SXSW 2014 Interview: The Garden
We caught up with Wyatt Shears, one of the dudes in The Garden. The band is one of the many acts celebrating the extremely hard work of Burger Records. After reading over their answers, you can jam to a song off a limited Halloween Cassette, plus check out a few of their dates as they head into town.
ATH: There was a lot of hubbub last year concerning corporate sponsors and pay to play and what not at SXSW. As a band, what’s your reason for coming to pay at the festival? What do you hope to get out of it?
WS: SXSW has a lot buzz around it and the times are always good. Building memories and hype is always nice.
ATH: For most SXSW sets, you get 30 minutes to leave a lasting impression. What’s your plan of attack? You have a set list mapped out yet?
WS: No set list. We will come forth and the crowd will enter the vada verse.
ATH: The festival caters to music fans, but food and booze are an important aspect of the fans and the bands. What’s your band’s food and beverage of choice?
WS: Apple Juice and Burritos.
ATH: There are tons of bands coming into town. Who would you ideally like to play with of the 1000s of bands gracing our city? Make your own optimal line-up.
WS: Probably , Stonesour, Static X, and Counting Crows, Flipper.
ATH: We are partial to SXSW obviously, but what festival do you feel is the best around?
WS: I’m not a big festival guy really. Maybe Stagecoach.
ATH: Let’s say your band has been booked an official showcase at a pop up venue somewhere in the middle of 6th street. The lineup features thrash metal, hip-hop, spoken word, and you. The sound is horrible, the lineup is not your style, and the crowd seems angry at the world. How would your band deal with such a situation?
WS: Well, if that situation presents itself the crowd Will mostly likely be in for a hectic show. If a crowd gives us attitude, we will return it tenfold.
ATH: What’s your favorite album to come out in the last year? What’s playing in the tour bus?
WS: I really took a liking to “government plates” by Death Grips.
ATH: The digital age is upon us, like it or not. What are your band’s thoughts on streaming services like spotify, pandora, etc.? Blow em all up? Or embrace the future?
WS: I’ve had enough of people trying to live in the past. I will embrace technology as much as possible and use it to my advantage.
ATH: Flatstock is a crowd favorite. Have you ever been to browse? Find a print to buy? Find a print from one of your shows you didn’t know existing?
WS: I have found fun flyers from sxsw that we were on.
Here are a few of their confirmed SXSW dates:
TRAILER SPACE RECORDS – WED. MARCH 12, 2014 – 11:15
WHIP-IN – THURS. MARCH 13 – Lolipop / Burger Show
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