How did Peter Wolf Crier make the leap from late-night, solo-recording project to living, breathing band?
PP: I e-mailed Brian after I had recorded the demos with the intention of having him record what I thought was my solo project. I felt I had the album pretty well tied up and had figured out the aesthetic. But once I started working with Brian, out of pure admiration for his skill as an all-around musician, I knew the project would only benefit from untying those knots and digging into the songs again to build them from the ground up. Somewhere in that process we became a band. Brian Moen: Peter’s initial recordings had almost no percussion at all. He had done some foot-stomping in places. I remember Peter being shocked a little by the direction some of the songs had gone when I first played him some of my early ideas. From there we just started building and building. AVC: Rather than play your typical bar CD-release show, you’ve chosen to unveil these songs publicly as part of a theatrical production in a rented house. What was the impetus for this unconventional approach? PP: Jeremy
