Band Spotlight: Deep Cricket Night
By Andrew Duncan • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Indianapolis
This band spotlight is part of a special ZapTown series in correlation with the 2009 Broad Ripple Music Fest: http://www.broadripplemusicfest.com/
Other BRMF interviews:
Heavy Hometown
Daniel Fahrner
Thunderhawk
Matt Mitchell Project
WHO: Deep Cricket Night
WHERE: La Jolla’s Wasted Space, Indianapolis Songwriter’s Cafe
LINKS: http://www.myspace.com/deepcricketnight
Sample MP3:
Deep Cricket Night sounds like they belong more on the outskirts of a dust-filled country road, not Chicago. But the Windy City is where they maintain a balance of roots rock, Americana and folk intricacies. Listening to the band’s music gave me that same feeling when I first heard R.E.M.’s Murmer or Dead Letter Office.
Their back country songs will be sure to peak your fascination. If you dig the song sample above, then you can listen to the full release here: http://musicalfamilytree.com/band/deep_cricket_night. They visit the Broad Ripple Music Fest for the first time this year at La Jolla’s Wasted Space in part of the Indianapolis Songwriter’s Cafe. Lance Drake indulges in the bands current happenings, his influence of growing up in Indiana, and the excitement to be a part of the festival.
One thing that is great about your band is how you all fill out the space and create a thick, gorgeous sound. What can you say about your music and what people might want to get out of it?
The fun and really creative thing about Deep Cricket Night is that we are able to record & perform either stripped down w/ the more folk-alt country vibe (like we’ll be doing at Wasted Space) or amped up as a full band, a more indie rock sound if you will. From the beginning, we always wanted to make eclectic music and to be able to present that music to whatever the bill, room, or club calls for. I think it’s a somewhat rare quality that we posses to be able to do both sounds live.
You are currently recording or getting ready to record, how is that going and what can you tell us in regards to how things are shaping up versus past recordings and what the band’s plan is?
This fall and winter, I’m recording a soundtrack to a movie I’m shooting (all on a circuit bent PXL 2000 Fisher Price b/w camera) and a new DCN EP in my home studio, Ravenswood Loon. In spring 2010, we plan to record 3-4 songs at Engine Studios here in Chicago, hopefully with Brian Deck at the producer/ engineer helm. He and that studio is pretty much a sonic Mecca for all of us- a personal, creative goal we want to experience as a band.
What drew the musicians to focus on an American roots style and what the band has become over the years, especially in the Chicago scene?
I think the music has a certain indie twang to it that I personally credit to my experience growing up in Indiana and the amazing Bloomington music scene of the 90′s. Translating that into the Chicago scene has been both rewarding and challenging at times (ha). At the end of the day, you expel the voices and inspirations that reside in your head, come hell or high water.
Is this your first Broad Ripple Music Fest experience? What are your thoughts on a festival like this?
First time playing. We passed Indy and attended BRMF ’08 touring to Austin last October. In terms of music meeting charity and doing viable good for people & communities, I think it’s a fantastic, innovative festival to be a part of and we’re proud to play it.
Andrew Duncan is a journalist who has migrated to the forces of academia. He has written for various publications including Chord, Heckler, Readyset...Aesthetic, and a vast array of alternative press contributions. When not roaming the streets of Indianapolis, he is either addicted to KXCI, making music, or striving to watch every film listed on IMDB.
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