5 Questions
with...
1. If I knew absolutely nothing about Holler, Wild
Rose, how would you describe the group’s music to me?
-- The unbridled sound of joy pushing warm, soft
waves over your body.
2. If I were to buy your new album Our Little Hymnal,
what songs should I pay particular attention to and why?
-- First off, you need to take an hour and listen
to this record in
its totality- its meant to be an album. That being said, Holler, Wild
Rose! is track one because it's a declaration of our purpose. Check
out Captive Train- there's an awesome gospel sextet called God's Gift
that performs and elevates it.
3. When and where did the band form, and where did the
name come from? -- The band formed
in spring of 2003 in Paterson, New Jersey. We were
called aDive then, and we practiced in a hangar-like warehouse. We
changed the band name to Holler, Wild Rose! in October of 2004. That
summer, we had completed the song of the same title; it was such a
shift in our songwriting and self-awareness, we felt it necessary to
identify ourselves with it and bear it proudly!
4.
What was your worst on stage experience? What was your
best?
-- Worst? Probably a benefit concert we played
in November 2005. The
PA freaked out and it sounded as if the earth was being ripped to
shreds . I just sat on the floor until it stopped, and we played
Holler, Wild Rose! over again, though I had to sing through a guitar
amp. It was honestly one of the most frightening and wretched sounds
ever produced by machine- Ryan Smyth actually gets mild panic attacks
when he hears similar noises.
Best. The whole last night at Sin-e last
St. Patrick's Day. It
was such a whirlwind: a freak foot-deep snowstorm the night before,
rehearsing with a gospel choir, live film crew scurrying about, and
our whole history with the club. It was the first NYC venue that
welcomed our presence and championed our music; to play one of the
last shows at such a storied landmark was thrilling, yet at the same
time sobering- the closing of Sin-e spoke volumes about the waning
nature of the Lower East Side's independent spirit.
5. Do you think that the Internet (whether it be Internet
radio, legal downloading, MySpace, streaming audio, etc.) is a good tool
for musicians or is it a bad thing because it hinders profits?
-- The Internet is great, in the sense that there is
no impediment to
making your songs available to the entire world on your terms. The
Internet is terrible, in the sense that there is no impediment to
anyone making their songs available to the world, on their terms.
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