Artist of the Day | THE LAST MILE
ARTIST OF THE DAY
17.08.2020
THE LAST MILE
LOCATION
Montreal, QC
GENRE
Punk
CURRENT MEMBERS
Stephanie Cole
Chris Snelgrove
Josh Carothers
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?
Chris and I were at home in Montreal prepping for a European tour that was supposed to start in April. Josh was in Brooklyn, where he lives
How has that affected your plans for the coming months? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
It has changed everything!! We were forced to cancel all of our touring plans for 2020 which included a European tour, a Colombian tour, and a Mexican tour, all based around festivals. Chris had to cancel a solo European tour as well. We were still weighing options for the Fall. We chose to postpone the release of our 7" that was supposed to come out in April to coincide with our European tour. We talked about it and the 7" was released August 7th because the reality is that there won't be any touring until at least 2021. Our plan is to return to Europe in April of 2021 and hopefully much more.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home?
We have been able to almost finish the recording of our upcoming full length that we started in 2019. We have been writing a ton of new music. Unfortunately, our drummer lives in Brooklyn, so we haven't been able to jam for a very long time but we have been fortunate to have started jamming with a friend of ours from Montreal, Emilien, who is in a very similar situation as us. His bandmates are in Texas so he can't jam with them either. We're making the best of a shitty situation. Chris and I have been reading a ton, hanging out with our animals, and trying not to get lost in our abundance of newfound free time. Josh has been working on songs for his other band, Chilton, in New York.
What was the first thing you did/place you went to now the country is starting to slowly re-open?
The first and only place we have been to is Toronto to see Chris' father who was diagnosed with cancer in the middle of this pandemic. I have started slowly going back to work, part time. We aren't travelling because Chris and both of his parents are high risk so we're being overly cautious to not increase the chances of anyone getting sick.
Favourite Starlite Room Moment?
Unfortunately, none of us have been to The Starlite Room....Yet!!
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Wear a mask, be respectful to others, and be mindful of your actions. This isn't going to get any better until we all start doing our part. Support Artists and venues online as best you can. We need the arts!!
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