"A female fronted Foo Fighters" best describes the melodic hooks above the thrashing rock tempos. Scratcher is a dynamic mix of dissimilar personalities from opposite coasts, backgrounds and ages. An unique concoction that bleeds together to produce tight, catchy pop-rock confections that are arena ready. Fronting Scratcher is Melissa Kanester. The baby (or better yet "babe") of the band is a burst of energy from San Diego. You would swear her tattoos leap off her skin as she belts out the frantic verses of "Still Waiting". Lead six-stringer Dylan Mitchell is a guitar players guitarist. With an encyclopedias worth of riffs stored in his fingertips and never stops learning more about his instrument 20 years after picking it up. Multi-talented Brian Kerr can do it all. Recently hanging up his bass to help provide a fatter guitar sound to Scratcher. He also provides backround vocals and tickles the ivories on occasion. Taking hold of the bass ranks is the goth-loving S.A. Sebastian Gnolfo. S.A. actually studied music in college and hasn't stopped since. An experienced touring musician S.A. has his finger in many pies playing with a number of bands. To keep up visit his website at http://sasebastian.com/ Rounding out the quintet is drummer Tim Dillingham. When he's not behind the kit he's busy writing original material for the band's popular website www.scratcherland.com with it's self-effacing humor and Billboard magazine satire "Bullbored".