Meet the Band: Pressing Strings

By Sam Sessa

July 3, 2008

Hometown Annapolis and Ocean City

Founded2006

Styleacoustic rock

Members Jordan Sokel, guitar and vocals; Josh Kachura, guitar and vocals

Influenced byG Love, Al Green, Sublime, Soulive, Kings of Leon

NotableSokel and Kachura were college roommates who started playing music together in and around Salisbury and Ocean City. In August, they'll head to South Carolina to record with Steve Bailey, who has worked as a producer with acclaimed bassist Victor Wooten.

Quotable "We're going to be finally able to work with somebody who knows the business and knows what they're doing," Kachura said. "The learning curve is everything for us. We're just doing it on the fly."