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- Green, Interview
From Left to Right (Sean, Thomas ,Charlie, Joe) 1. Who is Green,?
Sean (aka The Vision): Our fearless band leader, the mastermind behind our songs so far, an
incredible multi-instrumentalist with a personality to match.Joe (aka The Butcher): The drummer and backbone of the rhythm section. Been in talks with Sean about starting a project for years at this point.
Thomas (aka The Frequency): The smooth and seductive part of the rhythm section, responsible for all the groovy bass lines that get hips shaking.
Charlie (aka The Brain): Rhythm guitar and the pure, infectious energy on stage and in a lot of
our planning.Kieran (aka The Rat): Lead guitar, layering silky smooth harmonies and intricacies over our
soundscape.
Last but not least Kieran 2. How did you guys link up?
“Sean and Joe had been discussing the potential creation of a project for years, as the first
demos for some of our songs were tracked in a shared studio space. Then Charlie and Thomas
came into the picture in the form of a jam/cover band called âHit The Garageâ with Sean over
the first part of the pandemic. Kieran was a friend and current roommate of Sean, and so all the
puzzle pieces fell into place.”3. What inspired you to start a band?
“Sean had been trying to bring the project to life, and the others made it possible through mutual
desire to have an outlet for our creative tendencies as well as all of us either dropping out or
deciding not to attend college.”4. What’s the story behind the name âgreen,â?
“Sean originally had come up with the name âGreenâ but we were quickly humbled by Spotify,
informing us that there were already too many âGreenâ band names to be accepted.
Subsequently, we tried a smiley face đ in the end, only to be informed that parentheses cannot
be a part of the name either. In the end, we decided on a comma, with the idea to include
friends/other artists as a collective, more than just a band.”5. What does the songwriting process look like for you guys?
“Thus far, the songs have either been on Seanâs catalog of written tunes, or a combination of
Sean’s chord progressions and developments from there.”6. What advice would you give to a band that’s just starting out?
“Play shows. Play any show you can get. Whether itâs well-attended or not, itâs practice for the
next one. Weâve been lucky enough to play as many shows as we have in the time weâve been
a band together, and itâs helped us hone in our live sound and stage presence, as well as
exposing us to a variety of audiences.”7. What can we expect from Green, in the coming months?
“We shall have our debut EP dropping later this summer (optimally July or Early August), as well
as multiple collab songs and videos with our partner in crime, Lightning Rager Zarek. Expect
plenty of content over the next few months, it should be a very green, summer ;)”8. who’s your most played artist on Spotify?
Sean: Bladee
Joe: Elliott Smith
Kieran: Frank Ocean
Charlie: Radiohead
Thomas: Animals As Leaders9. What bands would you like to collab with?
Miloe! And Glen Hansard are on our radar.
10. Besides the instruments you play in the band, what other instruments can you play?
Sean: Drums, Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Joe: Drums, Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Kieran: Guitar, Vocals, Organ
Charlie: Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Thomas: Bass, Drums11. Do you have any crazy stories from a gig or traveling for a show?
“Besides shots fired at our first gig, one guitarist got kicked out of a venue, and another guitarist
lost his shoes at the same gig.”12. At this point you’ve played a good number of shows, what is your favorite venue to play?
“Probably Underground Music Cafe/Venueâtheyâve been very kind to us.”
13. Do you have any upcoming shows or tour dates?
“Killed By Kiwis album release show with Lightning Rager Zarek on June 30th, Hook and Ladder
on July 10th both green, and Lightning Rager Zarek, Underground Music Cafe on July 29th with
Airship Caravan and Pandelion. Definitely more to be announced in between.”14. Who are some of your favorite local bands or musicians?
Miloe ,
Lightning Rager Zarek ,
15. Is there anyone you want to shout out?
“Shoutout Miloe, George, Lightning Rager Zarek, and Fiona Rose Kelly!”
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Twitter: greenwithacomma - A brief history of Urban Exploration in The Twin Cities and Beyond.
Every city has that one group of âweirdosâ who seem to possess a hunger for the avant garde and the forbidden. Urban explorers fall into this category, and some would argue they are even the leaders. In 1996 in Minnesota, a group of University of Minneapolis students came together and formed âThe Action Squadâ which has since become one of the better known urbex collectives. After their first explore in the steam tunnels, Max Action, the squads leader, took more and more groups on explorations throughout the city, including the sand mines beneath the Ford Assembly Plant.
