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["213.4"]Bikini - Wikipedia | what was the bikini named afterThe Bandage of Heathens Accomplish at ACL Music Anniversary 2017. (Photo: JOHN GUSKY, JOHN GUSKY)
AUSTIN - Despite their less-than adorable name, southern rockers The Bandage of Heathens attentive took time out of their Austin City Limits Music Anniversary agenda to babble with KVUE.
Founded appropriate actuality in Austin in a night club that no best exists, The Bandage of Heathens performed both weekends of the anniversary and begin us afterwards their bathed set during weekend two.
Chilling out in the media tent, Bandmates Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist kicked back, airy and dished on their Austin roots:
Can you accord us a little history assignment about how and area The Bandage of Heathens got started?
Ed: It was the year of Texas Independence. What is that Gordy?
Gordy: Was it 1836? I anticipate it was the year of the Alamo.
Ed: It was absolutely 2005. We had this gig at this club alleged Momo’s. We were all aloof sitting with anniversary other. We started to jam and absitively we should do it all at the aforementioned time. We played some songs, had some drinks and had some fun. That’s it.
Gordy: The plan was no plan.
["288.09"]Bikini - Wikipedia | what was the bikini named afterEd: And mas tequila, por favor.
How would you say Austin has afflicted your music?
Gordy: I anticipate Austin has been a huge allotment in the complete of the band. Honestly, we all confused actuality to accompany music because of the music arena that was accident here. The alpha of the bandage actuality this apart jam collaboration, absolutely aloof a microchasm of the Austin arena in general. Artists accommodating and aloof accepting a acceptable time. Absolutely aloof activity out and arena alive all of the time. That’s absolutely what this complete is all about.
Do you accept any admired Austin haunts you like to accomplish at?
Ed: Momo’s was a classic.
Gordy: Momo’s angry into Club Rio, which was like a awe-inspiring arena with a basin on the roof. People would aloof airing about in swimsuits and sip on martinis. I’ve never been there but that’s what I heard it angry into.
Ed: Yeah, bikini hammocks dude.
Y’all accept been in Austin all this time. What makes you adjudge to stick around?
Gordy: That’s a acceptable question. We’ve affectionate of advance out as the bandage spends added time on the alley alfresco of Texas. There’s a brace guys on the west coast, one guy on the east coast, a few of us still alive actuality in Austin. I still alive here. I adulation Austin. It’s a abundant abode to live. The music’s great. The aliment is great. I accept a agglomeration of abundant accompany here.
["339.5"]Happy birthday, bikini!: Iconic swimsuit named after atomic test ... | what was the bikini named afterEd: We’re like the easily beyond America.
Gordy: We may be advance out as a bandage now but we still accede Austin our home.
But you've additionally played beyond the globe. Are there any admired places you’ve visited on bout that accept helped ascertain The Bandage of Heathens while on the road?
Gordy: Amsterdam, Barcelona, San Francisco, New Orleans, Chicago, New York City. It’s adamantine to aces a favorite.
So, you’ve been alleged Americana, you’ve been alleged southern rock, but how would you ascertain yourselves as a band?
Gordy: We’ve consistently aloof alleged it bedrock n’ roll. But Americana -- there’s a abundant arena activity on about that.
Ed: We dabble!
Gordy: Yeah, we dabble. It’s music. There’s acceptable and again there’s bad music. We try to comedy acceptable music.
What are The Bandage of Heathens' affairs afterwards ACL and activity into 2018?
["733.32"]Aloha Hawaii Bikini! Lanai Island, Hawaii Bikini set in Bandeau ... | what was the bikini named afterEd: We’re still in the antecedent stages, but I anticipate we’ll be putting a few things out in 2018. We’re consistently aggravating to accomplish new stuff, and accepting into the flat is accolade for touring. It helps facilitate us to accumulate putting out new records. We recorded a few things actuality in Austin, some in Nashville, North Carolina but best of it has been done here.
Who would you say are the Heathens' better influences?
Ed: Jack Kerouack [chuckles]
Gordy: [Laughs] Man, aloof afresh I went to see Wilco and they blew my mind. They’re one of my better influences. Dylan, The Stones, The Beatles, Otis Redding. The bandage has a advanced alternative of influences depending on who you ask. We appear from altered ends of the spectrum of American music.
Any affair abroad you guys would like to allotment to anniversary goers?
Ed: Love, accord and beatitude to the world. We charge that appropriate now.
The Bandage of Heathens accept nine albums now alive on Spotify, including 2017's "Duende."
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