
sLoW is a four-piece band based in Santa Ana, California. Their musical style is an mish mash of indie, punk, rock, riot grrl, and 60's girl groups

sLoW was founded by, Adrienne Santellan(PCP,Toxic Shock Syndrome,MotorMouth Maybelles)on Vocals/Guitar and Maria Pastrana(Augie,The GraveSlaves)on Drums. Both Girls had met up at the Orange County Dyke March and decided they should have their instruments make out with each other. Initally the band set out to start a bikini kill/Harum scarum Riot Grrrl band, but Adrienne's voice was more Belinda Carlisle then Kathleen Hanna. After a Month of practicing sLoW invited "Luna"(PCP,The Panties,MotorMouth Maybelles) into the band.

They made their debut performance at GRRL FAIR 2004 in Santa Ana. A bra was thrown and a gentleman thought their name was "slut"

With some persuasion Luna moved up to lead guitar and sLoW invited Maria's bandmate Cathy(Augie) to jam on bass. That was a short lived. Cathy couldnt make it to practice one night, so Maria's boyfriend at the time Ritchie Sandoval(Hawkeye's Yellow Blackbirds,The Narodniks,MotorMouth Maybelles) stood in. It clicked and Ritchie became the new bass player bringing in a catchier sound and a second vocalist

sLoW was now an indie rock band with catchy riffs duel vocals and guitars yet totally lost and ignored in a town overcrowded with highschool punk and psychobilly bands it would take a while before anyone would notice

after a few years of toiling and tumbling inner turmoil and resentment set in Ritchie and Maria were no longer an item and Luna and Adrienne were rarely on good terms in April 2006 Luna left the band

Adrienne's younger brother Joshua "the yosh" Santellan(the Dig) would take over lead guitar A blessing in disguise, Yosh brought his ecletic taste in music to the band Forging Cradle of Filth and Go Sailor riffs, he brought the band out of its rutt

With a new guitarist sLoW went on it's Wicked Scepter Tour w/the Narodniks. On which the drums were played by Mel Ayala (the nardoniks)

A few months passed and eventually Maria left the band to concentrate on her psychobilly band the Grave Slaves

Mel had filled that gaping hole and sLoW continues sLoW has played numerous Gay and Lesbian/Feminist events and appears in the Documentry RISE UP AND SHOUT where they can be seen eating everytime they were interviewed

Though not a specifically a queercore band they do have songs that tackle the perils of Dyke Drama, Love and Lust Adrienne and Mel are the only lesbians in the band, Ritchie can be described as the Jane Goodall of the Lesbian underground and Yosh is frequently adored by all lesbians that come in contact with him

They Recently finished their 3rd Ep and have been playing all around Orange County and Los Angeles The can be found on www.myspace.com/slowoc

sLoW is Adrienne-guitar/vox Ritchie-bass/vox Yosh-guitar Mel-drums