BIOGRAPHY
Steve Gunn was born April 20, 1977, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. He studied art and music at Temple University before relocating to New York City, where he became based in Brooklyn. His earliest musical loves were punk rock and rap, and his first real band was a hardcore covers outfit that toured while he was in high school. Gunn joined the experimental group GHQ, alongside Pete Nolan and Marcia Bassett, playing with the band from 2005 to 2007 as they released nine full-length recordings. He later served as a guitarist in Kurt Vile's backing band, The Violators. His influences include Michael Chapman, La Monte Young, Indian music, John Fahey, Jack Rose, Robbie Basho, and Sandy Bull. In July 2021 he performed as a solo act at the Newport Folk Festival.