Phoebe Rings may have debuted during the worst year for live music (thanks,Covid) but they’ve already started making their mark. Their first performance was at Outsider Sounds Festival in February of this year. By July they were opening for Auckland heavy hitters The Beths. Not a bad trajectory.
The band is made up of members Crystal Choi, Simeon Kavanagh-Vincent,Benjamin Locke and Alex Freer (a.k.a. A.C. Freazy). Songwriter and frontperson Crystal has toured with the likes of Princess Chelsea and Jonathan Bree as a keys player. Her experience in the realm of avant-jazz lends to the unique and fresh sound of Phoebe Rings.
Charlotte Ryan talked with Crystal about their sound, influences and how they chose the name Phoebe Rings. Spoiler alert: nobody in the band is called Phoebe.
