Artist of the Day | GIVE'EM HELL BOYS
ARTIST OF THE DAY
29.01.2021
GIVE ‘EM HELL BOYS
LOCATION
Edmonton, AB
GENRE
Alt Country
CURRENT MEMBERS
Quinn Clark
Charlie Scream
Lindsay Bueckert
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
We had Just played a gig the weekend before and already everyone was very nervous. We got word on the following Monday that the rest of the year was essentially cancelled. At least until the summer. But it wasn't long until even gigs as far off as the fall were pulling the plug.
How has that affected your plans for the coming year? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
March is the time of year when the calendar for the rest of the year starts to really solidify. The metaphorical carpet was essentially pulled out from under us. Everything changed, not just no touring. No gigs what so ever. That also means no income for other projects including recording etc.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home? How are you supporting your mental health through all of this?
We did manage to start gigging quite a bit in the summer. As numbers were down and people were feeling more comfortable. We played a lot of out door gigs, in private yards and alleys. Of course as the weather changed that died off. Fortunately, since we had a lot of free time I actually had time to work on new music and wrote quite a bit. So, despite the lack of consistent we've started recording.
How are dealing with the Covid second wave?
Just going to stay home and make art, not friends.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
Managed to catch Reignwolf in August 2019. It's one thing for a guitar player or a singer to run off stage and into the crowd, But the whole band, with instruments, including the drummer? That's inspired.
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Just know we're grateful for any support we get right now. This industry is hanging on by a thread right now. The artists the venues, all of us. If you want the artists and venues you love to still be there when this is all over support in anyway you can. It doesn't have to be financial. Like and share their posts. Share the music you love. Like Buck Owens said "It takes people like you to make people like me."
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