The Smoke Bombs

     The Smoke Bombs smash and grab fistfuls of British Street Punk in one hand and early 1980’s Southern California hardcore in the other. They then take it to an old abandoned warehouse downtown where they mix it up and add some secret ingredients.  They then stuff some ping pong balls full of it and create a device that emits a dense, hard hitting brand of punk rock into the atmosphere immediately upon ignition. They hurl these handmade concoctions at unsuspecting audiences and it causes the foundation beneath the arid desert floors to quake. So remove any loose articles of clothing and strap your shoes on tight, The Smoke Bombs have arrived and the room you’re in is about to turn upside down!

Interview by J Castro

Introductions!  Please tell us who you all are and what’s your function in The Smoke Bombs:

LAYTON: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

BRANDON: I’m Brandon Meunier and I play guitar in The Smoke Bombs.

JASON: Jason Stone - Drummer/Cheerleader

TODD: Todd Joseph: Bass

What’s the conception story of The Smoke Bombs?  How did you all meet and decide to play music together?

LAYTON:  Bored with my last band Asses of Evil. I wanted to start something different.  I got Jason our drummer and Todd from AOE. Jason suggested Brandon for lead guitar. I knew him from his work as a guitar salesman, and liked him a lot. Never had heard him play but hired him over the phone because I liked him, turned out pretty well.

BRANDON: I met Jason (our drummer) through work. I told him I was looking for another band. A few weeks later he was asking if I’d like to try out with Layton and Todd.

JASON: My world changed in like a 30 day period, got fired from a band, lost my wife, son, house and my studio in one big fat Fuck You from the World. I ate as many pills as I could afford, apparently not enough? Next Day, I got a call from Layton to start something new.

TODD: Layton and I were in the Asses of Evil and then split and formed The Smoke Bombs in the wake of the Asses.

When I hear your music, I get a street punk vibe. I can hear elements of Cocksparrer, Sham 69, and Stiff Little Fingers. Were any of these bands influences to you guys growing up and do you remember who got you into punk rock in the first place?

LAYTON: I am not so much into those bands as much. Brandon really likes that kind of stuff. I like the 80’s southern California stuff, Circle Jerks, Descendents etc. I also was a huge fan of Todd’s first band Junior Achievement, as well as all the great hardcore bands in Arizona like JFA, Mighty Sphincter, Soylent Greene, Conflict etc.

BRANDON: Yes it’s a huge influence for me even still. Those are three of my favorite bands of all times. No one really got me into it. Punk itself got me into it. With the few friends I had I was able to meet people who I’d trade music back and forth with. It’s been that way since day one.

JASON: Stiff Little Fingers for me. 1st punk band I was turned on to was Junior Achievement “TJ’s band from the 80’s.” I had an older guy next door to my parent’s house that was SICK and TIRED of hearing R.E.M.’s Green while I rode my skateboard. He charged over and said “TURN THAT SHIT OFF!!!!!!” I thought he was going to kick my ass! Instead he handed me Junior Achievements 12” and a cassette he already made.

I never looked back, that was 1985.

TODD: I grew up on The Clash, Generation X, The Damned, Sex Pistols, and SLF. I’m also a big CA punk fan: T.S.O.L, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Adolescents, and Shattered Faith.

I see you guys play out fairly regularly, how would you describe the music scene in Phoenix/Tempe?

LAYTON: Too many bands. It seems like since Nirvana broke, and Guitar Centers were put up all over the place, everyone thinks they can do a punk band. I have been doing this since 84. It used to be that when an out of town band came through either JFA or Junior Achievement, ONS, would get a gig opening for a big band. Also everyone went to one show, wherever it was Tempe/Phoenix. Now there are too many shows competing against each other on the same nights for a dwindling amount of punk rockers.

JASON: Strong, easy to bash the scene but it’s easy to bash any scene. Phoenix is full of good people and it’s not hard to find them if you look & listen.

TODD: It’s pretty good! Good local bands to play with. The Clubs/Bars are pretty accepting of loud music. It could always be better, but it could also be a lot worse. When the weather gets cooler the scene gets better!

You guys are playing (and have played with) some pretty big names in punk. Some of your upcoming shows are with Rikk Agnew Band (Social Distortion, Christian Death, Adolescents, D.I.) and Eddie and The Hot Rods here in Tempe, AZ. How do you feel playing shows with such influential bands? 

