Define your genre in five words or less:
Alternative blues/folk rock.
So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you… what do they say?
“Those guys had pretty good songs, but weren’t wankers.”
Which band would you most like to have a battle/showdown with?
As daunting as it would be, probably the Foo Fighters. Those dudes are just absolutely astounding.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
We are pretty inspired by the music that goes on around us and a lot of pretty general day-to-day things.
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?
Pretty much just be nice people, work hard, practice a lot, make sure you are professional in all areas of what you are doing and don’t take one ‘no’ as a reason for packing it all in.
Do you have any record releases to date? What? Where can I get it?
No we don’t, but we have one just around the corner.
Why should everyone come and see your band?
We personally think everyone should come and see us play because we are trying to evoke a community spirit at our gigs. We think that there should be less of a barrier between fans and the band, so if you like crowd interaction and banter you should get down and see us.
DEC MCKINNON AND THE KNOCKABOUTS’ debut EP Knockabout At Your Own Risk will be released on Tuesday September 1 via Bandcamp.
