The Interpreters

Clad in matching mod-chic gear and recalling the sound of classic '60s Brit-pop, the Interpreters emerged as one of the most heavily hyped new bands of the late 1990s. A Philadelphia-based trio comprised of singer/bassist Herschel Gaer, guitarist Patsy Palladino and drummer Branko Jakominich, the Interpreters formed in 1996, and within weeks played their debut gig at a hip New York City loft party; almost immediately, the buzz was on, and soon the group found themselves at the center of a major-label bidding war, ultimately signing with Freeworld Entertainment. In early 1997 t...