Vassar Davis - Bass, Vocals
Katie McAllister - Vocals, Percussion, Drums, Guitar
Matt Wilken - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
MATT WILKEN: At 16, I had a guitar for about 5 years. I waited to start playing until I was old enough to drive to lessons. That lasted 6 months, than I started making my own music.
The guy who gave me the lessons was the one who taught me the secret to being a rock star…put water in the Vodka bottle or iced tea in the Whiskey bottle so it looks like you’re partying it up. I declined to do so. If you’re gonna do it, ya gotta do it right.
Any music I’ve ever heard is an influence on me. All the noises. I make up songs to the blinker light in the car. I tap it out and start blabbing. If I was gonna say people- Lou Reed, Tom Waits, obviously Bob Dylan. Every musician is influenced by Bob Dylan. It’s like asking if The Beatles were an influence. If they said no, they’d be lying. And Satan. Hi Dad!
I think our band has a great chemistry. Four divergent personalities. When we get together- it just clicks for some reason. It’s kinda like when you put different chemicals together and you get a latex condom. And it works! Though I’ve never tried sheepskin. That’s kinda creepy.
Most memorable things that have happened to me at shows…fights. I love playing to fights. As long as they don’t get to close to the equipment. Nothing beats playing to a bar room brawl. We were playing and all the sudden a fight broke out in the middle of the dance floor. Some guy sucker punched this other guy and they just started wailing on each other. If they’re putting out that kind of energy, it pushes you to play harder.