With members from Los Huevos, The Fondelles and Dreamtime, Moonshine are a surfy-swamp group with a country-bumpkin twang.
Who is Moonshine... This band is pretty green. Our first show ever was at The Bearded Lady last December.
We sound like... A garage-surf band trying to play dark country. The soundtrack to burying the hooker you just killed in the swamp.
Our first gig was... At The Bearded Lady with Smoke. We were a three-piece and had no bass player. We had formed three weeks prior and it showed.
When did you settle on the group’s name, and was it a unanimous decision... The name was a result of many, many terrible suggestions and the need to actually have something to put on the poster for our first show. It was Tara's fault/ spark of genius.
In the studio we usually... Make jokes and re-name songs so they involve dicks. The newest song name is 'Above The Dick' (the height of our guitars, thanks to Dean Ween and Wingnut!).
If we could tour with anyone... Beasts Of Bourbon and Hank 3.
Beasts Of BourbonSocial media is... A blessing and a curse.
My favourite app at the moment is... Let The Poo Thru. For obvious reasons, but look it up. Great graphics.
To date, our most embarrassing moment was the time... Not sure about Moonshine... maybe that first gig? One of mine was putting on my most comfortable jeans without undies (they have a giant rip in the crotch). I went to the shops and got out of the car while checking my phone, looked up and realised I had been flashing wiener at this guy and his young daughter. Ugh. Sorry dude, wherever you are.Life on the road can be... We have kids and dogs, so we will probably never know.
If you’ll have us on your bill, all we ask is that our rider contains... Adult diapers, amyl nitrate, hummus.
The most scary scenario we’ve found ourselves in, was... Being hassled by George for ciggies. The dude's a menace.What celebrity/ famous person would you love to be spokesperson of the band... Johnny Cash because every thing he said would be like a scary-bedtime story.
Three people you’d like to invite around for a dinner party... I'd only invite one person to our dinner party; the man who delivered the 'shake ya wee-wee' line in ‘Detroit Rock City’. We'd need some privacy to discuss the emotion and power behind that tour de force.
If we were coming over to your place, what would you cook us? Mi goreng. I don't even know you. You probably aren't worth my lasagne.
No matter the expense, send me a case of... Jameson packed in human meat and baby seal furs.
The last time I saw the inside of a gym was... Fuck gyms forever. Go outside and use your time creatively. That’s the worst, pseudo hobby there is.
What’s the one chore you dislike the most? Washing up. I'd rather buy new plates... and have.
Do you have any phobias... please explain? Nah, we're pretty tough... maybe one for those fish that swim up your junk? STIs? Pop quiz, no pants etc.
If you could prank any of your friends, who’s your target, and how are you bringing them down? I've got a couple of ‘long cons’ in the pipeline; can't really discuss them in detail here... this woman actually thinks I'm her son!
Moonshine join Some Jerks and DJ Amex playing The Bearded Lady’s First Birthday Party on Friday 14th November.
