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Human Obstacles

2026 saw PawnShop Motel beat cancer, recover from a torn ACL, and release 10 singles. An indie rock duo formed by best friends could not be deterred by meager human obstacles to continue to follow their passion.

Matt and Stew met in 2015 at a job in Kansas City, MO going door to door selling lawn fertilizer. After a conversation about grits indeed being edible, they began their journey together a few days after. After almost a decade and a handful of bands, they formed PawnShop Motel to create their version of blues + indie + rock.

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About Pawnshop Motel

PawnShop Motel is an indie rock duo from Denver, CO formed in 2024 by Matt and Stew. The band has gone through it in 2026 but on the path to completing their primary goal of releasing 10 singles in a calendar year. They are ramping up their live shows going into 2027 and will hit the ground running following the momentum building from the constant set of releases. Their influences lean heavy 90s-2000s rock (RadioHead, The Strokes, Cage the Elephant, The Black Keys, Kings of Leon) but the band loves finding new music like LEAP, alexsucks, Father of Peace, and Dogpark. 

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