The Pandoras with Karen Basset

<p>The Pandoras with Karen Basset in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>The Pandoras is an all-female <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_punk_(fusion_genre)'>garage punk</a> band from <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California'>Los Angeles, California</a> with a run 1982 to 1991. The band is among the first handful of all-female rock bands to ever be signed. From the beginning, the band found a strong following in the Hollywood <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_rock'>garage rock</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_Underground'>Paisley Underground</a> scene. The Pandoras enjoyed strong radio support from DJ Rodney Bingenheimer. The band graduated from the garage rock sound to a more contemporary, hard rock style in later years, spawning the off-shoot band <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muffs'>The Muffs</a>.</p>