Hailing from Boston, MA, Johnson is known for her straight-forward lyrics, driving melodies, and her band’s inimitable live energy. From the start Johnson has been supported sonically by hard-grooving drums and resonant guitar melodies accompanying her growling bass lines. The singer and her band The Cure-Alls won Boston's legendary Annual Rock and Roll Rumble (previous winners include 'Til Tuesday and The Dresden Dolls) in 2017 and took home the ‘New Act of the Year’ award at Boston's 30th Annual Music Awards the same year. The band also won ‘Rock Act of the Year’ in 2019 at the New England Music Awards and have opened up for national acts such as Damone, Dorothy, Thunderpussy, & The Damnwells. Coming off two years of touring throughout the U.S. as a solo acoustic act (and at times accompanied by the Cure-Alls) in 25+ states, Carissa Johnson is currently in promotion of her latest solo acoustic release “A Hundred Restless Thoughts” (December, 2019) and gearing up for the full-band release “The Good EP,” a collection of recent singles, an acoustic version of a previous release, and two remixes (June 26th, 2020)
