How and when did Eagle*Seagull form as a band?
Eli: We formed in roughly May of 2004. It’s not a very interesting story. Luther, Mike O., and I had been playing together for a while. I met J.J. somewhere along the way and the four of us decided to start playing around with some songs. We didn’t have a drummer for a few months, but then I met Britt while working at Yia Yia’s. And that’s basically how we got started. We recently added another guitarist, Austin Styles, who also plays in Click. SCS: If someone asked you what does your band sound like? how would you answer? Eli: I don’t know what i’d say. Luther says some songs sound like a jet taking off. That may be true. SCS: How would you describe an Eagle*Seagull show? What can someone who hasnt seen you live expect? Eli: I don’t really know. We’ve been trying to make some changes to our live sound recently, getting things tighter, rearranging, etc. Jake Gillespie I think once said a really nice thing at one of our shows. “Every song makes me want to have sex.” So, I suppose people
