Issue 9 - Our Last Night

SUCH GOLD // CHIODOS // THIRD EYE BLIND // + MORE!

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A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO SHOSHIE ABORN - BIG PICTURE MEDIA CLAUDE FLOT & ROBIN CLABBY - BRASS-A-HOLICS AMBER CRISCI - BIG PICTURE MEDIA KERRI BRUSCA - RAZOR & TIE CURRAN BLEVINS, MATT & TREVOR WENTWORTH - OUR LAST NIGHT

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5 Questions with Robin Clabby of

BRASS-A-HOLICS

[laughs] I guess. So I don’t know, I mean hopefully something fulfilling anyway. I really think about playing music, that I essentially get to make people happy for a living. I think that’s probably as fulfilling as anything. I’d probably try to find a gig doing that some kind of way. Whether that’s social services , whether that’s some other entertainment avenue…I don’t know, something What has playing music taught you, throughout the years? Just touring , and playing, and being a musician?

You know, Oddly enough a lot of discipline that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. I sort of got into it for the freedom, and to pick up chicks! That’s the other thing. The thing is as you start working on those kinds of self-expression and you have all that freedom, you know, you just start realizing the way to really hit that next level is to put in the work. It’s a half and half thing. You have the inspiration and you have this wonderful outlet, and it’s gonna get even cooler. Music is one of those things that the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.

How did you guys come up with the name Brass-a- On an ending note, where do you see yourself and the Brass-A-Holics in 5 years? holics?

Hard to say really. You know there are a lot of Tannon, It was Tannon Williams. He was just thinking about that if you really need this music in different ways that we can go. We’re aiming at a lot your life, you can just get it. In New Orleans it’s the of angles. We have this pop thing that we do. We’re a jazz band, because we play like a jazz band. way of life, you know. It kind of living loud , the It’s probably gonna be where ever life takes us. horns and it’s so enmeshed in the culture down We’d love to probably do more festival stuff. We’d there. That was sort of his inspiration for it. love to maybe get over to Europe. That would be very cool. We'll probably be playing a lot of super When you guys first formed, did you have a different name other than Brass-A-Holics? Did you funk shows, which are a lot of fun. I think that real play under a different name or has it just always goal is just to keep enjoying each other and keep enjoying playing music. As long as we’re doing been Brass-A-Holics? that, we’re winning. That’s kind of the way I feel about it.

It’s actually always been Brass-A-Holics , which is astonishing.

----In a world where music didn’t exist what would you be doing?

I never have seriously considered anything else. I mean, you know, other than astronaut or cowboy.

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SUCH GOLD ROCHESTER, NY

Favorite thing about this tour so far?

Nate Derby: Well this tour a lot of people are coming out.

Devan Bentley: The line up is really solid and there is a variety of genres on this tour as well.

Nate: The only thing I wanted to do as a kid was play music and travel the world and I got to do both.

Devan: We always push each other to do well when we write.

Devan: I mean you are coming back to the same cities and you can’t be an asshole. Same with our band we function as a family it’s a relationship.

Nate: It’s also about the business Give us a brief history of the band. Nate: It’s less that we want to be the aspect of it and what you learn biggest fucking band ever but we about the business industry how the Nate: Well being a band as Such want to write the sickest records internal structure works. For Gold it’s been 5 years. that we can. If not we will still do it example I book bands now and no matter what. everything I learn and know about Devan: When we first started we that is booking shows for us when were only touring with a few EPs What message do you try to get to we were first starting out. and a lot of DIY stuff. your fans?

If you could change one thing about Nate: We just toured a lot and from Devan: I think through the music that the music industry what would it that we made friends and it just we write we try to say be creative be? snowballed from there. and thoughtful. I can’t say anything about the lyrics because Nate and I Nate: Writing shitty music because it What is the orgin of the band name. don’t write them. sells.

Nate: A friend of mine Miles who Nate: I think it is also about being was a drummer and I started a lot of creative and being yourself and stuff. We wrote songs in a doing whatever makes you happy. basement. We thought it would be cool having such in the name and What is your creative process? having gold would be really cool and we just put it together.

Devan: The guys are always writing.

Ben and Nate write a lot of the guitar Devan: There wasn’t really an orgin parts. Everyone is always playing. to it but after awhile we built a story on it. They kind of just wrote music Nate: It starts with guitars, then that gave it a nostalgic sound of drums, and then we formulate the what we grew up on. structure of the song. Everything else is just an afterthought.

What is the ultimate direction for your band?

What has music taught you?

Devan: Yeah I agree with that. We’re more about doing what you want to do and pushing that rather than something whatever is popular.

Nate: I mean there are so many bands that may be passionate about what they do but at the same time there is an underlining aspect that we can write music because it will sell and get a lot of money doing it. It sucks for bands like us who just want to play what we think is cool music. Money is an afterthought, a bonus. If we can come home not broke, even, or maybe make a profit that is amazing. Playing music is Devan: Play awesome shows. We Nate: I say less then what music has number one. love touring we have been touring taught but what touring has taught. non-stop as a band and we have got Music lead to touring and that is In a world where music did not exist to see the whole world, well when I learned the most. For me just what would you be doing? most of it. the way you treat people.

