If you ask Canadian musicians to name a band they especially admire, the name you'll hear the most will be Guelph's Constantines. Bry Webb fronted the Constantines until the band decided to go their separate ways in 2010. After a break from music, Bry returned with some solo records.
I hung out with Bry Webb for a bit in Vancouver "friend band" Ladyhawk's tour van. The Constantines were back together for a reunion tour and we chatted about the end of that band, what got him back into music, and the Constantines reunion.
Why did the Constantines decide to call it a day? Who inspired Bry's return to music and his solo work? What's it like to write music on a dad's schedule? What embarrassing thing is Bry afraid his son will find out when he googles his dad? What bizarre career did his grandmother want Bry to try? How is the Constantines reunion tour going? Why is campus radio so important in the current media climate? What weird object do I find in Ladyhawk's tour van? You'll have to listen to find out!
Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show...
1) Constantines, Tournament of Hearts (2005) "Working Full-Time" (background)
2) Bry Webb, Free Will (2014) "Prove Me Wrong"
3) Bry Webb, Provider (2011) "Asa" (partial)
4) Bry Webb, Provider (2011) "Asa"
5) Bry Webb, Provider (2011) "Undertaker"
6) Constantines, Kensington Heights (2008) "Time Can Be Overcome"
7) Bry Webb, Free Will (2014) "AM Blues"
ALL songs CANCON
