2008 September | Uh Huh Her

Article: The Dark-Glam Style of Uh Huh Her

Posted by green in Camila Grey, Leisha Hailey, News on Sep 28th, 2008 | No Comments

IF YOU think wearing high heels to work is a grind, try tramping around stage at the Viper Room in stilettos with a guitar strapped to your back. But spiky shoes — along with skinny jeans and loads of black eyeliner — are part of what defines the slinky, dark-glam look of new L.A. band Uh Huh Her.

“People are totally astonished that I can play bass in heels,” says Camila Grey, lead vocalist for the electro-indie duo, which she co-founded with singer and keyboard player Leisha Hailey — the elfin blond actress who costars in the Showtime series “The L Word,” about fashion-savvy lesbians living in L.A.

Hailey’s day job (she films in Vancouver, Canada, five months a year) means the pair already had a huge following before their first album, “Common Reaction,” was launched late last month; recent L.A. shows have been wall-to-wall with chic female fans. “This trick is to keep them,” Hailey noted.
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