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| The Albert Square |
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We talk with sim of the band The Albert Square
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Notes from the interview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Square,_Manchester
https://thealbertsquare.bandcamp.com/
http://www.phatnphunky.com/?page_id=315
Tell us about your music and tell us what’s new!
Born in NY, but lived in Kansas. Bay Area is his home.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lemonheads
Lemonheads lead singer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Dando
Husker Du
What are your arena shows like?
Laughs!
How did the band come together?
2007
Broke up in original formation in 2011 and morphed into singer-songwriter thing
The (current) Albert Square is:
Sim Castro - Guitars, Vocals, Keys
Spencer Taplin - Drums
James Mack Baker - Bass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_6_collective
Logistically, a big band is hard
Andrew Weathers:
andrew-weathers-140427-music-manumit
andrew-weathers-ii-141116-music-manumit
andrew-weathers-3-151018-music-manumit
Touring?
Last time in April, and it went well.
Where did the project name originate?
2001 (or 2)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Square
Food: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Albert-Squares
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea_Planet
What drew you to Creative Commons...was it just Jeff at Quote Unquote?
Recording at the same studio. Jeff reached out to Sim.
http://www.phatnphunky.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Park
Friend did the artwork
Very innocent in nature. Friends helping friends.
Are you in other bands (he seemed to mention it in passing)?
Yes!
Bob and others!
A new album?
Working on new material recently!
Play every once in a while.
New tour in Nov-Dec
Next year national tour?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow
Who are some people you think we should try to get on the show (aka, who are the important people in Creative Commons music today)?
Shinobu (Mike H of Hard Girls too)
Diners
Dogbreath
Is there anything else you would like to say/tell us about?
Album is about becoming an adult, more-or-less. Sim is much more eloquent than this note.
Closing track: Agnes (I Assume I Know What I'm Doing) - CC BY-NC-SA
Indianapolis, IN
Agnes is the daughter of a friend that he met when traveling the country
