Phoenix, AZ
The best thing that happened tonight was James from Asobi Seksu agreeing to be pied in the face with the cake in the green room. We ate half of it first, and then Jason smashed it in his face. That's one of those clown tricks that is actually hilarious in real life. We tried to stage a big fight between the bands on camera, but we were having way too much fun with the cake-in-the-face idea.
Early on in the day we stopped at Jimmy Eat World's studio and recorded some backing vocals for one of their new songs. They are super nice guys and even though we are so not pro in the studio, Jim was patient with us while we sang a bunch of oooohs. Twas cool. We talked about our kids with them. It's always nice to find people doing this music thing with kids. I want to start some sort of petition to insist on rock clubs making accommodations for family bands. Like, a little clean play space, a breastpumping area or a free, background-checked babysitter. That would be so rock and roll.
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Kori Gardner is the organ-playing half of the band Mates of State; her husband, Jason Hammel, plays drums. Known for their vocal harmonies and euphoric melodies, Mates of State has been described by critics as "unabashed joy", "honesty at its best", a "two piece with balls", and "a band that you must see live." Their daughter, Magnolia, was born in 2004 and started touring with the band at 10 weeks. Hear their latest album, Bring it Back, at www.matesofstate.com. |
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