LAYTON: The best chance of getting a good draw is having a good headliner. These guys are just like us, but came together in the right time and place to get big. I don’t mean to say our music is as good as this classic stuff, but Todd and I talk and feel like if we were together in ‘84 playing Mad Gardens we would have gotten some notoriety, more than we get now. 

BRANDON: It’s awesome!

JASON: Honestly, it’s just another show. The thrill is standing in the crowd watching the “influential” band. The bummer is after it’s over I have a car load of gear to take home. I like meeting the heroes / legends, I don’t take much seriously anymore so if the hero is an asshole, whatever.

TODD: I love it, that’s what I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve been able to play with The Bad Brains, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, T.S.O.L., Shattered Faith, Crucifix, Youth Brigade, on and on it’s always a blast!

Speaking of playing live, do you guys remember the worst show The Smoke Bombs ever played and tell me about what made it such a disaster?

LAYTON: Not really, all in all we have had some good shows. Weeknight shows are pretty pathetic. We have had some low turn out shows with Dime Runner, and Black Irish Texas which were weekday shows. 

JASON: I played one high on cocaine, that didn't go so well, won’t do that again.

I like them all; we haven’t really had a disaster show. It would have to be pretty bad for me to call it a disaster. I like playing drums as long as nobody dies, it’s good.

TODD: Maybe the time we played with Scorpion vs. Tarantula up in Cottonwood. We played OK, but the crowd was weak. We had fun anyway, we always do.

What sorts of things typically influence your music?  And can you remember the most unusual thing that inspired a song?

BRANDON: Lyrically: life, the day to day. Nothing is that unusual anymore really. Musically, it’s when I get around my gear I just want to hear it. I’ll start riffing around and that’s that.

JASON: A hot October Night. Hey, I’m just the drummer I follow along to what the boys write.

TODD: Most songs are spontaneous; they just come out with all of us adding our input.

I was watching an interview with Fat Mike and he was saying he regrets writing some of the early NOFX songs, he went on say that change of mind is a sign of intelligence. What do you think about that quote and have you ever written any songs you regretted later?

LAYTON: Not a NOFX fan. I know they come from the old school, but just never got into that kind of music. I can’t remember regretting anything I have written. 

BRANDON: I think everyone regrets early material at some point. It doesn’t bother me really. I’ll reflect back on it and pull ideas out. It is what it is and it always makes you a better writer.

JASON: Not in this band….

TODD: Sure, but I don’t dwell on that.  The more you write the more you improve.  I don’t really regret anything; it’s all in good fun.

What sorts of things do you enjoy doing other than playing music, any hobbies or anything like that?

LAYTON: Hanging out by my pool drinking beer and listening to ‘80’s hard core.

BRANDON: Honestly this is all I do. I collect musical gear and listen to and write music.

Those are my main hobbies.

JASON: Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Bicycles I dig all that shit. Go fast and take chances.

TODD: Art, skateboarding, partying, picking up chicks, eating.

What are some records you like putting on that can guarantee to lift you up when life’s kicked you down?

LAYTON: I don’t know that music does that for me. I just listen to it when I fell like it.  Toxic Reasons Kill by Remote Control comes to mind. 

BRANDON: The Crack – In Search Of…

JASON: NOFX - The Decline, Freeze - Talking Bombs, Malignus Youth - ALL OF IT,

The Clash – Supermarket, AC/DC - Sink the Pink (Makes me Laugh every time)

William Shatner - Common People, U.S. Bombs - That’s Life, Frank Black & the Catholics - I Want Rock & Roll, Black President - Not Amused, Etta James - In the Basement, Alkaline Trio - Maybe I’ll Catch Fire, Plump Tones - Fire Chicken

TODD: Whatever I’m into at the moment.  Right now, it’s The Horrors, Jason Isbell, Temples, Dum Dum Girls, and Drive-By Truckers.

What do the Smoke Bombs have in store for the remainder of 2014?

LAYTON: We just finished recording our first full length album.  We’re getting the artwork together to have it pressed, should hit store shelves by fall.

BRANDON: New album coming out very soon and continuing to write more material.

JASON: New record coming VERY soon.

TODD: Finish our record, do a video for one of the songs, write new songs, play a few gigs, party!

