What led the Dutchess and the Duke to write their new album with you in mind as producer?
Greg Ashley (guitar/vocals): I originally met Jesse—the Duke—in Seattle in 2001 or so on the first tour that I did with my old band from Texas, the Mirrors. He was in some band called the Zombie 4 or something, and they dressed up like zombies and did the same covers the Mummies did—kind of a Mummies rip-off band. Then I moved to California and started playing with Oscar [bassist of the Gris Gris] and we started doing Gris Gris, and Oscar was a friend of his so we’d see him when we were in Seattle over the years. And yeah—at some point they decided they wanted me to record this record. Which is great! And they came down to record it. I’m going to play drums for them on this tour and open all the shows solo. When I open it’s going to be just me; then Dutchess and the Duke will be Kimberly and Jesse on guitars, Oscar on bass, and me on drums. It seems like you’re producing more than ever before right now. Greg Ashley: I had always wanted to do this kind of stuff—producing and recording b
