BAND LINEUP:
John Collins: Lead Vox
Justin King: Guitar/Vox
Rob Britt: Bass/Vox
Kent Matson: Drums
LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Kent: To play hard and fast punk/hardcore and play shows
LB: How did you find each other??
Justin: Kent and I had been playing together for over a year and then we found John to play bass but we couldn't find a good singer. Rob found us through
craigslist, but by chance had played with John before in Public Safety (Sonoma County), so he took over the bass duties with John moving to vocals
LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??
Kent: John breaking his tooth on his mic at a show and then putting it in the kick drum (which the next day he found in the drum and took to the dentist)
John: or maybe seeing Tony Hawk at a taco shop in Carlsbad. It’s a toss up.
LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at
practice when you’re not practicing?
Rob: In a room (not big enough) in a warehouse in SF where the lights
go out for 20min every practice. PBR.
John: When we're not playing we're making fun of Kent for updating his facebook status.
LB: What's the best / worst thing about being a band in San Francisco ??
John: Best – a few great venues like Thee Parkside, Bottom of the Hill and plenty of good touring bands coming through. Worst – not at lot of all ages venues.
LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
Rob: In the immediate future we have a show with No Use For A Name and the Perfect Machines on Oct 7th @ Thee Parkside and then w/ a bunch of other bands at the Hotel Utah on Nov 21. We are also continuing to work on our album, “Ready, Fire, Aim” which is almost finished and hope to have that done soon.
LB: What’s up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
John: Right now we are finishing up our CD. We recorded it with Scott Llamas at PopSmear studios in San Rafael . When it is finished it'll be available at our
shows, but for now we are giving away free demos of the album which has 3 songs, just to help get our music out to the public.
LB: Favorite local Band or a memorable show??
Rob: I think we all agree that La Plebe is one of the best local bands right now. As for memorable shows, John and I both saw Sick of it All at the Bottom of the Hill for
their live album some years back and also Joe Strummer at the Filmore and his free show at Amoeba Records were incredible.
LB: Favorite venue to Play??
Justin: Thee Parkside and Bottom Of the Hill. They're both smaller in size, have good sound and staff, and the outside patio is clutch. It's better to play small places that are full rather than big venues that feel empty even if there are 200 people.
LB: Have you played thee Parkside before? What do you like about it?
John: Yeah, we've played there a couple times. The best thing about it is it is small and intimate and you don't have to be The Rolling Stones to fill up the room. The back/outside areas are nice to have, too.
LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??
Rob: John did at our first show, but since then he sworn not to do it anymore... at least until he has a Bowflex body.
LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
ALL: John
LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
Rob: A few drinks to warm up before a show and several more after.
John: I take in mass amounts nasal spray to clear my sinus... i'm pretty sure i'm getting a little high off because i use so much.
Kent and Justin: Burritos
LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free, do you offer free
downloads??
Rob: We encourage it. We want to get our music to as many people as possible. If nobody gets to hear your music, making it is pretty pointless. Hopefully that will get more people out to our shows and open up other opportunities for us to play with really good bands. Playing live and to as many people as possible is the best part of being in a band. If it wasn't for that we would just be 4 guys who pay money for a room to play to each other.
John: We’ve got no delusions about making any money.
upcoming shows
Oct 7th @ Thee Parkside with No Use For A Name and Perfect Machines
Nov 21st @ Hotel Utah with Perfect Machines and 3 other bands.
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