What made you guys continue as a four piece instead of finding a new guitarist?

Devan: Ben already wrote a lot of the music. He’s been writing guitar parts for another guitar player and now it just makes way more sense for him to play.

Nate: Yeah originally when he [Ben] joined the band he wanted to play guitar and we didn’t need him to.

We wanted him to be our frontman. He did it for years and I think he just got sick of it. It’s a bummer Skylar isn’t with us anymore because he is one of our best friends, but it works out because he didn’t want to do that anymore. He wanted to play guitar and he is much happier now. We are more tighter as a unit, as a four piece, musically and as a band. It is also one less person to pay. We knew plenty of people who would’ve loved to play in this band, but we’ re a unit.

What are some of the best and worse things about being a musician and touring?

Devan: I mean getting to see a new city every night. You get to try different foods and meet new people.

Nate: It’s just the adventure. You never know what you’re going to do or who you are going to meet. We know people all over the world we can just call them up and ask if they want to chill.

Devan: The bad things are that we are away from our families. We miss out on a lot of things. A steady job, money, I mean we’re still broke but we get to play every night and write music.

"there are so many bands that may be passionate about what they do but at the same time there

s an underlining aspect that we can write music because it will sell and get a lot of money doing it. It sucks for bands like us who just want to play what we think is cool music. Money is an afterthought, a bonus." - NATE DERBY

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Nate: I will have a kid in five years. I have a wife and a house. I am probably the most stable in the band. Hopefully in a perfect world this band will be able to make enough money where I can have kids and also do the band.

Devan: I mean I know we all will be a part of music still. I hope Such Gold can last another five years since we already have five down.

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What are some of your favorite tours?

Devan: Definitely Comeback kid, Foundations, Living with Lions and us. We did a tour together and that was awesome because the bands are really great people and became great friends and partied together. The music was great and the shows were great. That was really memorable.

If you were to describe yourself in a simple word choice what would it be?

Nate: Tired, always tired.

Devan: Broke!

Constant Selfies.

What are some funny memories?

Nate: There’s a lot. What about japan from this year?

Devan: Well okay I think whenever our original merch guy was with us from the start. His name was Olrock and he was a party animal. He would get out of control every night Nate: This summer we toured with one of our favorite bands so we would just get into different things. The time in Japan A Wilhelm Scream, Flatliners and us. We did US and with Olrock and RJ they were out all night drinking we had Canada with them. We are great fans of them it was an to fly out the next night to get home and we didn’t know honor not only to play every night with them but become where they were. Their phones were dead. We were just friends with those dudes. This year alone we went to hoping they would come back. They made it back into the Soundwave which is in Australia. It’s an enormous traveling room somehow. This is sometimes the most difficult festival. We got to see Metallica play and all these people we question because there are so many. knew in other band in fucking Australia.

Nate: Anything that we have done with our old merch guy Olrock has been a riot.

Devan: We were treated really well there. We flew from each city, got hotel rooms and as much food as we wanted just What is your favorite place to eat while on tour? on this one tour.

Nate: Thai food!

Nate: We were drawing 200-300 people a day and we still got the same treatment as to a band with 2,000-3,000 Devan: Agreed and burritos when we are in California. people.

Nate: Also fish tacos theres this place in West Hollywood What is one thing from home you cannot leave without on called best fish tacos and it is literally the best fish tacos tour?

Nate: Phone! Toothbrush and Toothpaste. In this day and age you need a smartphone because you are trying to stay connected with your band and loved ones or anything business related. I have to have a phone or internet.

Devan: Headphones. Something to draw on I love drawing.

You also need a smartphone so you can take selfies with.

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Which song has the most meaning to you and why?

like I was in a high school talent show with that embarassement.

Nate: There’s solos that I have and Nate: It’s hard to say without writing when you fuck up a note everyone is the lyrics. Probably you are your going to hear that. greatest threat because I wrote that song musically (guitar parts). I like Does anyone in the band have any how the song flows. It sounds really nicknames? nice how the chords flow melodically. Skylar wrote those Devan: Uhm, well yeah! John our lyrics and I fell they are about bassman we call him steel wolf. He depression and taking drugs with looks like a wolf. Then he says that a that and ive been through the same steel wolf is his spirit animal thing.

Nate: Skylar came up with that name Devan: I’m going to go with an easy and it used to be steel wool because one Four Super bowls, no rings, of his beard and some how because it’s representative to where transformed to Steel Wolf. I do have we are from. It’s about the rough one that I don’t dare to say because winters we got and we named it after it is horrible. I sometimes call Devan our favorite football team. and Bend Dingus and Dongus because if they are fucking up or What has been your most fucking around somewhere I always embarrassing experience on stage? say something like “ I don’t know where dingus or Dongus is”.

Devan: I fucked up when I went into this completely different part I felt What are some of your influences?

Nate: Musically; Shreddy Punk bands. Otherwise getting to play music every day in front of people.

