Biography
Wilma Laverne Miner is singer/songwriter Kaylen Alan Krebsbach, along with her backing band Sam Smetana (Lead Guitar), Ricky Schade (Rhythm Guitar), Rob Cave (Bass), and Tyler Duncan (Drums).
Marrying ethereal yet sometimes ferocious vocals with confessional lyrics, Krebsbach’s sound is forged in the fire of love and loss.
After circling the lower 48 for the last 7 years with acts like Buddy Wakefield, Andrea Gibson. and Philadelphia based Kississippi, Krebsbach retraced her steps back to her hometown of Missoula, Montana and started to take the stories she had collected and turn them into songs under the moniker ‘Wilma Laverne Miner’, her paternal grandmother’s maiden name.
Her debut EP ‘Used To’ (recorded with Alan Day of Four Year Strong) released in February 2020 combines her country roots with snarling synth lines that make you unsure if you want to hit the dancefloor or kick the jukebox. Her pleading but unrepentant voice evokes visions of a bar fight in the glow of a neon sign—rough and tumble but honest and at the mercy of the listener.
Krebsbach channels the raw power of the women of music that came before her—her onstage persona deeply influenced by Linda Ronstadt, Patti Smith, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry and Joan Jett (to name a few). She’s sweet yet powerful, raucous, commanding and impossible to ignore.
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