Sylvia Juncosa is an American punk and metal guitarist, singer, songwriter and keyboardist from Los Angeles.
[6] When David Winogrond and Tyra von Pagenhardt joined in 1985, To Damascus finally had a more stable line-up[9] and began a busy, productive period that would exemplify Juncosa's high-activity work style during those years.
[10] The band completed and released its first album, Succumb, which Juncosa had started earlier with former Leaving Trains members Jason Kahn (drums) and Tom Hofer (bass) filling in.
To Damascus broke up on friendly terms in 1988 when Winogrond and von Pagenhardt were unable to commit to the touring musician life that Juncosa intended to embark upon.
With the 1988 release of Nature (SST Records), Juncosa attained some notoriety as a guitarist[14] and for being one of a relative minority of female players with an aggressive hard rock style.
As well as the band tours and solo shows, she explored Europe, wandered alone, learned German, indulged a brief obsession with chess, and went to India.
In 1995, Juncosa started a long period of musical inactivity when she worked in Europe as a computer programmer and had personal problems[6] before eventually coming back to the US.
In 2009, Juncosa decided that she wanted to play guitar again and formed a new band with Legal Weapon member Steve Reed.