Tracy Bonham at The Rabbit Box

Tracy Bonham is a twice Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, violinist, and classically trained multi-instrumentalist whose fearless artistry has spanned three decades. Born in Eugene, Oregon, and trained at Berklee College of Music in Boston and USC in violin, Bonham burst onto the alternative rock scene in 1996 with her debut album The Burdens of Being Upright, which earned her two Grammy nominations, an MTV Video Award Nomination, went gold in the US, Australia, and Canada, and landed her on the cover of magazines and in heavy rotation on MTV and VH1. Her breakthrough hit "Mother, Mother" topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and became an anthem for a generation of women who refused to be silenced. It would hold the record as the last song by a solo female artist to top that chart for seventeen years, until Lorde's "Royals" came along in 2013. MTV first called her an "angry young woman," and then Howard Stern reinforced the label in a memorable interview. The moniker followed her through much of her early career. What the world didn't yet understand was that her fire wasn't anger for its own sake. It was truth-telling. It was the sound of a woman refusing to shrink.
The years that followed proved just how wide her world was. Bonham performed on the mainstage at Lilith Fair for two years running, in 1997 and 1998, toured with Ben Folds, and served as a featured vocalist and violinist in two Blue Man Group arena tours in 2003 and 2006. She shared stages with rock royalty, performing alongside Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, appeared as a featured artist on an Aerosmith album, and performed in the celebrated Paul McCartney tribute concert in Copenhagen with Danish pop star, Tim Christensen, and American singer-songwriter Mike Viola. She brought her music to television audiences through appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Her music found its way into the cultural fabric in ways that extended far beyond concert stages. Her song "Just Perfect" was featured on the soundtrack to Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), and her music appeared in the cult classic film Grosse Pointe Blank. On television, her work was heard in Daria (MTV), Malcolm in the Middle, Grey's Anatomy, The L Word, and Weeds. Most recently, her signature song "Mother, Mother" was introduced to a whole new generation when it was featured in the hit series Yellowjackets.