Name/Band:
A French Butler Called Smith.
Define your genre in five words or less:
Live, dance, acoustic, Latin, groove.
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?
“Really?! Is the bass player, and the drummers’ hair defying gravity?”, or “Sorry I can’t really speak right now, too much dancing!”.
How long have you been gigging and writing?
Three years.
What has been your favourite gig you’ve played to date?
Caloundra Music festival, in 2011. We got to hang out with the Tower Of Power from San Francisco, and Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans. Tom E Politzer, the tenor saxophone player from Tower of Power, and played the last gig of the Festival. Blew my mind apart!
Which band would you most like to have a battle/showdown with?
We are playing a Gig with the Bamboo’s on the Sunshine Coast in June, so let the showdown commence!
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
Recently we have been listening to bands like Tijuana Cartel, The Bamboos, The Bombay Royal, Rapskallion, Brothers Grim, Blue King Brown, and Stonefield.
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed?
Whenever a problem arises in any way, have the ability to step back from the situation and take a different perspective. Never pass up an opportunity to play music.
Do you have any record releases to date? What? Where can I get it?
We have just finished a 5 track EP Called Eating Crow. We are now touring the country promoting and selling the EP, which you can get at our gigs, or online with BandCamp/Facebook. It will be released in stores soon.
Why should everyone come and see your band?
Because we want to see you! Being in a band there is nothing better than seeing happy smiling people dancing to the music we love to perform. We can’t wait to see the Melbourne crew again.
When are you playing live/releasing your album/EP/single/etc?
The Evelyn Hotel on Sunday February 26, with Capt’n Groove and Pear. Doors open at 7pm, and tickets are $10.
