The Fat Possum Record label indie rock whiz kids called The Districts announced that their next record, Popular Manipulations, will come out August 11th, 2017. For some reason, music journalists like to focus on two things when talking about the band: 1 they are "young" (the band was formed in 2009 by four high schoolers) and 2 they come from a "small town" (Lititz, Pennsylvania, the self-titled "Coolest Small Town in America"). The band of course would rather be known for their music.
I hung out with band members Rob Grote and Connor Jacobus in the tour van when The Districts were touring their 2015 record A Flourish and a Spoil. We had a few beers while parked in the alley behind Vancouver's Rickshaw Theatre. I was hoping a few beers would get these small town shy guys to loosen up, but I couldn't have predicted how the location of the interview would effect the band.
Do I get Connor and Rob to come out of their shell? What is a "bro rub"? How can the band avoid talking about being "young" and being from a "small town"? What is a Lil' Chub and why is it in the tour van? What is the band's favorite cover to play live? How many penises do we see while doing the interview? (It's a surprising amount.) Listen!
Tracks played on the show...
1) The Districts, A Flourish and a Spoil (2015) "4th And Roebling"
2) The Districts, A Flourish and a Spoil (2015) "Peaches"
3) The Districts, Telephone (2012) "Layla"
4) The Districts, A Flourish and a Spoil (2015) "Suburban Smell"
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