How did Pow Wow come together?
How long have you been playing together as Pow Wow? MT: We were doing improv jams for about a year, but in this lineup, with these songs, we just started. These songs are kind of new. We’ve actually only practiced all together as a band on these songs for a couple months. When did Darren get involved? MT: Jonah and I started playing with him over the summer. And Jonah and Winston have played with him before? MT: Yes. Winston and Darren and Jonah play together with Brandon Butler, in his lineup. That’s how those guys play together. They’ve been in various configurations in different bands. Does it feel like you are coming into a group? MT: No, I don’t think so. It’s a very different set of songs. When did you go from the improv to structured songs? MT: It’s different for me, because it’s always been for me in my solo stuff and even in my old band, Helium, I’ve always been really focused on getting a bunch of songs together, getting a record together. This time I was almost ready to stop