Since the inception of the Action Squad, the âLabyrinthâ has called to urban explorers like a siren song. The Labyrinth is a 70-mile-long collection of tunnels and caves beneath St. Paul that was constructed in 1865. It is considered the holy grail as itâs ridiculously difficult to access due to security and near constant police patrol. An explorer died in 2009 in the tunnels near the Labyrinth and his death provoked heightened security with the police as well as triggered explorers to be more conscious about safety. The reality is that little is known about this area of tunnels beneath the twin cities. When exploring there are risks of injury, and death is an elevated possibility.
The caves and tunnels under the cities have sparked a lot of interest. Many organized urbex groups have tried to map the tunnels. One group, Forgotten World, hosts a web site that offers sharing (although this writer was unable to find this site). Forgotten World also have a vetting process for sharing such information. While certainly not perfect, Forgotten World will explore with a new member, and consider factors like how the explorer interacts with others, how they behave once theyâre in the area, and their safety awareness. Many experienced explorers have this same attitude; thereâs a desire to connect with others and share favorite spaces, but you also donât want to bring unwanted interest and potential ruin to the space by it being âover visited.â
The Twin Cities arenât the only places that explorers frequent. While the United States offers a pittance compared to Europe, it does offer a visual history of ever-changing style of a young nation. Urbex has risen to popularity since the inception of YouTube, but the history might surprise you. It is a common belief among urbexers that our culture was âbirthedâ in the 1970âs in San Francisco. The Suicide Club, like the Action Squad was known for members facing their fears. While the Suicide Club was a little more aligned with anarchist in their activities, they are credited as the âparentsâ of modern-day urban explorers.
Urban exploring across the country shares a lot of commonalities despite the age difference of explorers, as well as the age of the sites visited. In addition, the word âurbanâ doesnât really describe a city, or metropolis areas when it comes to urban exploration. Rather the word relates to man-made structures, as opposed to naturally occurring ones (like caves). Speaking as a Gen X, US based explorer, this writer feels an obligation to document the history of architecture in our country. The reality is that many of these crumbling buildings will not exist in another ten years, except in photographs. And we bear a burden of responsibility to the generations that follow us to reveal the beauty of real design, and not just âslapped togetherâ buildings of modern day.
- Nectarous Interview
From Left to Right (Brodie, Mitch, Ryan, Elijah) 1. Can you give us a quick description of who Nectarous is?
Brodie: “We are a four-piece band based out of the Twin Cities. I play guitar, Ryan is on drums, Mitch does vocals, and Elijah plays the bass. As John Notto of Dirty Honey says of his band, I would label our band’s genre as “new-fashioned rock n roll.” I feel like that appropriately sums up our sound. Some old-school swinging, blues-tinged rock n roll for the modern audience.”
2. How would you describe your song writing process?
Brodie: “The process for writing our songs has been a little different from song to song. Some have been ideas, both instrumental and lyrical, that I started at home before bringing to the band. Other songs have come together from improvised jams. For example one of our songs, Black Hair Beauty, began with this cool shuffle drum beat. It was something that Ryan said was his go-to warm up drum beat and he wanted to jam on it until we could spin it into a song. I think we ended up writing most of the riffs for that song after about 10 minutes of jamming on it. That was actually the first song we wrote together. Do Ya Drink Up What You’re Serving also came together in a similar fashion. I believe we wrote and structured out like 95% percent of that song in an hour.”
Elijah: “Because I joined the band later on, our initial tunes have been collaborations that Brodie and Ryan started earlier on. A couple songs we’ve written together and we’ll be doing more of that going forward. I think it’s always cool to be in the position of coming up with parts for existing material rather than writing everything from the ground up. Finding what serves the existing song best instead of reworking everything.”
3. How did the members of Nectarous link up?
Brodie: “It was kind of a funny story how Ryan and I met. It was like July 2020. I was laying in bed and I get a random email at like 1 am from some random musician finder website about new musicians in my area. I’m fairly certain it was some site I signed up for in 2014 and never used or saw a notification from before. There was only one “new music musician in my area” and it happened to be Ryan. I saw we had the same influences and were close in age, so I decided to reach out. We were jamming together within the week.”