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The Sex

     I like to try to describe a band’s sound just so the reader can have some clue of what they’re reading about.  With a band like The Sex, it makes this task a tad difficult.  The AZ punk trio just self released their second EP in June of 2013 and it’s all over the early punk rock spectrum.  It has hints of melodic Stiff Little Fingers riffs; the vocals sometimes remind me of The Violators, all delivered with Sham 69 urgency.  Everything else you need in the mix that makes a punk band enjoyable is in there too, but I’ll stop here.  So never mind the labels…here’s The Sex!

Interview by Jay Castro

Please introduce yourself (or selves) and how you contribute to the Punk Rock Sex machine?

CO: Punk Rock Sex machine. I like that. My name is Casey O’Brien and I play guitar. I normally write the base of the songs and the rest of the dudes and dudettes write the rest.

KM: I’m Kate Mexal, my job is vocals and writing lyrics. I am completely incapable of playing an instrument.

Chadd: I'm Chad and my weapon of choice is the drums.

Where are you all from originally?

CO: We’re all pretty much from Arizona.

KM: I am from Gallup, New Mexico originally, but I have been in Phoenix for most of my life at this point.

Chadd: Born and raised in the desert.

What is the bands origin story?  How did you all meet and start playing music together?

CO: Kate and another buddy of ours, Harley, started the idea of the band before I was in it. As soon as I joined we wrote our first song “Without You”, I was about 19 or 20. Harley and I were both playing guitar and trying to write songs with Kate singing and writing the lyrics. Tried out numerous drummers, one of which had a portrait of Hitler tattooed on his back which was NOT cool. For safety precautions, I changed my phone number after we kicked him out. Then we ran into our friend Jeff who became our first drummer, and made Kates husband, Bobby, play bass for us. Harley left the band for personal reasons. So after jamming with just the four of us, we got offered our first show, put on by our friend Rikki X. The first show was with The Joneses in ‘08 which was a huge honor for us. Started getting more gigs after that and getting known around our city. After a few months, we split ways with Jeff and Bobby, again for personal reasons.  Then I asked my old friends Gerson and Chadd to be in the band. I’ve known both since high school and have been playing music with them before with The Prosthetics.  Gerson took over on bass and Chadd took over on drums. They were a perfect fit as soon as we started jammin’. We soon started playing bigger shows and getting more known throughout the music scene. We planned a tour and we were ready to go, then 1 week before our tour, the van we were going to use was sold! Super bummed still about that.  Around late 2009 I was getting sick of living in Arizona and had to get out. I moved to Chicago and left The Sex, which was a huge mistake. I was gone for a couple of years, moved back to AZ January 2012. As soon as I moved back, I got the band back together. Everyone in the band was in and willing to play except our bass player Gerson. He had just started his new company and was too busy. We understood his situation so we went on to a new bass player. Around May of 2012 we were introduced to Eric Jones who is now our current bass player. We’ve written a new album with him and starting to get amazing gigs. Trying to put out this vinyl and plan a tour soon. So long story short, that sums up the origin.

KM: It is impossible for me to elaborate on that beautiful origin story Casey.

You mentioned in a description of your new record Wet Brain that each track has a different sound.  Was this done intentionally or is that just how the songs came out?

CO: It was definitely not done intentionally. I write music on what my mood feels like at that moment. I remember writing a riff in my head while having sex. Just kidding, I’m not multi-talented like that. Anyways, I put a lot of effort into writing songs and make sure each song has a deep feeling and connection to it. I hate it when bands write filler songs for their album and it makes that album suck.  I try and make sure each song sounds as awesome as I can make it.

KM: My only regret is not writing a song with filthy, depraved lyrics for this record. I was on a roll with the last album, so I am working towards writing some more explicit love songs.

Chadd: Every time Casey would play us a riff Eric and I would do our thing to it. Then we make our songs blend but we are able to all add our own style which makes each song different and unique. Kate's lyrics also change the way the song is heard.

You mention that the band has been through some hardships in the recent past.  Do you care to elaborate on that?  Maybe there’s a lesson to share here?

CO: As any band we have had a few potholes, bumps, ice and cracks in our road. A lot of those stories we usually keep to ourselves. But my message or lesson would be; A band is like a family, no one likes seeing their family members, or friends, slip into a dark haze of drugs and alcohol. Think about the other people that are close to you and what you are doing to yourself. It benefits NO ONE and makes life a complete waste. Life is not a horrible event; it is an amazing adventure.

Chadd: We've had a few line up changes here and there. That's about the only hard ships I care to mention. What Casey said.

I recently read an interview with Keith Richards saying that anyone buying digital music is getting short changed.  Do you agree with this and if so, why?

