1) Who are the members of your band and how did you meet?
Austin Hegarty: I am the drummer.
Blake Pankonien: I play bass.
Tyler Reed Cochran: I do vocals and tracks. We all help produce.

AH: We all grew up in this town and had mutual run-ins.
BP: We met in Cub Scouts and competed for the Munter Mule knot badge.
TRC: We met at a gay bar called Ripcord.

2) How long have you been in Austin and how long have you played music?
AH: I was born and raised here if you can believe that. I grew up playing and taking music classes since I was 4.
BP: All my life for both questions.
TRC: I moved here the summer before 5th grade. I was doing Tae Kwon Do at the time, but decided music could be fun and started taking guitar lessons. Who knows, had I stuck with Tae Kwon Do I would probably have been in a Chuck Norris film by now.

3) Has the city of Austin had any influence in the style or direction of your music?
AH: I would probably say yes as your community has an influence on what artists you listen to. I think it has made us more diverse.
BP: Yes, I actually copied an exact bass line I heard at a Phil Collins concert last night. True story.
TRC: I think it has helped us incorporate more genres and sounds. You can’t come out of someplace unique and be common.

4) Do you perform live shows in Austin, and if so,what are your favorite venues?
AH: Mohawk, Empire Control Room, Swan Dive
BP: Cheer Ups, the old Blackheart, Stay Gold, The Pink Palace
TRC: Swan Dive, Stubbs, Electric Church, Empire, someone’s living room

5) Are there other bands in Austin you’d recommend to your fans?
AH: Fort Never, Obsolete Machines, Sphynx, Manican Dream, Otis the Destroyer,
BP: Mode Dodeca, Calliope Musicals, SIGNY, The Matters, Satalights
TRC: Beat Bodega, Elevaded, Bourgeois Mystics, Holy Wave,Night Drive, anatomi, Edison Chair, we could keep going…

6) What musicians have most influenced you?
AH: Joy Division, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Aphex Twin, Tears for Fears, The Presets
BP: Beck, James Brown, Prince, Soul Coughing, The Cars
TRC: The Sonics, Outkast, Talking Heads, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode

7) What’s the best thing that has happened to your band?
AH: Releasing music we’ve recorded and being lucky enough to play in such a diverse and talented climate as Austin.
BP: We were asked to play Hot Summer Nights at Swan Dive on July 26th, technically the 27th as we go on at midnight. Please come we want to meet you!
TRC: The best thing is that we’ve remained such close friends. It’s also been great to play with other bands that we respect.

8) Any cringe-worthy moments the band has endured that you’re willing to divulge?
AH: hmmmmmm…
BP: We once played an entire show to only my parents and a bartender.
TRC: We played a gender reveal party and revealed our genders at the end. We had never played one of those and wasn’t quite sure how it worked. It turns out they reveal the babies gender to the parents.

9) Give us one fun fact.
AH: In Switzerland, it’s illegal to just own one Guinea Pig.
BP: Pteronophobia is the irrational fear of being tickled by feathers.
TRC: Almost all dinosaurs were probably covered in feathers. What a terrible time to be alive.