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Looking for your next favorite indie-rock girl group? Well, look no further! On Oct. 19, three angels visited The Truman in Kansas City, Missouri, while opening for The Wrecks “Finally : Outside Tour.”
Angels might be a little dramatic, but you’d say the same thing if you saw Kid Sistr knock everyone off their feet on stage. Opening the show alongside Worry Club, there is no better way to describe the trio’s performance other than “breathtaking,” “jaw-dropping,” “stunning,” and “perfection.”
Sabel Englert, Sara Keden and Becca Webster, known together as Kid Sistr, move as one cohesive unit, complimenting each other, pushing and pulling on stage. Luckily for us here at KJHK, we managed to score an interview with these three lovely ladies.
Formed in 2017 with Englert on lead vocals and guitar, Keden on bass and Webster on drums, Kid Sistr is currently based in Los Angeles; however, all three members hail from the New York metropolitan area. While Englert and Keden initially met in college at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, Keden and Webster had known each other for years prior at their local “School of Rock” program. If Englert is the muffin and Keden is the frosting, Webster is without a doubt their sprinkles, and after recruiting Webster to be the sprinkles on their kickass cupcake, Kid Sistr was complete.
The girls initially gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. They note the impact their online presence had on their growing following, saying, “It was great because it introduced us to so many people, and who knows where we would be without that time put into social media.”
Of course, the impact of the pandemic is never without its disadvantages.
“After a while it burns out and there’s just like nowhere to go because you’re just still not playing, not seeing anyone’s real face,” Keden said. I think we like squeezed everything out of it that we could, and we kind of had to wait until the world opened back up again.”
“I also feel like there’s only so far you can get with covers,” Englert said. “I think there’s definitely just a ceiling there.”
Despite the challenges they faced during quarantine, Kid Sistr came out the other side, and in early 2026, they released their first EP, “American Teenage Prophecy.” It is effortless in the way they manage to weave between longing ballads and playful, fast-paced songs that get your head bopping and your body swaying. Where “Boys in Skirts” has you dancing around your bedroom, singing into your hairbrush like it’s a microphone, “American Teenage Prophecy” brings you to your knees and has you grabbing at dirt like it will save you. “Maniac” has you screaming at the sky in the rain, and “Guts” has you blasting your most heart-wrenching songs in the car and taking deep breaths.
Most recently, the trio released their single, “Accelerator,” in early October, bringing a punkier, grittier sound to their discography. When asked about this new twist in their sound, the group said, “More kind of grungy guitar rock is headed our way. It’s just more fun to play songs like that live.” They commended their sound engineer Wesley Seidman and producer Suzy Shinn for helping them develop and produce the single.
“Whatever translates the best is kind of what is the most authentic to us, I think,” said Keden. “I mean, maybe in two years we’ll do an all-electronic album. I don’t know.”
The trio went on to cite examples like “In Rainbows” by Radiohead and CRANK by Slayyyter as ideas for a dubstep-themed album. I don’t know about everyone else, but I, for one, am very excited for Crank 3, Kid Sistr edition.
When it comes down to it, what makes this band so captivating to see live is their chemistry. From our time with Kid Sistr, it’s apparent to see that not only do they have good musical chemistry, but they are true friends. They bounce off each other in conversation, not only complimenting each other’s sound but also fitting together like pieces of a puzzle.
So what do we have to look forward to in the future? Well, I’m happy to report that we can expect a lot more from Kid Sistr in the future! After taking a 3-year hiatus from touring, in which they were recording, writing and playing local shows in Los Angeles, the group plans to stay on the road as much as possible.
“We’re trying to kick it in full swing, so we’re just playing as much as we can and touring as much as we can,” says Englert. With 25 more stops left on their tour, Kid Sistr will definitely get a lot more of that coming their way.