CO: I do agree with that 100 percent. I believe when people buy digital, they don’t get that full sound of vinyl. They don’t get that smell when you open up that record and the sound of the needle sitting in between those grooves. It’s a beautiful thing. But unfortunately, there are not enough record stores to go around. People are sometimes forced to buy digital because there is no other choice. Like for example our album, but not for long because we will soon have vinyl. I do think digital has its benefits though; it is incredibly easy to promote and send it out to interviewers or promoters.

KM: I have always agreed with the notion that the album (shit, even CD), is part of product that you are purchasing. I can’t imagine my adolescence without me lying on my back looking at record sleeves and having to get up to flip the record over and over. Going to the record store was the greatest experience for me, and the younger kids are never going to know that. On the other hand, they have access to way more music than I could ever have imagined and it’s right at their fingertips. Spoiled little shits.

Chadd: I mean you’re paying $10 for a picture on your iPhone is definitely weird. Technology is changing a lot with bands and music. I prefer vinyl, cassette or a CD but its not always that easy putting your own music out there when your entire band fund is from your own pocket. Accessing things digitally is easy, simple and quick.

What has been the most memorable show the band has played good or bad?  Where was it and what made it so unforgettable?

CO: Our first show with the Joneses was the most memorable. We played with Vice Squad and that was also a huge honor. And playing with Lower Class Brats has been awesome. Every band we’ve played with has been a great time. Our shows are usually pretty fun, except for a couple.

KM: Definitely the Joneses for me. This was my first time playing live, and to get to open for a band that I loved was amazing. I mean, who gets a first show like that? Also, because I was scared shitless and the memory is burned into my psyche. 

Chadd: Playing with LCB is always cool. Jammed a warehouse show with our homies the Downtown Struts that was a good time. Tomorrow we play with Sonny Vincent, that's going to be tight. 

If you guys could tour with any band/musician from times gone by, who would it be and why?

CO: Jimmy Buffet-  I’M KIDDING! I would love to tour with The Cure or Descendents. They are a huge influence to my writing and its just two main bands I grew up on. If I had the chance to be really picky about it, I would love to tour with The Sound, Sisters of Mercy, Sad Lovers and Giants, Generation X or The Chameleons. That style of music just gives me the chills and I listen to them almost every day.

KM: Obviously there are a ton of bands that I would love to tour with, but the number one for me would be Rose Tattoo, mostly because Angry Anderson is my hero.

Chadd:  I could list a million bands I'd love to share the van rides with but all in all I think doing any tour with any band that loves what they do as much as us would be super sick.

I don’t like using the term “guilty pleasure” because I don’t think anyone should be made to feel ashamed of anything they like.  However with that being said, what to you listen to that you think a lot of fans may be surprised by?

CO: Ummmm, on a stressful day, I’ll put on Mozart or something just to calm down.  A better answer, I like Green Day like 90’s stuff a lot. Same with like NOFX or Bad Religion.  All of their older stuff is pretty good and I enjoy listening to it. I have one deep secret but I’ll take that to the grave.

KM: Wow that is really gross Casey. I guess for me it would be my love for Mariachi music, I get downright ecstatic when I hear it.

CO: Ew!

Chadd: I'm with Casey on liking Mozart. I like Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Hendrix, The roots. Take it as you will.

What music have you unleashed on the world and where can people go to hear it or buy it?

CO: We have all of our stuff on Bandcamp right now. You can go to our Facebook page or the actual Bandcamp page. Like I said earlier we will have vinyl coming out soon.  www.facebook.com/thesex77  or www.thesexaz.bandcamp.com

What does the band have in store for us in the near, or not so near, future?

CO: Wet Brain LP Vinyl. A tour this year. We are writing more songs as we speak so expect more music out this year as well. Our Facebook page is updated weekly with what we are doing and where we are going. Thanks for letting us answer your questions!

Chad: Quality shows over quantity. New songs, new covers, out of state shows and touring will be nice. I'm down with making more live footage or videos.

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Greenback High

     Every now and again you read a band’s profile that just hits the mark spot on.  One would think that a band would know their sound.  Not always the case, I assume it’s a bit of the old “forest from the trees” syndrome.  Anyhow, Greenback High describes themselves as “Power Pop for Punks”.  Simple and brilliant, that’s what I thought when I read that excerpt, that’s what I thought when I first heard their debut 7”.  The hooks of power pop songs propelled by the power of a punk engine.  I can’t wait to see what gets dropped on us next!

