Lez Zeppelin is a New York City-based all-female tribute act, performing the work of Led Zeppelin. [1]

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History

Formed in in 2004, the New York City-based quartet headed by guitarist Steph Paynes, has toured throughout the United States and Europe playing the songs of Led Zeppelin.

The group has been featured on VH1, MTV, ^[2] CNN, FUSE and CBS Good Morning, among other major news networks and has been the subject of full-length features in leading magazines and daily papers across the world. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The band has also become the first “tribute” band to play major rock festivals, including Bonnaroo, ^{[6] [7]} where the group played in front of an audience of 20,000; Download Festival (UK), Rock Am-Ring and Rock-im-Park (Germany) and the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The members were featured on the cover of the June 2005 issue of Spin magazine. Steph Paynes was interviewed by Brian Ibbott on Coverville June 8, 2007 in episode #330. ^[8]

2009 tour

It was announced on January 5, 2009 that Sarah McLellan, Helen Destroy and Lisa Brigantino were leaving; they were quickly replaced with the current line-up. The change in members is a strategy by Paynes to keep the act "fresh" for the fans. ^[9] Lez Zeppelin begins its Spring 2009 tour in Boston, Massachusetts on March 26, 2009 at the famed Paradise Theater.

Members

• MeGan X - Bass guitar, Mandolin, Keyboard
• Jessica Fagre - Touring Bassist, Keys
• Leesa Squyres - Drums
• Kris Bradley - Vocals
• Steph Paynes - Guitar, Theremin ^[10]

Lez Zeppelin

The band's first album contains six Led Zeppelin covers and two originals inspired by them. The music was recorded with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer, best known for his work with Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and KISS, and was mastered by George Marino, who digitally remastered all of the original Led Zeppelin recordings with Jimmy Page. The album, released on Emanation Records, is distributed by Redeye Distribution. ^[11]

Track listing

#"Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Willie Dixon, Jones, Page, and Plant) #"The Ocean" (Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant) #"On the Rocks"(Brigantino, Destroy, Kramer, Paynes, McLellan) #"Since I've Been Loving You" (Jones, Page, and Plant) #"Rock and Roll" (Bonham, Jones, Page, and Plant) #"Winter Sun" #"Communication Breakdown" (Bonham, Jones, and Page) #"Kashmir" (Page, Plant, Bonham)

References

1. Allmusic
2. MTV.com: News Article
3. The Listings: Jan. 27 - Feb. 2
4. Livin', lovin' -- and they're women
5. Whaddya mean groupies? We’re the group
6. Bonnaroo site
7. Pearl Jam, Kanye West, Metallica Top Bonnaroo Bill
8. Coverville episode 330
9. B/B+R Firm
10. Band Management
11. Billboard coverage