MEGG’s world is messy, loud, and exactly what you need
Meet MEGG—a rowdy, sun-bleached tomboy from SoCal’s South Bay, whose sound fuses pop-driven melodies and punk guitars. MEGG doesn’t do quiet.
Raised in California’s South Bay, MEGG was a tomboy with four brothers, musical theatre training, and more attitude than her teachers, neighbors, and other parents could handle. “If the West Coast was a genre, my music would be that,” she tells RØKKR.
Her songs hit like cruising into In‑N‑Out after dark, salt still on your skin from the beach, the glow of neon sign and devouring some animal‑style fries with just your hands—messy, homegrown, impossible to tune out!
MEGG is SoCal tomboy with four brothers, theatre training, and way too much attitude — perfect for the stage!
Photo Credit: Kat Seibert
FROM THEATRE KID TO PUNK BRAT
There’s no wild backstory about how she got started—just a childhood dream of being on stage. She began performing at age five, then dove into songwriting and gigs during high school. The MEGG moniker appeared around 2010, followed by the band Party For One in 2011. After a hiatus in 2016, she brought MEGG back in 2021.
When asked what venue feels most like home, she doesn’t hesitate: “To be honest, every venue feels like home! I love a dive bar, I LOVE a house party, and I love a huge stage festival vibe. Being on stage in general feels like home—I love it all.”
WHEN THE CROWD TAKES OVER
Crowds have shaped her as much as she’s shaped them. At Musink, opening for The Used, the audience was restless, waiting for their headliner. MEGG had to fight through the nerves and win them over one song at a time.
Then came Warped Tour Long Beach this summer. Halfway through “Straitjacket,” she realized where she was: on the same stage she once dreamed about. The crowd swelled, strangers screamed her lyrics back at her, and the rush hit so hard she forgot two verses and improvised on the spot. Instead of derailing the set, it pushed the energy higher.
On the Warped Tour stage she once dreamed of, everything hit MEGG all at once. Instead of derailing the set, it pushed the energy higher.
Photo Credit: Kat Seibert
RITUALS & ODDITIES
Despite the chaos of her live shows, MEGG is strict about how she gets there. She cuts alcohol and nicotine before gigs, cleans up her diet, and doubles down on cardio. On show days she runs the set while exercising, takes long walks to clear her head, and stretches before hitting the stage. Her secret weapon? A strange but trusted pre-show ritual: sipping honey and olive oil straight from the bottle.
One piece of gear that the band swears is possessed?
“Our singer.” - Rob Nagelhout
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RAISED TO BE “TOO MUCH”
MEGG’s raw, relatable edge comes from rejection. Growing up, she was always told she was too tall, too loud, too masculine, too talkative. For years, she felt pressure to shrink herself, until she decided to stop apologizing. Now she leans into the very traits that made her different, turning judgment into fuel. Her music is loud and unapologetic—and that’s the point.
“As I got older, I started to appreciate all of that about myself and fully lean in instead of making myself smaller or more “appropriate” to please other people,” MEGG reflects. “I like to think [my music] gives my listeners some kind of permission to be themselves and love themselves for exactly who they are, the beautiful and the messy.”
FIRST LISTEN
If you’re new to MEGG, start with “IDC.” It’s a brash, catchy anthem against fake energy and watered-down living. Released just ahead of Warped Tour, it dropped with a chaotic video that bottled her bratty, high-voltage stage persona. For RØKKR, the track feels right at home in a 2000s party-film soundtrack, perhaps American Pie and its unruly cousins!