Interview by Jay Castro

Who’s answering the questions here?

Floor Tom, Joshy, and Beardo.

Who is in the band and how do they earn their keep in it?

Floor Tom Jones – Guitar, Vocals

Beardo – Bass, Vocals

Joshy Atomic – Guitar, Vocals

J.J. Heathen – Drums, Vocals

What is the Greenback High origin story?  How did you all come together?

Beardo: Like a lot of bands, we’re a group of friends who had played in many different bands in the same scene. Funnily enough, the first show Joshy played was opening up for one of my old bands when we were on tour in his town. Jimmy and I had played many shows together over the years in different bands, and we became fast friends when we both moved from Alberta a few years back. J.J. came into the fold a little later on but he engineered our first recording sessions, so he's been there from the band's inception too.

On your debut 7” Bombs Away b/w All of Us or None There is an obvious power pop influence. The B-Side however has a hint of Cocksparrer in it to me.  Are you guy’s fans of the ‘82 British Oi/Street punk era as well?

Joshy: Some of my favorite records are from the UK 77-85 period and they're records I've consistently listened to for over a decade and that spans all of the genres from UK82 and two-tone to Mod-revival and Oi.  We all grew up playing in punk and garage rock bands so we tend to have a pretty good appreciation for most of what were exposed to throughout the histories of each scene.  There are a lot of rules in those scenes though and I don't think we are a perfect match for any single one of them.  I personally identify most with the early punk scenes in New York and Britain but the Oi and UK82 stuff is great for its aggression and release.  I think if you try and pull a ton of influence from those bands you end up a Discharge or Void copy and that's been getting a bit stale.  The main influences that run through my head all day/every day are Clash, Replacements and Stiff Little Fingers I think those are most evident in the songs that I write.  You'd be on the money assuming I could sing every line to every song on Shock Troops though so who knows, perhaps it's snuck in!

I find it interesting that on your band profile you describe your music as “Power Pop ringed with tragedy, political commentary, and straight up good times”.  Quite a broad spectrum of human emotion!  Do you ever find it hard to put political or tragic lyrics to a poppy tune, thinking it might make light of a serious situation?

Floor Tom Jones: Not Really. I actually find it harder these days to write a happy-go-lucky song. Music can conjure a broad spectrum of human emotions, sometimes within one song. Power Pop has been pigeonholed as a genre that is not categorically political. On the pop side, I like to think Greenback High’s music is driven by melody and musical hooks.

On the Power side, it's driven by the urgency and directness of punk.

In the case of Bombs Away, the lyrics came after the last Federal election, when Stephen Harper’s majority Conservative government was elected. Shortly after that, Canada Post locked out its CUPW employees due to collective bargaining negotiations coming to a halt. Those lyrics were written as a way of realizing that, regardless of the obstacles from Corporations and the Government,  organized labour and everyday people, still have strength in numbers.  And just like in the protest songs of the early labour movement, I wrote what I saw right in front of me in an effort to reflect what I knew was all around. But who knows? The next one might just be about something a bit less serious. I'd like to think anything is possible with a melody.

What led you to decide to self release your 1^st 7”? 

Beardo: We've all put out tons of records in past bands, on and off of various labels, so it wasn't much of a stretch for us to get it together for ourselves. And lo and behold, we're down to our last 50 or so copies, so get it while you can!

We're chatting with a couple of labels right now for projects down the road, but expect another self-released 45 in the fall from us in the meantime.

You also have a song on The Party Lives On compilation record.  How did you get involved with that project?

Beardo: The compilation is a tribute to Devon Clifford, and a benefit for the Devon Clifford Memorial Foundation. Devon played drums in You Say Party! We Say Die! before tragically passing away in 2010 from a brain aneurysm. In my day time gig, I book bands for a living and YSP WSD were one of the very first clients I took on as an agent. It was a tragic loss and I'm grateful that we were asked to contribute a song to that compilation.

I read that out of all different art forms, music has the power to alter a person’s disposition the fastest.  Do you agree with this?  Do you have any favorite music that you can put on that will always lift you up from a slump?

Floor Tom Jones: If you’re talking about the drive between Vancouver and Edmonton to play for 30 people then absolutely not! That’s a long drive. But otherwise, as in putting a record on, I think it’s totally possible.

