at a benefit concert for the peace and justice center, sept. 13.
how do you feel about being associated with the peace movement?
ryan::well you think, at first--its just a show--and we have people coming, which is a great thing for any show--but if we can help out anyone, espescially in this day and age, , with all thats happened in america and across the world-- any time we can help to get people here to listen--we love to do that.
jeremy: im a very peace oriented person; i think i share most of the same views as these people here. i think its a good connection to have ; im really into that stuff
how long have you been together?
ryan: for a year and a half. jeremy: yeah, since the end of sophomore year. ryan: weve just been playing a lot...trying to at least get better with more experience.
are you signed to a label yet?
ryan: no not yet. wed love to be; we're gonna work really hard;...we'll definitely go to boston; all of us are going to college,..or out to boston whether theres college or not...well see...
jeremy: the whole band is spending [next] summer in Old Orchard Beach. we're hoping to play a lot of shows in Boston...hopefully get some recognition.
do you see ska and punk as the same thing or as different things?
ryan: i definietly see [as far as, technically,] the whole horn thing, in a stereotypical way, is kinda like the whole [volume factor] but. people kinda say we're ska and we say we're ska, ...but we're not really that...we definitely love ska...Reel Big Fish, we like the Rustic overtones a lot ,so we definitely take a little bit of influence from them... [...]
jeremy: we're not really pure ska
ryan: yeah...[punk and ska are] two different things, to some degree, the whole message is kind of the same.. though its a little more light, not as focused or dramatic... [...] which is definitely a good thing, light music is necessary...
(the inevitable "scene" question) how do you feel about the current state of the Maine scene [in terms of whats going on musically] ?
i think its definitely changed. i used to be more pessimistic [...] theres a lot of shit that happens--like we hate the whole boy band thing-- but underground theres always something big going on .
