Facts on File are based in L.A. but formed in 2006 in San Francisco. The three-piece indie rock band crafts songs that modernize 60's garage-rock rhythms with overtones of Talking Heads, The Cars, or even an updated Suicide or a synth-free Devo. The lead vocals and songwriting style of singer & bassist, Joseph White are influenced by early Rock and R. Guitarist/keyboardist Shannon Lay contributes a post-punk influence to the sound with her rhythmic style. Molly “Flash” Durkin plays drums with a creative and minimal style.

Joseph White moved to San Francisco from Brooklyn, NYC in 2005. While writing songs for his electro-pop duo (The Somnambulants), White set aside a few songs that were better suited for an indie-rock group. White soon met with drummer Molly Durkin (another fairly recent NYC transplant) and the multi-instrumentalist Shannon Lay.

In 2009, Facts on File officially moved to Los Angeles.

Facts on File won 3rd place in the Dickie's Battle of the Bands competition at SXSW, 2009. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.