What we do out here makes me want to do it even more.

Is any music in the works?

Nate: Oh yeah!

Devan: Oh yeah there is music in the works over fifteen to twenty are already written or about to be finished. Ben has full songs written he writes guitar and plays drums to them. Hoefully we will be recording in the spring or something. But we are currently writing and jamming stuff now.

Any parting words?

Devan: We’re really stoked for this tour because this is just the start of it.

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OUR LAST NIGHT HOLLIS, NH

How has the “Feel This” tour been green room. I like to do whatever Trevor: This one is definitely up so far? and then play. there. We did a tour a long time ago with Asking Alexandria, We Came Trent Wentworth: Pretty amazing, Describe your show in one word as Romans and us. a lot of big shows. Sleeping with Matt: Can I say it in like seven Sirens is obviously amazing we words? You get what you get.

What’s one thing from home you have toured with them in Europe. cannot go without on tour?

It’s really nice to be back out on Trevor: No that’s terrible, I’m tour though. going to say unforgettable.

Matt: Obviously our iPhones. I mean just all the stupid Matt Wentworth: In the US this is What are the best and worse technology stuff. the biggest tour we have played. things about being a musician?

It’s been pretty fun.

Trevor: I would be pretty upset if I Matt: The best thing is meeting forgot my tour blanket.

Do you feel most of the crowd is new people and making new only here only for Sleeping with friendsontour.IfIwasn’tinabandI What are some crazy memories of sirens or is everyone getting into wouldn’t have the friends I do. The yours on tour? it? bad thing is the money sucks sometimes.

Trevor: One night we were driving Trevor: I mean they are mainly Trevor: I mean on the label that we on the highway and these guys here for Sleeping With Sirens, but were on they were charging us were riding our ass really close everyone has been getting into the spending money and then you and we could barely see their car other bands that are playing as have to owe them. we could only see their lights and well. apparently they thought we were What are the best and worse going to slow and our old guitar Matt: I think we have at least a things about being a musician? player was on his laptop and he couple hundred kids each night shined his laptop up towards his that know our songs. It’s good for Matt: The best thing is meeting face and flipped him off. They got us to play in front of new people. new people and making new really pissed off at us and they friendsontour.IfIwasn’tinabandI slammed on their break because Do you have any weird pre-show wouldn’t have the friends I do. The we were side my side and it was a rituals? bad thing is the money sucks two way highway so we couldn’t sometimes. move anywhere. They started Trevor: Not as a group, we all have swerving into us and so close they our own little thing. Our bass Trevor: I mean on the label that we almost hit us. We had no idea what player does yoga, but he does that were on they were charging us to do for miles they were doing this all the time. spending money and then you and we can do anything since we have to owe them. are in this huge van.

Matt: Last night we jammed out to What have been some of your some Ke$ha, we blasted it in the favorite tours?

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It was crazy.

What is the origin of the band name?

Matt: Honestly it’s nothing crazy. A long time ago I madealistofnameIthoughtwerecoolandIchosethat fans. The whole time we have been in this band we just one.IthinkitwasinsomelyricsIhadthatIdidn’tendup take it where it goes. Just take it as it goes and try to using. I was 15 and now I am 25, so ten years ago I musically progress. chose it and it stuck.

What has music taught you?

What message do you try to get out to your fans?

Matt: I think writing lyrics you learn a lot about yourself Matt: Normally a positive one. because you write about things you care about.

Trevor:Yeahourlyricsareprettypositiveespeciallyon Inaworldwheremusicdidnotexistwhatwouldyoube this EP. doing?

Matt: With the newest EP there were more personal Trevor: Probably play basketball in the NBA. songs with a more positive message I would say the album that we did before that was more political and to Matt: He would be like Steve Nash, so Trevor Nash. I open people’s eyes to how the world works. would like to be involved in something like film production, but you said music wouldn’t exist so it Trevor: It’s harder for our fans to relate to that. would be terrible. Most creative things are ruined without music. Maybe I would draw and become an What is the ultimate direction of your band? artist or something.

Matt: I mean we have been doing it for a long time and it would be cool to make it big, but I think we have seen a lot of progression and new

If you could change one thing about the music industry what would it be?

Matt and Trevor: There’s a lot.

Matt: I think naturally changing already. I like how bands can be taken more seriously unsigned. Because artists like Macklemore and some others have become some of the biggest artist of the world without signing to a label and I think that is really cool. With album sales getting lower and lowerallthetimeitallowsyoutostillmakealivingdoingwhat youlovewhichismusic.Imeanwe’reunsignednowandit’s reallyawesomethatwecanmakeourowncallsanddowhat we want. When bands ask us if they should sign to a label or not and it’s really hard to start a band with no label and be takenseriously,butonceagainIthinkit’snaturallychanging like YouTube which is becoming really powerful. That allows bands to just throw a lot of videos on YouTube and it goes viral. It doesn’t matter who in the music industry that takes you seriously with or without a label because you’re still going to play shows to hundreds of people just because they earned their fans on their own.

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