Reese Donohue (guitar/vocals)
Austin Fraser (bass/electronics)
Joe Gray (drums/lasers)
Steven Lance (keys)
LittleBook: Why did you start a band??
Butterfly Bones: what else is there?
LB: How did you find each other??
BB: joe and i knew each other since middle school. our first real interaction was a fight in front of the lockers. we met austin in our basement, and steve in the classroom.
LB: What's your most memorable moment as a band??
BB: Our first tour down to san diego. we were exploring the coast in the short bus, drove highway 1 all the way down listening to a mixtape of jewish party songs. we almost careened off the edge a few times, partied on the beach, ate the world's best burritos, got kicked out of santa cruz by the police at 3am after a handle of rum for being too loud then slept under the stars on another beach, picked up strangers, swam in the pacific ocean under the full moon, and...did i mention ate the world's best burritos?
LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at
practice when you’re not practicing?
BB: steve's basement, sizzurp, chop and screw
LB: What's the best / worst thing about being a band in San Francisco??
BB: it's one of the best scenes for electro/disco in america, so that's fucking rad. the worst part is you go on tour and you're not in san francisco anymore.
LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
BB: we're hibernating right now to come up with a ton of new, improved songs for SFxSD. we all feel like we've grown a lot as musicians in the past few months, especially after tour. right now we're cultivating and are gonna let it loose at SFxSD.
LB: What’s up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
BB: we just finished our debut ep a month ago. it's called pretty feelings and you can get the cd through our myspace using paypal, or on itunes pretty soon. we recorded in oakland at New, Improved Studios with eli crews. he's engineered a ton of rad bands: deerhoof, why?, xbxrx, restiform bodies, &c
LB: Was there a local show you remember that inspired you to start a band??
BB: not a local show, but i think seeing modest mouse at coney island a million years ago was pretty rad. that taught me the difference between a band and an album. that was pretty rad.
LB: Favorite venue to Play??
BB: hmmm. Rickshaw Stop. or Bottom of the Hill.
LB: What's this SFxSD thing all about?
BB: This is a festival with a bunch of like-minded bands. Most of the time we get paired up with shitty punk acts (not garage, that's rad. pop punk shit) or post-rock acts and people leave the show early or come late. at sfxsd, we're playing with some really talented bands that'll make the whole day fucking amazing. it's a show i would go to if i weren't playing, which says a lot.
LB: Have you played El Rio before? What do you like about it?
BB: never.
LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??
BB: yes, every show almost.
LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
BB: steve obviously, but he smells like musk not sweat.
LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
BB: beer on both sides. gin&tonics for steve.
LB: Where do you think live music is heading??
BB: interaction. most people i know don't wanna go to a show and watch tv. they either wanna dance or play along or something to participate. i always get really bored at shows where people wanna stand around and feel sorry for themselves. but that opens up a whole other thing.
LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free , do you offer
free downloads??
BB: hell yeah, pass it around. that's why we sent it to blogs. if you look for a minute, you can find the whole cd for free on the internet. that said, we spent all our money on the cd and are hoping we sell enough to make rent next month. we're selling em cheap enough just so we break even, so that's kinda like giving it away for free. but yeah, the more the merrier, give it away if you've got it already and if you don't, it's there if you want it.
BB: Our first tour down to san diego. we were exploring the coast in the short bus, drove highway 1 all the way down listening to a mixtape of jewish party songs. we almost careened off the edge a few times, partied on the beach, ate the world's best burritos, got kicked out of santa cruz by the police at 3am after a handle of rum for being too loud then slept under the stars on another beach, picked up strangers, swam in the pacific ocean under the full moon, and...did i mention ate the world's best burritos?
LB: Where do you practice? What do you drink at practice? What do you do at
practice when you’re not practicing?
BB: steve's basement, sizzurp, chop and screw
LB: What's the best / worst thing about being a band in San Francisco??
BB: it's one of the best scenes for electro/disco in america, so that's fucking rad. the worst part is you go on tour and you're not in san francisco anymore.
LB: What do you want people to know about your band, what are you doing next??
BB: we're hibernating right now to come up with a ton of new, improved songs for SFxSD. we all feel like we've grown a lot as musicians in the past few months, especially after tour. right now we're cultivating and are gonna let it loose at SFxSD.
LB: What’s up with your CD where can I get it, where did you record it??
BB: we just finished our debut ep a month ago. it's called pretty feelings and you can get the cd through our myspace using paypal, or on itunes pretty soon. we recorded in oakland at New, Improved Studios with eli crews. he's engineered a ton of rad bands: deerhoof, why?, xbxrx, restiform bodies, &c
LB: Was there a local show you remember that inspired you to start a band??
BB: not a local show, but i think seeing modest mouse at coney island a million years ago was pretty rad. that taught me the difference between a band and an album. that was pretty rad.
LB: Favorite venue to Play??
BB: hmmm. Rickshaw Stop. or Bottom of the Hill.
LB: What's this SFxSD thing all about?
BB: This is a festival with a bunch of like-minded bands. Most of the time we get paired up with shitty punk acts (not garage, that's rad. pop punk shit) or post-rock acts and people leave the show early or come late. at sfxsd, we're playing with some really talented bands that'll make the whole day fucking amazing. it's a show i would go to if i weren't playing, which says a lot.
LB: Have you played El Rio before? What do you like about it?
BB: never.
LB: Do any of the members ever take their shirts off at a show or at practice??
BB: yes, every show almost.
LB: Who's the smelliest member after a sweaty gig??
BB: steve obviously, but he smells like musk not sweat.
LB: Favorite pre / post show; food, indulgence or ritual??
BB: beer on both sides. gin&tonics for steve.
LB: Where do you think live music is heading??
BB: interaction. most people i know don't wanna go to a show and watch tv. they either wanna dance or play along or something to participate. i always get really bored at shows where people wanna stand around and feel sorry for themselves. but that opens up a whole other thing.
LB: How do you feel about people downloading your songs for free , do you offer
free downloads??
BB: hell yeah, pass it around. that's why we sent it to blogs. if you look for a minute, you can find the whole cd for free on the internet. that said, we spent all our money on the cd and are hoping we sell enough to make rent next month. we're selling em cheap enough just so we break even, so that's kinda like giving it away for free. but yeah, the more the merrier, give it away if you've got it already and if you don't, it's there if you want it.
