Palehound

Palehound
Kempner performing on January 16, 2016
Background information
Birth nameEllen Kempner
Genres
InstrumentGuitar
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • El Kempner
  • Jamie Pompei
  • Beck Zegans
  • Miles Toth
Past members
  • Jesse Weiss
  • David Khoshtinat
  • Zoë Brecher
  • Larz Brogan
Websitewww.palehound.com

Palehound is the project of El Kempner (they/them) who has released five albums, Dry Food (2015), A Place I'll Always Go (2017), Black Friday (2019), Eye on the Bat (2023) and Live at First Congregational Church (2024); as well as the Bent Nail EP (2013) and a number of 7" singles. Initially a solo project, the touring band currently features Kempner on vocals/guitar, Jamie Pompei on drums, Beck Zegans on guitar, and Miles Toth on bass. In 2015 the band received the Boston Music Award for new artist of the year.