Interview with THE NIGHT MARCHERS
THE NIGHT MARCHERS will be appearing at the 2008 MONOLITH Festival, www.monolithfestival.com
Check out this great interview with them in Today’s Westword Blog:
John Reis, the subject of the following Q&A as well as a May 1 Westword profile, is the leader of a new band called the Night Marchers – but the group is hardly his first. He made his initial ripple as part of Pitchfork back in the ‘80s, after which he’s served as a member in acts such as Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, the Sultans and, most notably, Rocket From the Crypt, often simultaneously. However, he brought the last three groups to an end within recent years to concentrate on the Marchers, whose new CD, See You in Magic, recently materialized.
The conversation begins with Reis describing his decision to focus on one band. He then details the reasons he shut down Rocket, the Sultans and Hot Snakes; shares his musical philosophy, which emphasizes good times over angst; looks back on the Drive Like Jehu legacy; measures the benefits associated with major labels and their independent counterparts, including his own imprint, Swami; and admits to being a musical lifer.
That’s one sentence he’s eager to serve…
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MONOLITH FESTIVAL, SEPT 13-14, 2008 at RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
www.monolithfestival.com
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