Can that eclecticism be defeating in terms of marketing the band?
Record companies and the music media like to categorize bands. It is kind of hard, because some people are like, “What is this stuff? There’s all these people. We don’t want to deal with that.” I think that’s kind of pushed me to start Stable Records. Working with Shake It Records, they’ll distribute it for us. It’s slow. I realize that it takes time. We’re just building our basis and having fun. Andrew Higley moved to Nashville and has been busy down there. Was he able to play on the new record? He’s all over it. That was pretty much the last thing he did before he moved. He’s still part of the band. He’s just not gonna be here for all the local shows. (Higley will be at the Friday show.) He’s playing with Ben Folds right now and they’re recording a new record. He’s also playing with Brendan Benson. I just talked to (Andrew) the other day. He’s starting a new band with Patrick (Keeler, drummer for the Greenhornes and Raconteurs). I guess they’re looking for some sort of Spanish-female
