BRUISER QUEEN is the collaborative effort of singer/guitarist, Morgan Nusbaum, and drummer Jason Potter. Formed in 2010, the garage rock and roll duo began winning over the Midwest in 2012 with the release of their first full-length album titled Swears, which preceded the highly praised In Your Room 7″/EP in 2013 via Certified PR Records. The title track, “In Your Room,” was named “Best Local Single of the Past 12 Months” by the Riverfront Times and was a winner on the 2013 Village Voice Pazz and Jop Singles Chart.
In the span of four years, Bruiser Queen has been voted “Best Garage Band” according to the RFT Music Awards 2014 Readers Poll, ranked at #36 on the KDHX Top Album Spins of 2012 Chart, and has filled supporting slots for artists including Best Coast, Wanda Jackson, Polyphonic Spree, Ex Hex, Corin Tucker Band, and Those Darlins. They have also featured in music festivals including Middle of the Map, Valley of the Vapors, Mile of Music, and True/False.