These days, I put on a band called Nude Beach. But the tried tested and true standby for me is Talking Heads.

Joshy: I'm not sure if music is going to change my disposition so much anymore, but it certainly helped shape me when I was younger.  I'm still hanging on to my youth cult and I'm nearly 30 so if anything it's stunted turning me into a well-adjusted adult, thank god.  I will say it's really, really hard to be in a bad mood listening to Radios Appear by Radio Birdman. 

If Greenback High could tour with any band/musician from times gone by, who would it be and why?

Floor Tom Jones: Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1978) tour of North America.

Why? Great songs. Killer band. I’m thinking the Greenbacker’s coulda picked up a few tricks.

Joshy: The Sex Pistols.  No I'm not joking.  That would be insane.

Beardo: The Clash, or Paul Collins Beat, anywhere from 77-79. Just amazingly well written songs, and I've got to think the performances would have been incredible. Bram Tchaikovsky. Again, just tremendous songwriting and playing. Oh god, the MC5. New York Dolls. The Stooges circa 1974. Fuck, too many to mention.

You guys seem to play out quite a bit.  All of you are also in other bands too.  Is Greenback High considered a side project?

Floor Tom Jones: I do moonlight as the drummer in the James T. Kirks with Beardo and his brother Teddy. If you wanna talk about a side project, that would be the definition. The last show we played was when we realized we were all in the same room at a Greenback High show. Greenback High is my main squeeze right now.

Beardo: This band has pretty well become the focal point for all of us these days, and other projects we're in tend to take a bit of a back seat as this band gets busier and busier. I have a big record collection and a Protestant work ethic (with associated guilt!), so it's tough, for me anyway, to not have another band (s) in the wings.

Josh: No.  This is my main focus right now.

I read an interview with Keith Richards where he said that anyone buying digital music is getting short changed.  Do you agree with this and if so, why?

Floor Tom Jones: If you like pulling a record out of its sleeve, cleaning it, dropping the needle and checking out the artwork and lyrics, which I do, then yeah I agree. But when you get finished the gig and just have to hear that one song, which I do, then no I don’t. I’m a big fan of people who care for a treat their physical records with respect.  And carting around digital music saves them from my harsh judgements and everybody’s happy. Furthermore please note, I don’t ever want to imagine Keith Richard’s listening to music on an ipod. It would just look wrong. Thankfully I think his publicity team agrees.

I don’t like using the term “guilty pleasure” because I don’t think anyone should be made to feel ashamed of anything they like.  However with that being said, what to you listen to that you think a lot of fans may be surprised by?

Floor Tom Jones: Rush, Bill Monroe

Beardo: I agree that people don't need to have guilty pleasures. Like what you like, life is too short. I guess when you have a few thousand records it's hard to pinpoint a genre or specific band, but maybe you wouldn't think a dude in a band like mine is really into 20's country blues & ragtime, or 60's r & b, or a band like Midnight or Cursed. A good song is a good song. It all comes down to a hook, a story, and a strong emotional response.

I read that you guys are recording some new songs.  Is this for more EP’s or can we expect a full length sometime soon?

Beardo: Yeah! Our drummer J.J. just finished the mixes for 5 songs and we'll be sending them off for mastering any minute now. The next release will be a 3 song 7 inch EP this fall, and beyond that we do have a full length in the works out in 2014. We're focusing hard on writing new tunes at the moment, with some in the can ready to record and tons more lurking in the background. I'm certainly not ruling out more 45's or other projects before the full length comes out, as we do have some songs ready to roll without a specific release planned for them yet.

Any extensive tour plans in the works for this upcoming release?  Can we expect to

see Greenback High in a town near us any time soon?

Right now we're working on a November tour down the west coast of the good ol' U S of A. Touring Canada is a huge undertaking and it makes so much more sense to head south towards your cheap smokes and malt liquor. More shows in Canada are definitely in the cards too, but we'll spend a good chunk of time writing songs this summer and fall too. Probably recording as well. Touring other countries around the world is a shared goal, so next year we're going to try to hit another continent or two. “Like a shark — got to keep moving.” - Johnny Cash

Where can people go to hear your music or buy your records?

One of our shows, ideally!

You can buy our music digitally as well as the 7 inch online at
www.greenbackhigh.bandcamp.com

www.greenbackhigh.bigcartel.com

It's also distributed via Underground Medicine, Record Store Base in Japan and Hyper Enough Records in Japan. More in the works.

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