Brodie: “Mitchel is someone I have known since elementary school. He had reached out to me various times over the last few years to talk about Led Zeppelin and Greta Van Fleet, so I knew we had a lot of similar tastes in bands. He was also very active with our school plays and choir when we were in high school, so I figured he’d be the perfect frontman. We met Elijah after I posted on some Facebook music group that I was looking for a bass player. He responded to my post. Within a days notice he came down to jam on some Zeppelin and Aerosmith songs with us along with our tune Black Hair Beauty, which he learned and wrote his own bass lines to by ear after hearing a demo the day before.”
Elijah: “Facebook is how I found everyone haha! Brodie posted a demo in a local musicians group that he and Ryan did and I thought it sounded really solid. I knew it would be a fun group to be a part of. I got in touch with Brodie and we started jamming at Ryan’s place. I remember relearning Dazed and Confused and working out everything note for note obsessively! Then when we went to jam we improvised a lot more than I expected and I immediately felt more comfortable to try whatever.”
4. What bands had the biggest impact on your style of music?
Brodie: “I know it’s a crime for rock n roll bands to say this these days, but Led Zeppelin is probably our biggest shared influence. Some of my personal influences would probably be The Black Crowes, Guns n Roses, Dirty Honey, the original lineup of Slash’s Snakepit, etc. The list would probably go on forever.”
Elijah: “Definitely Led Zeppelin but I’m a fan of lots of different bands from the 70s like King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and even newer bands like Stone Temple Pilots.”
5. Who are you most excited to gig with this year?
Brodie: “We have a house show in New Richmond, WI on March 26th with Airship Caravan. They’re a local band that’s been making an impact in our scene lately, so I’m excited to share a show with them.”
Elijah: “I’m hoping to get to play with bands like Full Catholic or Serious Machine, otherwise my Dad has a band called Smell My Pillow that I used to be in. That would also be a fun lineup!”
6. What’s the best and worst venue you’ve played at?
Brodie: “My favorite venue I’ve played at would probably be The Cabooze. I played there twice in 2016 with a previous band of mine. I’m pretty sure we played to nobody at both of the shows, but the venue had such a cool vibe so it was fun. My least favorite would probably be Big V’s Saloon. I don’t think it exists anymore though.”
Elijah: “The best venue I’ve ever played was probably a fill-in gig at Mortimer’s, definitely a favorite venue of mine in the cities. The worst was when I was in a short-lived band in college and we played at a church 2 hours north of the cities.”
7. Do you have any funny stories from gigs or from traveling with the band?
Brodie: “I recorded the sound of me squeezing a little rubber chicken toy during the session for Down the Rabbit Hole last June. It came out sounding all squishy and you could hear me breathing all weird and heavy in the background. Needless to say, it didn’t make the final mix.”
Elijah: “When Ryan broke his kick pedal at a house show after being made fun of by the other band’s drummer for how bad his pedal was.”
8. Outside of music, what other talents/passions do members of Nectarous have?
Brodie: “I’ve been playing a lot of PokĂ©mon and Crash Bandicoot the past year, so that’s something.”
Elijah: “I do recording and music production for bands and solo artists and it’s what I love doing the most outside of playing music.”
9. What advice do you have for bands that are just starting out?
Brodie: “Music isn’t a contest, it’s about having fun. Don’t be that guy who shows up with that screw-you-I’m-better-than-you sort of attitude. You’ll end up sucking the fun right out of it for everyone.”
Elijah: “I would say get a group of a few bands that you’re friends with and play as many house shows as possible early on. Then from there just keep playing shows in your local area at bigger and bigger venues.”
10. Whatâs your vision for the band in the next couple years?
Brodie: “I’d love to do a little week-long Midwest tour in the future. Maybe this summer if Covid isn’t a huge issue. If we made it big enough, I’d love to be one of those local bands that gets selected to play Rock Fest. I think bands like Greta Van Fleet and Dirty Honey are doing a great job on bringing our genre of music back to the forefront of music in recent years. A new wave of classic rock some say. I’d love to be a part of that wave and inspire people with our swinging, blues-tinged rock n roll madness.”
 Elijah: “I want us to explore more genres and moods on our next songs, and to keep playing more shows and getting our name out there.”
11. Who should we interview next?
Brodie: “Scalise for sure. They’re a pretty talented folk rock group that comes from Apple Valley I think. We recently had George Knier from Scalise lay down some keys on three tracks we’ve been recording.”
Elijah: “You should interview Airship Caravan next, they’ve got a cool sound going!”
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