RRX: Like songs, every artist has a unique feeling about their first show. What was
your first show like? Was it your best show? If not, what was your best show like?
EB: Our first show was at Pauley’s Hotel. Pretty crazy. I remember being nervous
and unsure if what we had been practicing was going to come across with just the two of
us. But we had a lot of fun and it wasn’t our best show ever but it definitely sealed the
deal that we needed to make this project work. The response was great and we really
found our stage presence.
RRX: Music genres are difficult for some artists. Some strictly adhere; others not so
much. What is your perspective on the genre you play, or the genres you hover around?
EB: We are definitely one of those bands that has a hard time adhering to one
particular genre. But that is also kind of our thing. We feel like even if our songs are
different genres overall you can get the Elephant Back vibe out of our albums. Although
we have been honing in our sound there is always a couple songs on the album that
don’t quite follow the general theme but yet also go with the vibe we’re trying to get
across.
RRX: We have to play somewhere, and sometimes those places have more going for
them than a stage and a power outlet. What is a memorable place you played, and bonus
points if it’s not a well-known place.
EB: Sarah – I have to say for me, the most memorable gig we ever played was in
London at The Troubadour. It was just amazing and awe inspiring to see the wall of
artists that have played there before you from Ed Sheeran to Jimi Hendrix. It was
amazing. And we met a man who used to follow John Lennon around Anthony Fawcet –
he wrote a book about him. And that night he said, “I think John would have loved your
music” and that was just it for me.
Dave – The Troubadour was definitely a memorable one for me too. Also, when we
played Hollywood Blvd and opened for Green Jello. If you know Green Jello at all you
know it was a very memorable crazy night.
RRX: Different people in the band will like different songs. A drummer’s favorite
song on the release will be different from the guitar player’s. What are each of your
favorite songs from your most recent album?
EB: Sarah – My favorite song, I have to give you two, I can’t pick just one. My top
two favorites off the Evolution album are Mine and What A Life. I just really love the
entire process of those two songs. How they started as lyrics to what Dave transformed
them into and then the awesome production pieces we added in the studio when
recording.
Dave – For me it’s Sound Bite. I love a good pop punk song with a catchy chorus.
And I really like Mine, it’s really fun to play on the guitar.
RRX: Let’s talk about your next project, your next few. Just not the ones you’re
working on now. The ones you have your eyes on for the future. What’s coming to us?
EB: We have two more albums queued up. The next album is an all acoustic album.
And then the album after that we are really excited about. We have both been pushing
ourselves musically and are really enjoying where it is taking us. And then who knows.
It’s all about pushing our limits and pushing forward and growing. And we have a very
can’t stop won’t stop attitude when it comes to writing music. We can’t stop the signal.
So, we’ll always have great music coming out that we can’t wait to share with you.
RRX: How does practice go? Is the road practice enough, or do you have a practice
shack? If so, how does it look? What’s on the walls? What cool sh*t is in there?
EB: We have a lesson studio – we teach private music lessons outside of being in a
band. So we practice out in the lesson studio. On the walls we have our albums, our
Listen Up Awards, photos of when we went to Abbey Road Studio, albums we have
played on in other projects we’ve been in. Upstairs we have a recording studio with
posters from past shows, more albums, pictures of us recording at Cybersound Studio in
Boston. All our loads of equipment.
