- Hey The DGB, thanks for taking the time out to talk to us. Let’s start off with the obligatory introductions. Who’s in the band and what instrument does everyone rock?
BANDNAME: We’re kinda
like a hockey team with two netminders. Steve Jackett and Jamie Robinson
handle the duties of the drums and it’s always a surprise which one
starts the gig. Cassie Noble, Jon Greer, and myself (Daniel Greer) front
the project, all handling some the lead vocals and switching between
guitar and bass and other knick knacks.
BANDNAME: It all
started in the small town of Lindsay, Ontario as an acoustic project of
myself and my brother Jon. That was 12 years ago now, we were 13 and 16
when we started this. Over the years it ballooned into this super high
energy rock project. After ample drummer and bass player changes we
settled on our current line-up about 6 years ago and with the recent
addition of Cassie a totally new sound is beginning to shape again.
- Who are some of your musical influences?
BANDNAME: The Velvet
Underground, Jack White, Joel Plaskett, The Stooges, Neil Young, The
Arcade Fire, C’Mon, Sloan, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Sonic
Youth, Matthew Good, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, The
Band, The Clash, Maximum RnR, The Weakerthans
- Congratulations on being selected to play at North By Northeast, what does the opportunity mean to you?
- When and where is your NXNE gig? And more importantly, why do you suggest a music fan come and see your show instead of all the other choices available to them at that time?
BANDNAME: Sunday night @
1am, Rancho Relaxo. Our ongoing gag is we are headlining the whole
festival! I would suggest the whole event that evening at Rancho because
after a hard week of show hoping it’s nice to settle in one venue on
the Sunday and hang with friends. It’s a lot of locals and all bands
we’re friends with so it’s gonna be a super fun and friendly show. I can
also promise the DGB will be the boost of energy you need the last
night of the fest at 1am!
- What’s it like being on stage? Do you get nervous or are you thriving on the adrenaline (or somewhere in between)?
BANDNAME: With 100’s of
shows under our belt nervousness is long behind us. We love being on
stage and definitely thrive when the crowd is partying and the room is
full of adrenaline. Since we’ve added Cassie to the band I have to
assume that maybe she gets a little nervous sometimes, but I really
can’t say that for a fact.
- What does 2013 hold for you?
- Imagine that you were asked to be the opener for any band’s world tour (both current and historical). Which past band’s tour and which current tour would be your dream opening gigs?
BANDNAME: Oh
wow. That’s such a hard question but I’m gonna say the Who in the 70’s.
They were such a high-energy band I think they’re audience would have
been a blast to play for!
- How important is the performer/audience connection for you? Can you rock a show as hard for 10 people as if you could playing an 80,000 person festival?
BANDNAME: Quality not
quantity! Some of my favorite shows have been super small shows where
the crowd is super charged and enjoying themselves. Rancho Relaxo always
has a good energy in the room so for this showcase no matter how many
are in the room, I know we are going to be surrounded by friends and
positive vibes. We can usually bring any room alive and that comes from
going into every show with a positive attitude and the intention to
entertain and impress no matter what.
- Where can people get your music/CD, is it being sold anywhere?
BANDNAME: http://www.theDGB.bandcamp.com is the best spot
- At the end of 2012 we published our picks for top 10 albums of 2012. Lists like those are always a reflection of personal tastes so if you were making the list what are some albums you would you have had on it?
BANDNAME: This can be a
hot topic with the band because we all have different tastes in music.
We all agree that Joel Plaskett’s “Scrappy Happiness” is probably our
favorite of last year, and we all love “Celebration Rock” from the
Japandroids and “My Father and the Hunter” from the Strumbellas. Some of
my favorite records of last year and into this year have been the
newest albums from Mother Mother, Timbre Timbre, The Lumineers, and Gary
Clarke Jr. To steal a couple records from your list I also love the
Alabama Shakes record and the Led Zep “Celebration Day” performance was
phenomenal.
- Any closing remarks for our readers?
If you are new to the DGB or haven’t
seen us in a while we would love to share one of our new tracks with
you. Our good friend Peter Miller put together a film of a full live
performance we did at the Horseshoe recently and we included a couple
brand new tracks in that. The song “Atlantic Ocean” is becoming a huge
favorite. There are links to everything from http://www.theDGB.ca and you can check out the embedded video for that tune. Gonna be a great week!
Thanks so much to The DGB. We hope that you can see them live.
The band’s website is here and as you would expect they are on Twitter and Facebook. In the meantime check out their video below from YouTube.
Interview by Terry Makedon, June 12th 2013
http://tmakworld.com/2013/06/the-dbg-emerging-artist-spotlight-nxne-2013-edition.html
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