Does New Mexico have any kind of a heavy music scene? Do any good shows come through?
Jadd: There’s only a couple of decent clubs to play here for heavy stuff, so there are plenty of shows that skip us, but some decent bands do come through. We’re opening for High on Fire in October, and Alabama Thunderpussy will be here a week later. I would not say there is a “scene” here… we play out, we have friends in like one other heavy rock band, and they play out less than we do… and there are plenty of local rock outfits that are just too full of themselves, so we want nothing to do with them. Basically, this is not the place to be if you’re a heavy band who wants to get somewhere, and I don’t think we’ll stay here forever. Hellride Music: Some readers may not know that you, along with Aaron Emmel, run the MeteorCity record label. Can you give us a quick history on how all that came together? Jadd: Aaron and I were fresh out of college, I’d had a job at Borders for 3 days, he got a job somewhere for like a week, and we both, said, “Holy Christ, this sucks. We better find s
