WAY Drop Nineteens circa 2023: [from
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Pete Koeplin, Motohiro “Moto” Yasue, Greg Ackell, Paula Kelley and Steve Zimmerman
Almost every successful band has a similar story. They form, play some covers, write some originals and play loads and loads of shows, gradually climbing their way up the fickle rock ’n’ roll totem pole until they get noticed and signed. Then, there are the rare exceptions — like Boston shoegaze quintet Drop Nineteens.